Appendicitis

Introduction: The great American author, Jack London, wrote many novels and short stories, but his writing was heavily affected by his adventurous life. The early life of Jack London played a huge role in his writing. Jack, through rough times, found reading as a way to get through the tough times. 1. Jack’s reading led him to becoming a reader that studied and focused on the text. He wanted to understand what he was reading, not just having fun while reading. He wrote, [I] was an…

Attempting to establish a colony on Mars is a costly and research intensive endeavour. It will take a very special group of people to travel to Mars and spend their whole lives there. These volunteers will need to be very well trained. It will also take a lot of resources to sustain this colony, especially in its early days. If the target of 2025, which is only eleven years away, is to be met, a very large expenditure will need to be made on research due to our very limited understanding of how…

In 1804 two men, under Jefferson’s orders, set out to find more scientific and political information about the western side of North America. They suffered harsh conditions, but luckily only one man died. On their journey they met a young Indian woman, Sacagawea, and her husband, who became their translators and friends. Along the way they also met many other Indians and learned about their cultures and traditions. Then later, they taught other Native Americans about the plants, rivers, animals,…

The Difficult Language of Nursing When I was younger my mom would always have friends over from work. They would sit at the dining room table, drink a little red wine, and talk about their day. Their profession, nursing. I remember listening to them talk from time to time and not understanding anything that they were saying. Since I was younger I didn’t take the time to try to understand so I would just block them out. Over the years listening to my mom tell stories about work made me realize…

office with the school nurse looking me over and poking at my abdomen while asking lots of questions. Ever since freshman year in high school it has been an uphill battle dealing with and managing constant abdominal pain. After ruling out pregnancy, appendicitis, pancreatitis, and peptic ulcers, nutrition became my primary focus. I began to strictly monitor the types of foods and portions I consumed with the goal of identifying and isolating a food group that was potentially causing my abdominal…

made him one of the first Naturalistic writers of his time. After his years in college, Frank would get married to Jeannette Norris Black in the year 1900. He would then continue writing and being an editor in places like South Africa and Cuba. Appendicitis would later strike him in 1902 which would lead to his…

By the year, 2024 United States Government and local governments will have spent at least half of its national budget on healthcare according to a recent study issued by the federal government (Luhby, 2015, para. 9), which is in part due to the Affordable Care Act. In addition, the government has estimated by 2024 that the cost of healthcare for each person will rise at least 5.8% per year (Luhby, 2015, para. 4), which in some way is due to the rising age of the American population. Therefore,…

The photo on the right shows a medical technician using an ultrasound machine to diagnose appendicitis to a patient, without the use of x-rays. The ultrasound imaging technique involves using high frequency sound waves and their echoes. The machine transmits high-frequency sound pulses into the patient’s body using a probe. In the image, the technician presses and moves the probe along the patient’s body. This photo was taken in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and obtained from *. In terms…

The human-animal relationship has evolved after a long evolutionary history based upon mutual benefits. Such benefits still exist today, particularly for humans. However, the benefits in modern society go beyond those associated with the animal’s original purpose, which leads to relationship inequalities. This stems from the conflicting interests of humans and animals, where the benefits to one rarely occur without detriment to the other. The fact that these benefits are usually only short term,…

(PSH): 2016 Cardiac stress test/catheterization (Chest pain), 2016 cardioversion/TEE (AF) 2016 colonoscopy (GI bleed), 2016 permanent pacemaker/ablation (atrial fibrillation), 1975 Tubal ligation (method of contraception), 1970 Appendectomy (Appendicitis) OB/GYN History: G. H. is postmenopausal (G2P2AB0), she is sexually active with the same partner for the last twenty years. Personal/Social History: G.H. was a pack a day smoker for thirty years, She has not smoked for the last two years.…