Doctor In kindergarten‚ my class was asked‚ “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Crayons danced across sheets of paper to illustrate our dream occupations. Our drawings were hung in the hallway for our parents to see at Back to School Night. I remember looking down the line and seeing pictures of ballerinas dancing‚ firefighters putting out a blaze‚ and astronauts leaping across the moon‚ careers that were seen as typical dreams of five year olds. My picture showed a girl throwing a ball
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Timetable 3st course/5st semester - groups BA-301-324 |Day |Periods |BA-301 | | | |
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become almost the medical last rites for people as they die. How people die -- and what it costs -- depends largely on where you get care. That’s the revelation of a major national database widely regarded as the best hospital-by-hospital look at the cost of dying. In the United States‚ thousands of people have no medical insurance; studies have shown that the poor and minorities generally are not given access to available pain control‚ and managed-care facilities are offering physicians cash bonuses
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Babylonian period in the first half of the 2nd millennium BC. The most extensive Babylonian medical text‚ however‚ is the Diagnostic Handbook written by the physician Esagil-kin-apli of Borsippa‚[9] during the reign of the Babylonian king Adad-apla-iddina (1069-1046 BC).[10] Along with contemporary ancient Egyptian medicine‚ the Babylonians introduced the concepts of diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ physical examination‚ and medical prescriptions. In addition‚ the Diagnostic Handbook introduced the methods of therapy
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During the 1800s women had very few privileges in America‚ but Elizabeth Blackwell was the turning point since she was the first female physician. Blackwell grew up in England until she was eleven‚ when her father moved her family to America. While in America‚ she moved from New York to Cincinnati to Kentucky. Her family was well off‚ but she had a very large family. In 1838 tragedy struck her family when her father died of bilious fever‚ and Elizabeth was forced to work to earn money. While taking
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Medical Ethics Source: From Medical Ethics For Dummies by Jane Runzheimer‚ MD‚ Linda Johnson Larsen Medical ethics is trying to do the right thing while achieving the best possible outcome for every patient. Principles and theories in medical ethics apply to just about every problem or situation. The interesting part of ethics is the discussion Basic Principles of Medical Ethics There are four basic principles of medical ethics. •Autonomy: People have the right to control what
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e * Medical Technologies: Industry trends | | | | * Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as medical testing at or near the site of patient care. The driving notion behind POCT is to conduct the test conveniently and immediately for the patient. * POCT is accomplished through the use of transportable‚ portable‚ and handheld instruments (for instance‚ blood glucose meter‚ nerve conduction study device) and test kits (such as CRP‚ HBA1C‚ Homocystein‚ HIV salivary assay). Cheaper
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What is surgery? Surgery (from the Greek kheirurgia‚ meaning ’hand work’) is an ancient medical specialty. It is the branch of medicine concerned with treating or investigating diseases‚ injuries or disorders‚ using manual or operative procedures. There are many different specialties within surgery‚ each of which focuses on a different area‚ as follows: Cardiothoracic Surgery- This branch of surgery concentrates on the heart (cardio) and chest area (thoracic). Cardiothoracic surgeons perform
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hyper-consumerism‚ scientific progress and efficiency in the search for a quick-fix. Overprescription‚ although very prevalent‚ is rarely seen in the media due to the powerful pharmaceutical‚ capitalist machines working in accordance with the medical industry to create and promote a strong consumerist culture in America. Its very unusual nowadays to watch television advertisements and not encounter an ad about a new‚ more effective‚ cheaper drug thats readily accessible at the nearest pharmacy
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MEDICAL ERRORS By: Sara Unger While identifying reasons why medical errors occur and constructing models of how to manage them has proved relatively straightforward‚ implementing and meaningfully evaluating solutions in ’real-world’ settings has proven considerably more difficult. From an information systems (IS) perspective‚ although the promise of technology remains powerful. Using medical handover as a field-site‚ this research-in-progress paper presents an adaptation of James Reason’s ’Swiss
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