Appendicitis

Often, cysts are confused with appendicitis, especially if the pain occurs on the right abdominal. Ovarian cysts are mainly diagnosed by an ultrasound. But, they can also be detected by an x-ray or a cat scan. If surgery is needed the surgery can contain a small incision using a laparoscopy…

collages instead of working in paint, due to ill health. The French artist we now know as Henri Matisse did not originally intend to be an artist. He actually studied to become a lawyer! However, in 1889 he suffered a period of illness due to appendicitis. His mother bought him some art materials, to ‘pass…

Dahl died on November 23,1990, in Oxford, England(biography.com). As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting with his grandparents in Oslo(biography.com) Dahl had suffered from two tragedies, when he was four his oldest sister died from appendicitis, and a few months later his father died from pneumonia,His father’s dying wish was to have his children educated in the English schools. When he was 13, his family…

The purpose of school is to educate our youth. However, educating our youth is more than just teaching them to read, write, add and subtract. Educating our youth involves helping students find their voice, showing them that they have someone in the corner that believes in them, and pushing them to become open-minded problem solvers. I believe that if students have these skills they can become confident young adults ready to face the outside world. There is no lesson plan on helping a student…

MRI and CT scans are important in the medical field because they distinguish between healthy and unhealthy tissue in the human body. Doctors use these tests so they can see through a picture what is wrong with a patient. Even though both tests are important and helpful, they have their pros and cons. Many people may think that MRI’s and CT’s are similar because they both provide images on the inside of the human body. These two machines work differently and are used differently. MRI scans are…

Pg 643: Systems that provide CDS come in three basic varieties: 1) they may use information about the current clinical context to retrieve highly relevant online documents, as with so-called “infobuttons”; they may provide patient-specific, situation-specific alerts, reminders, physician order sets, or other recommendations for direct action; or 3) they may organize and present information in a way that facilitates problem solving and decision making, as in dashboards, graphical displays,…

Ringo Starr is so much more than the heart of one of the greatest bands of all time. He is a lifetime musician, a role model for generations of musicians and a true lover of his profession. Ringo Starr, musician, songwriter, singer, and actor; who gained global fame as the drummer for the Beatles, has changed the music industry in an unfathomable amount of ways. Starr was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music. He was knighted in an ordination ceremony at…

Ashley X: the battle of Growth attenuation Ashley X is nine years-old and is severely disabled due to a disorder called static encephalopathy. Because of this disability her brain is affected leaving her to be physically and cognitively impaired. Ashley’s mindset is the same as a 3-6-month-old baby. To treat her disease her parents decided to use a treatment that’s normally used to stimulate the growth of an individual called Growth Attenuation. Along with the growth attenuation, they decided to…

finding your own herbs and doing your harm by self-dosing. It can be inappropriate for many conditions. Modern medicine deals with sudden and serious illnesses and can affect faster. For example, herbalists would not be able to treat broken leg, heal appendicitis, or heart attack as conventional doctors who uses modern diagnostic test, surgery and drugs. Some more cons would be lack of regulation and that you are also at poison risk especially if you are associating with wild herbs. It could be…

A company called Butterfly Network won clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for the Butterfly iQ, a portable ultrasound system. The scanning system consists of a portable transducer or probe, a device that converts one energy to another, which connects to an iPhone, and an iOS app to display the images and control the settings. Butterfly iQ has an ultra-wideband matrix array that enables three different transducers to be used. It allows clinicians to perform various scans that can…