Colonoscopy

Bowel Cancer Bowel Cancer also know as colorectal cancer is a very common cancer in Australia. Research and studies has shown the cancer affects about 1 in 20 persons in Australia. The large bowel which is also called colon is the last section in the digestion system. Food passes through the longer, thinner part of the bowel where nutrients are absorbed which then moves through longer bowel where it becomes solid faces. The colon is divided into three sections – Ascending, transverse and…

Up to this point in time, much of a Value Based Purchasing has been focused on inpatient care. While the overall goal is to improve health care delivered to patients in all aspects of care, much of the focus has been on hospitals as the driving force. Physicians have been evaluated on an outpatient basis and data has reported. Much of his data looks that EMR meaningful use. Future plans for MIPS and MACRO will begin to tie reimbursement to some of these measures. Hospitals have been delegated…

alkaline phosphatase with normal bilirubin levels. Imaging studies including abdominal ultrasound, CT abdomen and pelvis, MR angiogram of the abdomen and pelvis, were unremarkable. Work-up such as ANA, ANCA, HIV and hepatitis panel were normal. Colonoscopy and upper endoscopy were negative.…

Gastrointestinal cancer refers to cancers that typically affect the digestive system. This incorporates cancers of the oesophagus, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, bowel, and anus (GI Cancer Institute, 2012). The types of Gastrointestinal cancer can be in the upper digestive tract or the lower digestive tract. Cancers in the upper digestive tract are: Esophageal, Stomach, pancreatic, liver,gall bladder. Cancer of the lower digestive tract include: anal, and colorectal…

Since the speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” was given by Sojourner Truth in 1797, there have been significant changes in the rights of women. However, the speech poses a question of more than just equal rights among women of different races, but human rights in general. The theme of Ain’t I a Woman is widespread throughout the speech and is personified as equal rights as women, equal rights between races, and equal rights as humans. Ain’t I a Woman forces the audience to decipher between acceptable and…

Introduction Each year, millions of Americans are infected with Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs), accounting for approximately 15,000 fatalities per year. When the diarrhea caused by the infection becomes severe, life-threatening complications may arise. Treatments are usually done with antibiotics, but with the rise of a newer and more virulent strain of C. diff, medications have become less effective. So to help combat the CDI epidemic, an old treatment called fecal microbiota…

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Estimates show that reaching desired outcomes, in terms of colorectal cancer screening, could save 18,800 lives per year (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF, 2014). According to Cancer Statistics, 2015; estimates of new colorectal cancer cases and deaths in the United States by the end of this year are: 132,700 and 49,700 respectively. In addition, estimates of…

Patient education is an important aspect of health-care that is often undervalued. Education however, entails both active engagement by the providing physician or health care team as well as the patient. Patient health literacy, often defined as the ability for a patient to obtain, understand, and act on health information, is a key factor for patient education and is often a limiting factor. [1] Evidence suggests that adults with limited health literacy are less likely, on average, to ask their…

similar surgical procedures with higher mortality rates that are less restricted: "Nationwide, childbirth is 14 times more likely than abortion to result in death ... but Texas law allows a midwife to oversee childbirth in the patient's own home. Colonoscopy, a procedure that typically takes place outside a hospital (or surgical center) setting, has a mortality rate 10 times higher than an…

The benefits of Hospital Only Health Insurance Life is full of uncertainties and it only makes sense to be fully prepared to face the adverse times. The Hospital Only Health Insurance is one such tool that adequately prepares you to face the challenges. Whether you’re in an accident or require immediate or planned hospital treatment it helps to be fully prepared. The hospital only health insurance gives you the benefit to get covered for the cost of treatments in hospital along with the flexible…