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Organ allocation involves ethical decision-making. When making an ethical decision all biases and individuality must be withheld from criteria to make a decision that is objective. The process can be very challenging for individuals with the responsibility of making those decisions. Every effort must be made to uphold the ethical principles set by the ethics board. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ethical decision-making process of organ allocation and give the reader an insight…

Introduction This paper will analyze the most detrimental drug to American Society. Alcohol is a liquid that is consumed orally. This drug alters the mind and the body. Alcohol is highly addictive. The body becomes dependent on the ethanol which starts to attack vital organs and their functionality. Alcohol is harmful because it is easily accessible and socially acceptable in our American society. Tougher Limitations and greater awareness of this drug and its destructiveness could potentially…

embers. In neurosurgery specifically they work with neurosurgeons and get help from general surgeon to put shunt, cardiothoracic surgeon to expose upper thoracic vertebrae or work alongside hospitalists specifically when patients have lots of other comorbidities. In general, there is symbiotic relationship in caring for patient, between the whole health care team. NPs have the same scope of practice and responsibilities as PAs in this specialty and work for a specific…

Pharmacologic Medication: to start a pharmacological medication with a DM patients many patients’ preferences must be considered (e.g. efficacy, cost, potential side effects, weight, comorbidities, and hypoglycemia risk). Except for type 1 DM patient’s insulin therapy should not be delayed. Some recomeeended therapy fpr type 1 DM: 1. Multiple-dose insulin injections( three to four injection per day of basal and prandial insulin) or CSII therapy. 2. Match prandial insulin o carbohydrate intake.…

obesity without including the social or genetic factors. Similarly, reality weight loss programs such as Nutrisystem and Weight Watchers can create individual self blame. “Victims of weight-based prejudice are at higher risk for mental health comorbidities, including depression, body dissatisfaction, loneliness, anxiety, and low self-esteem” (Chou et al). Social media such as YouTube has cyberbullying towards overweight peers. On the contrary, social media platforms can act as safe havens for…

With new drugs and substances being produced every year, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is becoming more common in our society every day. SUD is a common comorbidity with many mental health disorders, which can, in turn, make the management of SUD challenging, however still treatable. Because of this, it is not uncommon for a mental health clinician to use multiple techniques during a consumer’s treatment to limit or cease the use of substances altogether (Jones, Barrowclough, Allott, Day,…

for everyone whom needs towards lose weight, but for those whom possess been struggling with chronic obesity for a lot years. A nice candidate for lap band surgery has a BMI of 40 or upper (morbidly obese), or a BMI of at lowest 35 with obesity comorbidities, or is at lowest hundred pounds overweight whether a male and 80 pounds overweight whether a female. About LAP BAND Surgery…

Review of her medical records indicates that she has had multiple hospitalizations in the last year for CHF/COPD exacerbation her last hospitalization was 8/28/16 at SLMC for COB and hypoxia. On 8/28/16 she had a left and right cardiac cath because of dyspnea and congestive heart failure. Her other medical history includes NIDDM, Afib, CVA with right sides hemiparesis, MI, GAD, dementia, bipolar, chronic ischemic heart disease, dysphagia, cognitive communication deficit, hyperlipidemia and GERD.…

focus on having a family first or to be on top of your career? What age do you plan on starting your family? What method are you planning to use for birth control, if you plan to focus on your career first? Do you have any family history or comorbidities and in what ways to you plan to stay healthy while waiting to have children? How many children do you wish to have, and how close together do you want to have them? Conclusion Studies shows that young adults focus more on careers and…

movement, early loosening of the prosthetic joint, inflammation and sinuses (Moran, Byren & Atkins, 2010). The patient likely did not obtain the infection from the original joint replacement, but from subsequent surgeries. Outside of any existing comorbidities, having previous joint replacements or revisions can place an individual at higher risk of infection (Zimmerli, 2006). Regardless of the timeframe when infection occurs, the Staphylococci bacteria are among the most common cause of…