Acupuncture

Health History: Patient is a 36 year old female of Caucasian decent. Past medical history, of depression, Bi-polar affective disorder, spinal epidural abscess, paraplegia, anemia associated with acute blood loss, Hepatitis C, poly substance abuse, kidney infection, panic attacks, ectopic pregnancy, staphylococcus infection, protein malnutrition, neurogenic bowel, and neurogenic bladder. Current medical history, patient is a 36 year old female was admitted to Memorial Regional Hospital,…

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disorder affecting children and adults, peaking between the ages of 2 and 5 years old then rising slowly after the age of 50 (Pui, Robison, & Look, 2008). While effective treatments have raised the cure rate to over 80%, ALL remains the second leading cause of death from cancer in children (Mullighan et al., 2009). There are about 6,250 new cases of ALL with about 1,450 deaths, mainly affecting more males than females and more whites than African…

diagnosed with something that would ruin his rap career. No one knows still to this day how he got diagnosed with AIDS, but there are many accounts that say a man named Suge Knight, a guy that Eazy-E was having a feud with ordered tainted needles with acupuncture. The reason Suge Knight did this was because of business and both record labels were in a big competition and Eazy-E was on top and was only getting better. Eazy-E didn 't have a lot of time to feel isolated because two weeks later…

This paper is intended as a responsible approach to entering a career as a Naturopathic Doctor. My understanding of my intended career path and knowledge of requirements, duties, responsibilities, and skills needed will be reflected. Information learned from my personality profile will be addressed along with the impact it can have on my chosen career. Lastly, an expression of how I feel Kaplan University can help in my pursuit and where I plan to be in 5 years. Keywords: Naturopath, Health and…

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are designed to optimize patient care by assisting practitioners with systematically developed and consistent guidelines (Cecamore et al., 2011). The goal of CPGs is to improve the quality of care received by patients, reduce morbidity and mortality, and improving the quality of life (Cecamore et al., 2011). Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), which is also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD), is difficult for clinicians to diagnose…

1.How can your own attitudes could have an impact on the work you do with people affected by a mental health issue? It is inevitable as human beings that we will have our own pre-conceived attitudes that have developed over time due to many aspects of our lives. It is important as Counsellors to be non-judgemental and adaptable, not allowing our attitudes to have a negative impact on our work with our clients and their mental wellbeing. Our clients are incredibly vulnerable and if we try to…

Marijuana is a drug that comes from the cannabis plant. In most of the countries in the world, marijuana is an illegal drug. It is frequently used in the world despite the harsh laws against it. After rigorous research of the drug, scientists have found that it has components in it that can be used in cancer and HIV/AIDS treatment. Consequently, 22 states in the U.S have passed legislation legalizing marijuana for medical use only. The legislation process received both opposition and support…

Introduction: Individuals should seek appropriate and timely medical attention to facilitate early intervention and management of any acute illness or chronic disease (Jin, Sklar, Oh, & Li, 2008). Participation and compliance with prescribed medical treatment is often crucial in preventing further complications and has proven to significantly affect prognosis and best outcomes (Dang, Giordano, & Kim, 2011). After implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the question still persists: What…

Nurses need to be aware of all of the methods used in order to promote health, and more specifically CAM because that is the project focus. Nurses must understand the foundation of the common CAM practices, such as yoga, aromatherapy, acupuncture, etc. This is because they may need determine how effective or ineffective some practices may be. An open mind is also an important for the nurse, in regards, to health promotion. Nurses must understand how some CAM practices are common within certain…

believes in, but something everybody can feel an effect on the brain, a mood or health. Sometimes it is quiet hard to explain, however it works. Surprisingly, 60 % of people worldwide rely on non-conventional medicine, including herbs, aromatherapy, acupuncture or hand healing. Music therapy is an exception. It is widely used in surgery and treating serious diseases. What result can be expected from just listening to music? A wound may heal much quicker, the blood pressure goes down or a level…