Osteopathic manipulative medicine

Medical errors top the list as one of the main errors committed in the health care setting and one of the main issues that threatens patient safety. Medical errors is best described as the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim (err). Problems that contribute to medical errors are: surgical injuries and wrong site surgery, suicides, restraint-related injuries or death, falls, burns, pressure ulcers, mistaken patient identities, and…

Shape Up Australia A campaign through which the Australian Government partners with organisations with the aim of supporting healthy lifestyle choices to help Australians to reduce their waistline measurements (to a healthy standard) To improve their overall health and wellbeing. Partners with organisations to enable a better co-ordinated approach to obesity prevention and healthy lifestyle activities. Shape up Australia is apart of the Australian Government 's National Partnership Agreement…

Dermatology Department Today we will discuss the main conditions or diseases we see here in the pediatric department of Dermatology. First we will discuss Ringworms also known as Tinea. I am sure everyone has known someone and especially a child who has gotten ringworms. Before I say anything let me inform you a ringworm is not caused by a worm, I will explain where the name comes from soon. Ringworm is a dermatitis (skin rash), which is caused by dermatomycosis (fungal infection of the skin).…

Spoonies: Why You Should Go to the Doctor Looking Like Sh*t I 've lived with chronic illness my whole life. In the past, I 've been seen as an attention-seeking hypochondriac by doctors, teachers, co-workers, family, and friends. Now, that I have proper diagnoses, I no longer have to deal with these trauma-inducing reactions, but for others, the struggle is still on. At the beginning of the year, I wrote a question on Quora that I thought might garner a dozen or so responses. In the past few…

I’m not, I see GMO’s as a bad thing. GMO’s or “genetically modified organisms” these could range from animals to plants that have been genetically altered with DNA from plants, animals, bacteria, and viruses. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) advises medical physician’s to recommend non-GMO diets for all patients. Doctors are saying not to wait to take actions, especially if you have little children. GMO’s hit the market in 1996. American’s with one or more chronic diseases…

body, the skin has abundant number of diseases. With the incidents of diseases, especially skin cancers, increasing, dermatology is one the most important specialties (Yusuf). However, more pressure is placed on medical students to become family medicine or emergency care physicians, as there are only 15,000 registered dermatologist in the United States (Dermatology). As an effect of low number of dermatologist in practice, medical students aren’t exposed to opportunities and benefit of…

I strive to enhance the quality of human life. The human race is plagued with disease, disorders and societal plights that treatment with traditional medicine would cease to assuage the recurrent issues. For example, diabetes is currently one of the top health challenges in the United States. The influx of diabetic patients will not decrease with insulin treatment alone, one must alter their injurious diet. Physicians are expected to treat patients based on symptoms. The analysis is then capped…

Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been a topic of intense debate within the medical community. Medical professionals have concerns regarding the efficiency of the code process as well as the safety for all parties involved when family is allowed to stay for resuscitation. In contrast, family members desire to remain close to their loved ones, in what may be the last moments of their life. Meeting the psychosocial needs of the patient as well as their family members is at…

There seems to be a sense of pride when I would see a gator and "Florida" plastered across a hat. Needless to say that, as a young Floridian, I was drawn to the Gator spirit. I did not know anyone who attended the college and so my admiration was loosely based on vague opinions, blurred pride. So I started to dig a little deeper, not the traditional ways, nevertheless, I took advantages of every last social medium and articles to learn more about the school. I perused over online catalogs and…

I have entered into a profession that people around the world describe as a caring profession and that is Nursing. I decided to enter this field because I want to make a positive difference in people 's lives. The real core value of nursing is having the ability to care. I don 't mean the ability to take care of a patient, but the ability of genuinely caring about their well-being, emotionally and physically. When you have, this has the core value in nurses, along with knowledge, everything…