Osteopathy

Medical care in pediatrics is complicated network that involves decision making from both a patient and care provider perspective. In contrast with adult medicine, patient consent to treatment is muddled by the challenge posed in treating for young children who may lack cognitive maturity to achieve the requisite capacity and understanding. In these instances, parents are allocated the role of substitute decision maker. In order to enforce the pillar of patient autonomy, parents are afforded the…

Do people choose to live because they have a good life, their needs are met, or they are satisfied and content. The question about what is a good life is altered due a controversial topic in the medical field, physician-assisted suicide. Physician-assisted suicide is becoming a common decision and argument among multiple professionals in the medical field. Physician-assisted suicide is a strong controversial topic in the medical field amongst educated professional doctors, nurses, and medical…

meet the standard board certification. There are many different kinds of degrees that anesthesiologist can get over the many years of schooling they accomplish the most common ones are fours years bachelor's degree, degree in medicine (M.D.), and osteopathy (D.O). These degrees are very similar that only difference in the way they are trained and their philosophy on caring for patients. At Harvard University they offer a program for this upcoming year that help with comprehensive understanding…

Introduction Primary renal tumors account for approximately 2% of all canine cancers.11 Tissues of origin include the renal epithelium, renal mesenchyme or embryonal tissue of mixed origin.1 Roughly 10% of primary renal tumors originate from embryonal pluripotential blastema, which include Wilms’ tumor, nephroblastoma, and embryonal nephroma.11 The majority of diagnosed renal tumors occur in older dogs; however, nephroblastoma is unique in that it is seen in juveniles. The mean age for…

A key challenge in the study of CAM in the western context has been defining and conceptualizing the term complementary and alternative medicine. A survey of existing literature on the subject reveals the term CAM has no uniform definition, contributing to the difficulty in understanding the socio-economic, political and cultural dynamic of health and medical practices captured in the term (Gerard Bodeker & Kronenberg, 2002; Coulter & Willis, 2004; Makhamreh, Harrington, Himonga, & Hundt, 2014;…

In a world where terminal illness is more of a reality than being able to afford a decent-sized house in a “good” neighborhood, it can bring peace to a patient when they have the option to determine how they go out. “Nearly half of all Americans die in a hospital” according to Centers for Disease Control (2005) [PDF]. Most patients in these situations are in excruciating pain for the duration of their treatments only to face death in a hospital bed used by many, rather than in the comfort of…

OHIO- HERITAGE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (HCOM) Required Personal Statement: "Please upload a Word or PDF document describing why you wish to become an osteopathic physician; why you wish to attend the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; and any additional information you feel the selection committee should know about you. Please format your essay as single-spaced with a font-size no less than 10 pt or greater than 12 pt. Please clearly identify at the top right…

and opioid pain reliever. A painkiller is an opioid medication approved by the FDA to relieve pain. Other medicinal uses of opioids are to treat cough (antitussive) and diarrhea (antidiarrheal). Physician refers to a medical doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy. Physicians are highly trained and licensed healthcare…

Medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine is the newest evidence-based treatment for recovery from opioid addiction. I utilize buprenorphine extensively in my medical practice treating opioid addiction. As with methadone, medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine is an outpatient treatment, but with several important and valuable differences from medication-assisted treatment with methadone: • Medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine is approved for office-based treatment,…

Thesis Palliative/Hospice Care: Necessity or Extension of Healthcare: a topic chosen to obtain clarity of services, while questioning who is benefiting, patients or the healthcare system. I. Introduction: The Historical Roots of Hospice In Homeric times (8th century B.C.), all Greeks without exception were regarded as being under the protection of Zeus Xenios, the god of strangers and supplicants. A wanderer would be treated as a guest and offered food, shelter, clothing, and gifts…