Orthopedic surgery

My first year of college, I experienced the greatest tragedy of my life. Some may say she was just a dog, but to me, she was my best friend. My Chihuahua, Tiny. I received this dog as a gift on my second birthday. At which point, she would fit in my father’s work pocket and pester me throughout her “puppy stage.” Over the years, Tiny grew into a best friend, more so than a pet. However, much of this changed when we found out she had a fatty benign tumor. 1.) At the age of 13 in 2013,…

I had my first surgery ever during the summer of 2015. I was sitting at home in my cozy living room and a sense of pain would come across my throat as well as my ears feeling full with water. I asked my mom to look in my throat because every time I swallowed, it felt like a piece of sand paper was scrapping my throat. I remember her saying we should go to the doctor bright and early in the morning because there were white, clammy spots deep in the back of my throat that should not be there.…

The executive summary in this paper is a proposal to realign the staffing of the Trauma Services Department to include a Trauma Services Coordinator. With advance notice, this proposal would be presented at the monthly trauma services meeting. The target population, also known as the stakeholders, include the Trauma Registrar, Trauma Services Manager, Trauma Services Director, Chief Trauma Surgeon, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, and Chief Medical Officer. Purpose Realigning the…

What is your experience with and opinion about Interventional radiology? Carefully looking within all of Chapter 1, can you tell us where the cat is? According to the British Society of Interventional Radiology (n.d.), Interventional Radiology is a novel field of medicine that combines the expertise of a radiologist together with the knowledge of therapeutic intervention using advanced techniques using a range of imaging guidance modalities such as X-ray fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed…

Returning to School After All These Years. It was Friday morning and once again I was on the floor trying to place and IV catheter. This time it was on Tank, a 95-pound American bulldog in need of surgery. That is when I realized it was getting tougher to crawl around on the floor, restrain and lift my patients. Nonetheless, I would never be content if I had to stop working with animals. That was when my office manager walked in to ask me if I needed help. At that moment I knew I wanted her job…

If you’re looking to buy the Advanced Combat Helmet such as the one used by the United States Army, there are predominantly four suppliers of the ballistic helmet including MSA, SDS, Gentex and Rabintex. The helmets are similar to one another in design and they come in 4 shell sizes including small, medium, large and extra large. Observe the following guidelines to pick one that’s right for you: 1. When purchasing a ballistic helmet, the top of your head should touch the crown pad 2. Check…

On a daily basis, they are performing surgery on the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. This is in order to remove tumors, relieve chronic pain, treat wounds, vascular disorders, and diseases. Their working conditions are very harsh. An average neurosurgeon will work fifty to eighty hours…

Recently, NBC nightly news showcased a news from by public relations efforts. The news frame is called “FDA Approves New Treatment For Chronic Knee Pain”. Although this video is shown on a major national news site, it is sourced from public relations professionals. Throughout the video, they follow a woman with chronic knee arthritis. She begins by explaining the pain and then the narrator describes her extensive medical treatment before she had the new treatment. Continuing, the narrator…

Imagine flying thousands of feet in the air, performing open heart surgery on a patient, without the proper tools, and under a lot of pressure. Working under the pressure of successfully treating a patient is something that naval flight surgeons must face almost daily. A flight surgeon primarily practices preventive medicine. Their job consists of a balance between the practice of medicine, the profession of aviation, and the study of hyperbaric medicine. A surgeon requires several skill, some…

Skating injuries have increased with the rise in popularity of the sport and the injury pattern can be expected to have changed with the development of both skateboard tricks and the materials used for skateboarding construction (Skateboarding injuries of today, 2001; L Forsman, A Eriksson) Longboard and skateboard injuries by Glenn keays and Alex Dumas (2014) compare the types and causes of longboarding related injuries to those associated with skateboarding. In this…