North Magnetic Pole

Current Event #2 Summary The COO of the Britannica, Vineet Whig (47), committed suicide with leaving a note behind. The note indicated that Whig did not have any choice other than killing himself and that he does not leave any of the responsibility or blame to his family. Before committing suicide, Whig’s family did not find any suspicious behavior from him, other than returning late from work. After hearing Whig’s death, his father received a heart attack. Relevant Terms Major depressive…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging tool that can provide increased contrast between soft tissues to visualize structure and function thereof for diagnostic purposes. MRI has high spatial and temporal resolution and is safer than other imaging modalities because it does not require ionizing radiation. Rather, MRI is based on the behavior, interaction, and alignment of water protons that are found in soft tissue when an external magnetic field is applied. The magnetic field…

Patients must first receive a referral from their doctor 2. Patients or doctor’s assistant contact the MRI scheduling department to get appointment 3. Receptionist at scheduling department writes the patient’s name and type of procedure on the daily schedule form (8 time slots, each for a one-hour increment) 4. Patients check in with the receptionist upon arrival and wait for the MR technologist to escort them to the MR machine in the magnet room 5. Patients are questioned about possible…

Although, MRIs are known for being safer than procedures like CT scans and X-Rays there are some problems with using magnetic forces rather than radiation. Metal objects are very sensitive to the magnetic field that the machine produces, so any metal inside the room can be very dangerous. Patients who have pacemakers, or artificial body parts cannot partake in MRIs because they are too dangerous as the magnets…

Mammograms, ultrasounds, x-rays, and MRIs have helped women with breast cancer since 1895 (x-ray) 1956 (ultrasound) 1977 (MRI), and 1992 (mammogram). They have all been very beneficial to women. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. About one of three cancers are diagnosed. Cancer is a group of diseases that cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most cancers will form a lump or mass in the breast, which is called a tumor. It is named after a part of the…

Our generation is faced with many growing global issues. Many of which have to do with solving medical and healthcare matters. As population increases, as does the risk of an increase in the spread of disease or epidemic growth. This calls for a growing need in biomedical engineering to develop the ideas to save humanity in the future. Biomedical Engineering is a complex process of solving, and then designing ways to solve problems in the human body using medicines or technology to improve…

Advantages of Endoscopic Septoplasty Endoscopic Septoplasty is associated with several advantages over the traditional one. It has many benefits such as magnification, suboptimal view of middle turbinate, better illumination and visualization. Separation of collagenous fibers connecting the perichondrium and periostium to underlying bone and cartilage is made visible with endoscope during surgical dissection. Mucosal disruptions are recognized immediately, and their size may be controlled using…

Neuronetics, Inc. is a private medical device company based in Malvern, PA. Neuronetics developed NeuroStar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy, where magnetic fields are used for therapeutic applications in disorders related to central nervous system. In 2003, they licensed a revolutionary patented coil design from Emory University and conducted the largest clinical trials on TMS therapy to date. With continuous research and development, a high quality, efficient, user friendly and…

“He stopped breathing and turned blue!” exclaimed a young mother to the 911 operator. It was a cold winter night. As a mother went to check on her toddler son sleeping in his crib, she made a shocking discovery. The toddler had stopped breathing, his body was stiff as a stick, his eyes had popped wide open, and his skin had turned blue! The terrified mother immediately reached for the phone and dialed 911 for help. As she waited for the ambulance to arrive, the distraught mother performed CPR…

Purpose: The purpose of this memorandum is to present an analysis of the person(s) who would read this report. This report was created as one of the projects for a Writing for Technical Professional class. The goal of this project was to analyze the success of a medical innovation. My chosen topic was Focused Ultra Sound that enhance the drug delivery for treatment of CNS diseases. Audience Description: While writing this technical report, I imagined 2 types of people who would read it. The…