Intensive care medicine

support ventilation will be automatically delivered as soon as the Mr. XYZ breaths beyond the set respiration rate with the intention to trigger spontaneously breaths (Positive Airway Pressure Titration Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,…

robotic prosthetic limbs, technology has made a positive impact on medicine. As time passes new technologies with be introduced. It is hard to picture how the negatives of technological advancements can outweigh the positives in this instance.…

Nurse Practitioners are registered nurses with more practice who give care to patients all through their life expectancy, from untimely babies to the elderly. The International Council of Nurses describes an advanced practice registered nurse as "a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of which are shaped by the context and/or country in which s/he is credentialed to…

increase in the use of alternative medicine worldwide, however a big part of the population do not still recognize and accept this type of medicine. This makes the future of alternative medicine uncertain, but we could make some predictions about its future if we know the factors that can shape it. Therefore, this part of the presentation will deal with the future of alternative medicine in two parts, the first part is the factors shaping the future of alternative medicine, and the second part…

neonatologist is and what they do. A neonatologist is a type of pediatrician that works with newborn babies especially the ones that are born prematurely or with serious illnesses. Neonatologists usually work in hospitals and in the NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Units). Neonatologists are trained to be able to handle complex situations and be able to resolve them. They do many things such as diagnose and treat newborns with conditions such as: breathing conditions, birth defects, and infections…

Marguerite M., 89 years old female, who suffered from a massive myocardial infraction, was admitted into the cardiac intensive care unit in Chicago’s Memorial Hospital at 3 AM, Sunday morning. In order to identify the degree of Marguerite’s heart attack her primary physician Dr. K. ordered an angiogram. Angiogram and following treatment based on the test’s results must be administered during the first 6 hours of post infraction time period in order to effective (Fremgen 2014). Angiogram is a…

a few short months I knew this was the path for me. As my undergraduate years rolled around, I was exposed to the true breadth of the field. While I was bombarded with a variety of careers that animal scientists could take outside of veterinary medicine, I never once swayed. I kept my options open but through…

Nursing is one of the most versatile occupations within the health care workforce. The Americans are growing older, living longer, and gaining health insurance coverage in increasing numbers, but the supply of physicians is not meeting the demand for services. Today, nurse practitioners (NPs), together with physicians and physician assistants, provide most of the primary care in the United States. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will place many demands on health professionals and offer…

This hospital is not-for-profit and focuses on acute care but provides care for many different areas of need. The hospital is run by an executive type of leadership. Jan Bergen is the President and CEO of Lancaster General Hospital. Lee Duke serves as Chief Physician Executive and Chief Medical Officer. The hospital…

tackled or at least reduced with effective essential medicines. Despite the fact that hundred millions of individuals do not have regular access to vital medicines. Many of those who have no access to the medicines are given illegal treatment, receive little or no medicine for their illness or in some cases do not use the medicines correctly. The WHO estimates that a third of the populace in upward countries does not have access to vital medicines. In addition, several governments and healthcare…