Essay On Heart Valves

I did know that heart valves could get effected however I did not know the full details of the infection. The ability of ordinary bacteria to enter the blood stream and find its way into the heart where it attaches to imperfections in the heart and then begins to multiply. The bacteria can come from something as simple as bacteria in our mouth that is transferred into the blood stream from chewing or flossing. Intravenous drug users can get the disease from injecting bacteria directly into the blood stream. The bacteria can come from whatever substance the drugs are cut with. It can also be transmitted into the blood system through surgical procedures. Once in the heart the disease goes unnoticed due to a lack of pain with the infection. Over …show more content…
As she said in the book the early stages of medical school were easy as they were learning in lecture halls. The same as soldiers as going through basic training. The reality of her rotation had the same effect on her as it has on some troops who first experience battle. The realities of constant death and suffering and the loss of hope as patients or comrades die while you watch has to have some of the same effects. Dr. Nagami broke under the strain of what she had to endure. The same happens to some solders. Her response was the same as troops who gain veteran status. The 1000 yard stare of troops who have been in combat to long is an emotional response. The same troops who become veterans also shun replacements. The reason being is that this is their emotional defense to what they have experienced. Dr. Nagami stated that she lost the ability to cry in front of others. She also claimed that the hardening of her emotions helped her become a doctor that was less likely to panic and flee like she did before. The old saying that there are no atheists in foxholes also applied to Dr. Nagami. She believed that her experiences in the abortion room changed her perception to the spiritual