This podcast presents an ethical dilemma regarding an MD who was assigned the duty of triage in catastrophic events such as Hurricane Katrina. Her duties were to treat critically care patients and disregard the chronic ones. In the case of Katrina, babies were priority patients. DNR patients were held back and their care was postponed. […]
Patient: I haven’t been feeling very well lately, let me just set up a doctors appointment and ask for secobarbital so I can just end my life instead of conquering the pain. Doctor: I understand there is a possibility this patient may live, but let me just assist their suicide and prescribe this medication to […]
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Get startedObesity is weight that is higher than what is being consider health weight and that is given by the persons’ height. Too much weight can take a toll on your body and heart. We can take the proper steps to get healthier and beat obesity. BMI or Body Mass Index is a tool that establishes […]
We live in a society where it is not astounding to believe that everyone is fixated with appearance. Physical attractiveness is one of the main things that people make choices in favor of certain objects, goods, services, and even people. Products that get sold are being sold with style. The products come in detailed designs […]
Nowadays, many people think appearance is more important to support their live. The thougest is the assessment of the environment that exists on the appearance of others. Disbelief of appearance brings the desire to perform plastic surgery that probably, Both Women and Men wants to do cosmetic surgery also called plastic surger.This is mostly done […]
What was onced used as a way to fix and restore is now a common step in the beauty routine of many Americans. Most Americans, because of social pressure and insecurities, are falling into the trap of plastic surgery. They are risking their health, trying to make themselves look better so they can feel better. […]
The Windshield Survey takes place in Jacksonville, Florida. The city is by far the largest in the entire United States by land mass. The region’s population growth rate has been on the rise over the decades, with nearly a million residents living within the metro city or its immediate peripheries. A drive through the region […]
In 2018, the minimum wage for an EMT in Wisconsin is 15 dollars an hour, an average of 32,000 dollars a year. I believe as well as other EMTs, that we are underpaid for the amount of work and daily tasks we achieve and overcome in a day. EMTs are like doctors and nurses on […]
Euthanasia, also known as good death is defined by the article, ‘What Is Euthanasia?’, as the illegal, peaceful and painless death of a patient through medically administered drugs. Patients who are suffering from a terminal or incurable illness deserve the freedom of choosing to continue to fight or choosing how they end their lives. Euthanasia […]
Dating back to the early 1800’s, euthanasia and physician-assisted death have been a topic of controversy and continues to this today. Euthanasia can be defined in many ways, according to the text from Touhy and Jett (2018), “Euthanasia means that someone other than the patient commits an action with the intent to end a patient’s […]
Many natural disasters like earthquake, hurricanes, droughts and excessive rains happen within seconds. Calamities are considered as very traumatic, not for the people but also the community at large. During the last two decades, more than 3 billion families have suffered due to many natural disasters. The incidence and human consequence of disasters have increased […]
One of the most important decisions someone can make in their lifetime is what they are going to be when they grow up. From sun up to sun down, week after week, a job will consume a majority of the time a person spends in their lifetime. In some cases this might sound unpleasant, but […]
Our group is researching about medical marijuana. A big debate going around the world is if marijuana should be legal at all. Every state in the U.S isn’t allowed to have medical marijuana. A lot of questions are being asked. Should marijuana be allowed for small things such as headache and small colds and coughs. […]
Counter-argument can be defined as the act of going against another person’s argument or an idea by casting out possible claims that support your argument. In short, the author of an essay devotes the whole of his or her article to the work of refuting allegations put forward by someone else. This type of argument […]
Suzy Parker is a paramedic, a medical professional who responds to emergencies outside of the hospital, providing on scene help and life-saving transportation to a medical center. She responds to chaotic and sometimes very dangerous calls requiring her to be calm and focused under stressful situations. Constant exposure to life threatening situations can cause many […]
As many of my high school classmates entered the workforce after graduating, I intend to continue working toward my career goals; entering into Purdue’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. This academic goal was established from a very young age, and I never intend to give up on it. Hard work had been my lifestyle in […]
In this paper I will talk about my personal experiences during my internship, along with the importance pertaining to health professionals working together and how this contributes to patient safety, and productivity in the workplace. Over the course of the semester I have contributed my time to intern at a private dental office called Canyon […]
Imagine not having a positive interaction with the person who is supposed to be caring for you. Would you ever allow that person to take care of you again? Empathy is our ability to recognize and acknowledge the feelings of others. Empathy allows the experience with your healthcare provider to be better. The ability to […]
Severe mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder, have become more prevalent in children and adolescents over the last few decades, leading scientists, doctors, and parents to question whether medicating developing minds in adolescents is an effective and safe way to treat these disorders. This topic has remained controversial for years because there is no definitive […]
This paper, although advocating for the responsibility of mentally ill patients to be transferred over to the states, recognizes that the current system that states use for treating the mentally ill is still broken. Not only should the feral government be reformed, but the states will need to reform their some of their current healthcare […]
I took this class to help me to become a better, more empathetic future practitioner. The lessons I learned definitely achieved this goal. Some of the things I learned from the class include, how to be respectful of people’s boundaries, how to make sure that patients are comfortable and relatively unafraid, and how to be […]
Robert Whitakers book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America argues that mental illness has been exacerbated by pharmacological treatments. He does so by dividing his book into five sections to thoroughly make his points. The five sections of the book are; the epidemic, the […]
Exact Speech Purpose: To inform my audience on abortion and the positive or negative consequences that may bring to women. INTRODUCTION I. Attention-getter: In today’s society, there is a lot of stigma about abortion. According to northcarolinarighttolife.org, abortion is defines as “any premature expulsion of a human fetus, whether naturally spontaneous, as in a miscarriage, […]
An induced abortion is the act of purposefully terminating an unwanted pregnancy. There are correlations to suggest that the medical procedure increases the woman’s risk of breast cancer because of its impact on the body. The damage is escalated even further if the abortion is performed before the third trimester. Young women have breast lobules […]
Everyone desires the ability to be independent. Therefore, the minute wellness problems start making it hard to move around and do daily labor it is time to seek professional wellness. Physical therapy helps relieve infliction allowing one to move better. Individuals who pursue occupational therapy right away tend to regain more movement and independence than […]
My impression changed though out the number of times I watched this Ted talk. Each time viewing this video it got harder to understand why this type of illness exists. Jennifer Brea is a very strong woman to be open about her struggles and help others become aware of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Jennifer stated that this […]
We have been healing since the first time man walked the earth. Dressing injuries, fighting off disease and infection. It has always been human instinct to eliminate our pain. In nature, medicine is evolutionary. It is essential that it adapts and overcomes the maladies that plague this world. But never had medicine taken a larger […]
Animal research has been around for ages; it started in Ancient Greece and is still being used in laboratories today. Testing on animals is necessary because it has led to many medical advancements that would otherwise not exist, there is no alternative that can effectively test treatments on a living whole body system and it […]
In order to enjoy the products that we use every day, each product has to go through a series of tests in order to ensure that it is safe for humans to use. Millions of animals are being tested on every year in medical and cosmetic tests performed by several different industries. These animals are […]
Over 28,000 animals a day are killed because of animal testing, that’s over one hundred and four million every year all around the world. Why is it that its animals are tested on not anything or anyone else and what effects do these tests have? There are so many alternate ways to test cosmetics and […]
