Diving medicine

Citizens in the world rely on medical doctors when they are seriously ill, injured, or in life and death situations. The problem with this is doctors still deal with stress just like anyone else would in a different profession. The major difference here is the fact that another human being’s life may be on the line. Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances which is what doctors are faced with, in their line of work. Medical…

Healthcare has changed a great deal throughout the years, with the demand for newer more efficient processes at an all-time high. As the baby boomer generation enters retirement and new diseases pose greater threats each day, there’s no wonder why the call for newer technology and more effective medication has increased. However, with these new processes at a higher demand than ever, the cost of receiving them has increased greatly. While the processes of the 21st century have helped modernize…

The Gardasil Campaign, which used commercials, pamphlets, and articles, is a perfect example of health communication. The Gardasil Campaign by Merck Pharmaceuticals begin in 2006 and promoted the use of the Gardasil Vaccine, which helps to protect against 4 strains of human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine protects against two specific strains of HPV that cause the majority of cervical/vaginal cancers. The slogan for the Gardasil Campaign is “One Less” as in one less person with HPV or cervical…

catheter-associated urinary tract infection, injury from falls and immobility, pressure ulcers, venous thrombosis (“9 Most Common Medical Errors”, 2014). Medical errors are very avoidable, all doctors and nurses have to do is take the time needed to make sure what medicine they are administrating is correct or they make sure the patients are moved to avoid ulcers. Medical errors are costing Americans a lot of money, in 2008 the cost for all of the medical errors cost the United States $19.5…

discussion on physician-assisted death (PAD) and euthanasia has been fenced with controversy whether by the media or in philosophy. Considerably, the arguments that surround this issue has increased periodically due to the fact that health care and medicine has evolved continuously to safeguard not just patients and families, but all health care providers as well. Physician assisted death is “the voluntary termination of one’s own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct or…

physicians and medical students to enhance their understanding of the patient perspective. There is little to no doubt that social media will be a major contributor to modern medicine, however, a variety of reasons for risk and concern continue to arise. A primary concern of social media playing such an instrumental role in medicine is the lack of confidentiality, privacy and…

The purpose of this memo is to respond the limited patient access problem diagnosis inquiry affecting Veterans at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Veterans Health Administration is the nation’s leading integrated health care system. It consists of 150 Medical Centers, nearly 1,400 Outpatient Clinics, more than 135 Nursing Homes, 278 Veterans Centers, and 48 Domiciliaries. As the nation’s leading integrated health care system and the nation’s second largest cabinet…

Mikhail Bakunin once said, “Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.” The people who apply for jobs have to take a drug test while those on welfare can violate the use of the money. Welfare is basically financial support given to people in need. Helping people that are in need can cost money because nobody knows what they are using their check on. Many individuals do not agree with the kind of action mainly because they could be…

Surgical Drain Home Care Surgical drains are used to remove extra fluid that normally builds up in a surgical wound after you have surgery. The purpose of a surgical drain is to help the wound heal. There are different types of surgical drains, including: • Active drains. These drains use suction to pull drainage away from the wound. Drainage flows through a tube to a container outside of the body. The two most common types of active drains are bulb drains and Hemovac drains. • Passive drains…

It Once Was Called the American Dream The American Dream was something all Americans and immigrants coming to America wanted to reach for. This dream of hard work for a fair and descent wage in order to gain the home with the white picket fence, and having the family with the 2.5 kids was not only what most people dreamed about but what a lot of the country songs were written about. This idealism of success was based on what was referred to as an ‘old social contract’ where by the performance…