Gynecology

Medical History: A 72--year-old African American male with a history of CKD stage 5 in the setting of longstanding hypertension, possible polycystic kidney disease, BPH, obesity, who presents for evaluation for candidacy for a kidney transplant. The patient has been evaluated recently at Shands Hospital for kidney transplant, but his evaluation was not completed due to obesity and possible cardiac problems. Renal History: The patient has longstanding history of chronic kidney disease in the…

The Tuskegee syphilis experiments are perhaps the most well-known example of the unethical treatment of black individuals in medical testing. In 1932, a study was organized involving 600 black men, 399 of them had syphilis (CDC). The goal of the study was to see if no treatment was better than the treatments at the time, which were ineffective and occasionally toxic (Schwartz). The men involved were told they were being treated for “bad blood”, and while the participants were volunteers and were…

member and is also one of the trainees originally planned to become a member from YG's new girl group (with the idea scrapped in 2012, and the group disbanded even before debuting). She also recorded a song for the 2010 Korean drama Obstetrics and Gynecology. Quick facts: Nickname: Charismatic Lead Vocals Position: Lead Vocalist and Face of the Group Blood Type: O Instagram: @linzy_minji Additional trivia: She loves sushi. Kim Hye Mi was born on August 10, 1990 in South Korea. Her stage…

Women’s Center in Schenectady, NY. Bellevue is a maternity hospital that I also committed to holistic women’s health. Having experience at Bellevue would both further my vocational goals by giving me more exposure to child birth, maternity, and gynecology and well as providing me with a potential network of professionals that can aid me in my vocational goals. However, as a male I was denied numerous time as a volunteer at Bellevue even after I sought numerous avenues to gain entry. Yet, I was…

Association, UNICEF, and the International Lactation Consultant Association promote breastfeeding. In the United States, breastfeeding is promoted by the Surgeon General, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the American Public Health Association The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommend that infants are exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of…

is expected for an entry-level Physician assistant, while a physician assistant with experience may earn up to $124 annually (Payscale). Physician assistants can complete additional training in areas such as surgery, neonatology, family medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, and psychiatry with additional education. With additional experience the Physician assistant may take on more clinical and administrative…

The use of ultrasound images in a medical education environment has been largely ignored. Based on Hoppmann et al., (2011) , incorporating ultrasound into the M2 year of medical school would promote the advancement of student knowledge on pathology and familiarize them with scenarios in different anatomical structures. The ideal approach would involve reinforcing understanding of medical conditions by identifying them using ultrasound images. For example, in conducting an eye exam, an ultrasound…

For thousands of years, people have been playing, planning, and exploring with the hopes to find the mystery of the human body. Public health has always combined the best form in treating cancer, delivering babies to dealing with heart attacks. Doctors and scientist have developed technology and improved techniques. The issue that doctors in this era face is broken medical systems and the right insurance company. Doctors will become better at tackling health problems and new techniques with…

Margaret Tonelli, (Tonelli, 2006), was an Allied Health Nurse in Gynecology. She wrote of a young lady, 17 years of age, homeless pregnant, depressed, and in a relationship with an abusive man who was not her baby’s father-whom was also abusive. Her background story was difficult, born to a teenage mother herself, then…

Today, women make up a majority of the medical field. We owe this evolvement for equality to many amazing people throughout history. A key figure in opening the doors to women is Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell is most prominently known as the first American woman to receive a medical degree. She campaigned for women to enter into the medical field and eventually opened a medical college for women. It is said that Blackwell turned to medicine after a dying friend made the notion that…