Medical terms

Have you ever thought about having to make the choice to end your voluntarily to end the suffering of a terminal illness or cancer? I, as a mentally competent young adult, believe that if there no hope for recovery or release from the pain and suffering you should be able to end your life. I do, however, see this as a final option. Doctors would have to conclude that there is no hope and they cannot do anything to end the mental and physical pain. I believe each and every mentally competent…

time, 3 to 4 times per day. Place a towel on the skin over the painful area and the ice or cold pack over the towel. Do not place ice directly on the skin. • Eat soft foods or a liquid diet. • Mild or moderate fevers generally have no long-term effects and often do not require treatment. SEEK DENTAL DENTAL CARE IF : • Pain emerges, worsens, or is not controlled by the medicine you have been…

In any case, successful or not, medical prescription has a high value to it. The cost is every so often a ton for the critical patient’s family. Any individual who has had a companion or relative in a really bad state knows that the medical facilities expenses skyrocket whether he or she is kept alive. “…It costs up to $10,000 a day to maintain someone in the intensive care unit. Some…

their early thirties depending. Unless a person is truly diagnosed by a holistically-inclined medical doctor, a patient may never fully recover unless they take an alternate, holistic and disciplined approach in treatment. AFS: What Is It? Basically, it results from burning the proverbial candle at both ends for a prolonged period of time--stress overload is the culprit…

Castleman’s disease is a rare disorder that involves an overgrowth of cells in the body. Castleman’s disease can occur in a two types of forms which are (unicentric) or widespread (multicentric) form. This disease can affect anyone on the average age of people diagnosed with unicentric in their 30s. However most people with the multicentric are in their 50s and 60s. The multicentric form is also slightly more common in men than in women. The only clear risk factor for CD is infection with HIV.…

to diagnose in its early stages because many of the symptoms related to GBS could also relate to an array of other diseases, and the symptoms themselves can vary greatly for each individual case of the disease. First, doctors look at the patient’s medical history to see if there is an indication that he or she might have GBS. Then, in order to verify a diagnosis, the doctor may perform a spinal tap to test for changes that occur in people with GBS. The doctor may also use small needles inserted…

A Progress Note dated 04/11/2017, by Neha Shah, M.D. (Immunology), stated that the patient presented with an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. She had been feeling better. Her energy has been improved a little. She was able to walk and sit down. The patient complained of intermittent bone pain (long bones). Her review of systems was positive for joint issues, nocturnal urination, trouble falling back to sleep, fatigue, weight gain (30-40 pounds over the last 2 years), constipation, dyspepsia, fever, night…

1.) Marty Smith ate at a buffet and probably consumed more food than he normally ate at a meal. He probably ate different foods than he normally ate also. 2.) If he was having heartburn, which sometimes causes chest pain, nitroglycerin would not alleviate the pains he was having. He could also have a hiatel hernia, which could also cause pains, the nitroglycerin would also not eleviate his pains. 3.) Also the paramedics hooked him up to an ECG, which did not show any signs of a myocardial…

Imagine being a 12 year old child, having a life changing surgery. When I was 4 years old my pediatrician diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis is when there is an abnormal curvature of the spine. Idiopathic just means there was an unknown cause. My doctor told me that when I was a child is probably when my spine started changing. When I was an infant I never crawled, I just went straight into walking. They believe that’s what caused it, because crawling puts your natural curve in…

Stevie came to Vroman’s as a seasonal hire in the winter of 2016. Following the holiday season, Stevie and her management team made the decision to move her into a permanent, part-time position. Stevie is friendly, outgoing, and great with customers. Stevie has near perfect attendance record. She is rarely late, but instead arrives at least five minutes early to almost every shift. That said, there have been several times that Stevie has switched shifts with other employees at the last minute.…