Obstruction of justice

use of statutes regarding perjury, obstruction of justice, and false statements to get white collar criminals. White collar crimes are among the toughest crimes in America to solve. White collar crimes vary from Fraud to embezzlement to scams. Corporate fraud, healthcare fraud, identity theft and public corruption are among the major threats to the security of the U.S. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) list many more crimes and has a database than goes in depth about each and every crime. This bibliography will also focus on how white collar criminals use these acts in effort to stay out of jail for the initial crime committed. These criminals unlike regular criminals have many connections,…

Obstruction of Justice In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles (1986), the idea that justice is put forth over the character’s individual righteousness is the privileged idea. What is actually being shown is that the characters, even Sherlock Holmes, favor what they personally think is right ahead of what is just. Sir Henry Baskerville takes it upon himself to chase down Selden because he knows he is a convict, but he does not stop to consider that he should…

explore the legal, social, scientific and historical bioethical challenges that I will face as a physician with my future patients and esteemed colleagues. In my four years of medical training, I feel that I have only made a small drop in the ocean that is my career. Throughout this time I have had the privilege to work with and observe compassionate, competent, and committed people who want the best for their patients. Emulating their work ethic and learning from their fund of knowledge is a…

Etiology & Incidence: In the US, the third most common gastrointestinal illness requiring hospitalization and the leading indication for elective colon resection is diverticulitis. Of the people who have diverticulosis, 4-15% of the patients will develop diverticulitis, and increasing with age. An older belief was diverticulitis was caused by an obstruction of the diverticula (fecaliths), current belief is it is related to pressure or inspissated particles in the lumen. Other things believed to…

These infectious conditions include lymphoid hyperplasia, Kaposi’s sarcoma, and non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma. (Marinis and Samanides, 2009) Signs and Symptoms The presentation of intussusception is different depending on the population of the patients. Pediatric patients seem to have more signs and symptoms than adult patients. The signs and symptoms of intussusception in the adult population is nonspecific. However, the most common symptom is intermittent abdominal pain. Other symptoms included…

Furuncular Myiasis Case Report Two college students returning to America from their study abroad program to Senegal Africa both had visited the hospital for lesions on their persons. Patient 1: A 20-year-old male presented to the emergency department with painful, pruritic, tender red lumps on the bilateral legs of 1 week’s duration. The lesions had developed 1 week after returning from a month long trip to Senegal with a volunteer youth group. He did not recall enduring any sort of painful…

symptoms. Immune system suppressors which decreases action of the immune system, decreasing inflammation of the intestines in the process. Immune suppressors are very effective in patients with Crohn’s disease. However the can take months to work, 6-mercaptopurine and azathioprine are common immune suppressors. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial growth. In some cases bowel rest is recommended to let the patients bowels heal naturally. Oral intake of foods is stopped, while intravenous…

Understanding of the subjective illness experience of bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) is crucial in managing the illness and coping with patients (Johansson, Axelsson, Berndtsson& Brink, 2014). The subjective experience of illness is largely shaped by the social understanding of cancer, economic burdens and relationship between family members. It various among patients and their family members. My grandma was diagnosed with stage III (curable) bowel cancer 13 years ago at the age…

appendicitis has been for the patient to undergo either an open or laparoscopic appendectomy.1 Recently, there has been increased interest and research to see if antibiotics can be an efficacious alternative to an appendectomy in cases of uncomplicated appendicitis though. Without treatment, the appendix can perforate leading to peritonitis, sepsis, and even patient death. Rupture occurs in approximately 27% of cases, therefore it is crucial appendicitis be treated quickly and…

and was given a CT of the stomach. This CT was however not read until the next morning. During the night the patient was in a lot of pain. She became severely worse and developed nausea and vomiting. The patient ultimately went into atrial fibrillation. An electrocardiogram was done and resulted in atrial fibrillation with fast ventricular response and a left bundle branch block. Once this was treated and under control the patient went for an echocardiogram and the results from this were: left…