Attending physician

One of the foundations of our modern healthcare system is that all things are equal with no involvement of harm or risk of third parties in regards to the patient’s overall well-being. Moreover, every individual that is considered competent and well-established, has the privilege to want or refuse any medical treatment or nursing intervention (Kluge, 2008). This case study presents a competent individual, who sets in place an advanced directive with directions to refuse any blood transfusion,…

there must be a reform in maternity leave policies for women within the medical profession. Women in medicine are forced to postpone having children and in the cases of some, forfeit it completely. Osterweil reports that a sizable amount of female physicians say that if given the chance to do it all over again, “they might have tried to have children sooner, chosen a different specialty, or elected to have embryos frozen ‘just in case’ they had later fertility problems”. Medical schools and…

orders, and verifying receipt. He documents information in a daily log that has to be up to date. He or she resolves problems by collecting, examining and evaluating data, and if needed, selects corrective steps. He completes jobs as part of a team, attending and participating in groups projects and meeting. To be successful, the pharmacy technician needs a good knowledge of: math, good documentation, and communication skill and pharmacy regulation. According to Texas reality check report the…

medical technology, death and end of life care has shifted from the home and the community to hospitals and medical professionals. A question posed to the client at admission to any hospital is if they desire an advanced directive on their care. Physicians are responsible for determining with the client what their code status should be. Normally a healthy person with minor procedures or illnesses are considered a Full Code, meaning the medical professional is to do everything possible to save…

Hoffman V Radiologist Informed consent is a form which the patient signs stating he or she understands the procedure in which the physician will perform. In order for a patient to sign this consent, he/she must be competent, aware, fully educated on the procedure, have understanding of risks involved, and be over the age of eighteen. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman went to the hospital where Mrs. Hoffman was admitted for an arteriogram. Mrs. Hoffman has an early onset of Alzheimer’s and Mr. Hoffman is…

in with the team. This group of providers happened to be in this specialty for a long time and they have no real issues with PAs. All surgeons are very well versed with working with PAs and other midlevel providers in practice. It depends on the physician or surgeon what scope of practice in this subspecialty would be for a…

of intravenous drip and the cost of hospitalization. He brought back 5 days’ amount of drip and had a video diagnosis with attending physician Josh everyday before he dripping. At 5th day, he went to the clinic to get two more drips he discussed with doctor before. This system of telemedicine not only provide patients living in rural area more accessibility to physician also save their time and cost on hospitalization. For some test which can be done in the clinic, the equipment would be…

By the age of 30 I would want to have reached the goals I have set. Though through the years since even as young as kindergarten we all have been asked at one point or another “what do you want to be when you grow up.” As we all can remember we gave outrageous answers. Through times and circumstances have maybe even changed those answers through the years, My goals in life are pretty simple when I think about them. Knowingly how the many years of schooling and education, the long time,…

to becoming a teacher inspired me to accept the choices that I’ve made and grow from them. During high school, I constantly reflected on my goals and took on new responsibilities so that my son and I could have a decent life. Early on, becoming a physician never crossed my mind. I wanted an exciting and fulfilling job, and most importantly, one where I would be able to support Skyler. Shortly after graduation, I became an intern firefighter at a rural town in Clark County, Washington. Serving…

Inspiration prompts motivation. Motivation drives perseverance. To be a physician requires constant hardwork , dedication and vision. It is with realization that I embarked on my medical journey years ago and it is what fuels my ambition for Family Medicine. The multitudinous and intricate working of the human body has always fascinated me. Each patient presents a different permutation. I witnessed Ampicillin improving a patient’s savage upper respiratory tract infection. Soon after, the same…