Intensive care medicine

Honoring Parents’ Requests: the Ethicality of Termination in Case Study #1 Ethical dilemmas revolving around those with disabilities are quite frequently a topic of contention within the general public, namely that of which asks the question of whether or not one with a disability should live or face significant struggles in the future. The case presented involves a child with Down Syndrome who necessarily requires a stomach procedure in order to survive independently; the child’s parents…

Nutritional Twins: Health and Beauty The renowned German poet, Heinrich Heine, once stated: The only beauty I know is health. And that statement is as true today as it was centuries ago. There is a definite connection between health and beauty. If you care for the health of your body, it will return the favor with an inner and outer beauty. Your natural beauty is a gift from your parents, keeping yourself healthy is a gift that you give yourself. While you cannot change your DNA, you can…

Rather than twisting off a cap of a prescription bottle and downing a pill or two with a swig of water, a rather unique form of treatment for mental illnesses is the use of emotional support animals (ESA for short). Contrary to service animals, an emotional support animal is not trained for a specific task other than providing comfort to someone suffering from a mental illness. ESAs have no restrictions on the breed or species of animal and can range from dogs to cats and even reptiles.…

first robotic-assisted surgery was introduced (Background). This debate is brought up and analyzed in Gabriel Barbash, M.D. and Sherry Glied Ph.D article entitled “New Technology and Health Care Costs –The Case of Robot-Assisted Surgery,” and was published in the highly renowned New England Journal of Medicine. This article was written in 2010 when there was a huge debate going on over the usefulness of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (Robotics). Da Vinci is “powered by robotic technology…

Paola Macias’s He Hit Me But It Felt Like True Love (2017) is an embossing with pigments print which consists of fourteen paper panels and seven questions or statements. Each one of these sentences is placed in a panel therefore, each of the sentences repeat. This works subject is as the title suggests, related to both physical and psychological abuse. Making the mood of the work somewhat somber. But also giving it a lot of relevance in todays society.…

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran had a numerous number of family and teachers who supported him. His parents gave him a fine microscope when he was only eleven. His teachers supported his curiosity and gave him materials for experiments he had wanted to do. In “Neuroscience – The New Philosophy” he wrote about the nature of consciousness and the characteristics of self. So what do you think the characteristics of “the self” are? Do you think we choose our own destinies? Additionally, do we have…

AvanDermNu What exactly is AvanDermNu? Out of the millions of natural skin care formula, AvanDermNu is the upcoming and revolutionary anti-wrinkle cream in the market. This natural skin care product has been developed by technically-advanced and knowledgeable dermatologists to combat the visible signs of aging on the face. Clinically-proven and tested age-defying cream works wonder if applied properly and regularly. Without any potential side-effects and risk, women above the age of 30 can bring…

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin takes each reader on a journey through love, loss, passion, and drive that really instills a sense of inspiration. The book reflects on Greg Mortenson and his mission to not only change the lives of thousands of muslim children, but to change the lives of the children’s children as well. It starts off with Greg Mortenson and his traveling mountaineering friends on a mountain called K2, also known as the tallest mountain in the world…

Marcia Angell’s lecture on the truth about drug companies denounces the pharmaceutical industry for, among many things, its greed, deceit, and lack of innovation. Understandably, her lecture has been criticized for its unfair portrayal and vilification of these drug companies. While some of her qualms with the pharmaceutical industry are subjective and short-sighted, most of her problems and related solutions are supported with data and historical evidence. She specifically outlines two main…

Grace Bratlee AUDSLP 581 Swallowing I Midterm 1. Tips on Difficulty Swallowing Pills The normal swallow involves a series of steps that aid an individual when he or she is trying to swallow a variety of substances including liquids, solid foods, and pills. When a substance (food, liquid, etc.) enters the individual’s oral cavity, saliva and mastication form the substance into a bolus. During the oral phase of a normal swallow, the tongue tip touches the alveolar ridge as the tongue pushes the…