Medical diagnosis

computerized list of transplant recipients and donors. The database scans all of its files to identify matching tissue and blood types between an available donor and the qualifying recipients. The system then narrows the selection down by considering the medical urgency of the patient’s condition, the geographical location of the two patients, and the expected benefits of the inflicted patient. Millions of lives are saved every day through the aid of UNOS (“Home | UNOS.”). Unfortunately, many…

Who really owns our bodies? Is it us, our parents, the government, the state, or even a higher power? These questions spark a fair amount of discussion throughout our country. Specifically who has the power to choose if you can have children. When people have trouble with this there is a simple answer: Go to a sperm bank or adopt children. People that want the actual experience of being pregnant will most likely choose to go a sperm bank and get it surgically implanted. The big question is: Is…

in medical imaging, and I plan to be an integral part of that future as a radiologist. My interest in radiology began during my third year clerkships as I was able to work with a diagnostic radiologist during my internal medicine rotation. I was impressed by his ability to quickly and efficiently uncover several subtleties to provide an accurate interpretation of the film. He was able to integrate both the medical history and diagnostic discoveries to come to a logical differential diagnosis.…

The purpose of much research into radio-diagnostic error is to understand the visual search methods (process) and the perceptive and cognitive processes (performance) used in the interpretation of medical images. Investigation into the reasons for radiological error began more than fifty years ago after a study comparing radiological techniques failed to provide an answer because of significant variability in the performance of the subjects used for the task [1]. Results found that chest images…

One- hundred thirty five million health care visits, more than 3 million hospitalizations, nearly $245 billion dollars in medical costs and 488 million days of restricted work activity each year. Orthopedic surgeons specialize in back pain, sports injuries, arthritic hips and knees, and stiff neck muscles are just a few of the musculoskeletal conditions that have an enormous impact on Americans. Some personal traits needed include, self-motivated, emotionally mature and stable, work well under…

Medical Record Documentation in the Veterinary Setting A record, synonymous with other terms such as, health record or medical record, is a collection of related fields that refers to all the data accumulated regarding the patient’s visit or all of the patient’s visits. The health information professional will find that in relation to the veterinary health medical record, similarities between the veterinary delivery care setting and human health care setting extend to the approach veterinary…

A pregnant woman needs her pregnancy to be monitored, so her doctor refers her to a diagnostic medical sonographer. Diagnostic medical sonographers also known as ultrasound technicians use specialized imaging equipment to produce images of a patient’s internal organs. Abdominal, breast, musculoskeletal, neurological, obstetric, and gynecologist sonographers are different types of ultrasound technicians. All sonographers place an ultrasound transducer on the part of the body that is being…

lives. Without the technological advancements of medicine, the medical world would be completely different. This advancement has allowed the population to thrive in knowledge and also has been able to maintain the stability of human life under stressful, life threatening conditions. Since the beginning of time, the human population has attempted to treat medically ill patients to the best of their abilities. Although most early medical performances are undocumented, historians have concluded…

In my first semester of college, I have been exposed to so much and I have learned so much. Learning Basic Medical Science has allowed me to learn a variety of new things that I had never even heard of before or done before like immunohistochemistry, solving case studies, and T1/T2 translational research. Immunohistochemistry was really interesting and complex. At first, I overlooked it because I thought it was my over my head and not applicable to me at the moment. Then, over time I noticed…

necrotic, and healthy tissue (Pagana & Pagana, 2014). Although this method could be helpful in diagnosing acute appendicitis for the patient, there is greater support towards healthcare professionals utilizing computerized tomography (CT) scans for diagnosis. Sources such as Rodgers and Wilson (2017)…