Pharyngeal flap surgery

Introduction Neurosurgeons diagnose and treat patients that need surgical operations involving the brain, spine, and nerves. Neurosurgery has been traced to the Stone Age. Remains from the Stone Age were uncovered in France that showed evidence of brain surgery. However, major advancements in neurosurgery didn’t begin until the 1950’s. The advance in neurosurgery started with neurosurgical techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery, a treatment that focuses high amounts of energy on a single…

Is a Chiropractor a "Real Doctor?" Some people say that the definition of a doctor is a simple idea; either you are or you are not a doctor. In all truth being a doctor is something that one should take a tremendous amount of pride in for that accomplishment. This is because not only does it take a good amount of schooling, but also it comes with a great amount of responsibility. I perceive the definition of a doctor to be someone who has reached the highest level of learning in a particular…

Though it takes away some of the work in medical school, you still have to go through a lot of education before becoming one. After becoming surgeons, you have the lives of people in your hands. You need to become very good at what you do. Surgery is perhaps the oldest of all medical specialties. “Evidence from Egypt, Greece, China, and India, suggests that humans have always performed and worked on developing surgical procedures” (“Surgeons” 538). If an arm ever got infected the…

I was diagnosed with a very rare type of soft tissue sarcoma (cancer) on my head in Nov. 2011 at the age of 15. I had two major scalp surgeries to remove the cancer itself in January and February 2012, along with two other surgeries to reconstruct my scalp in summer 2014. My parents and I were scared, but we knew that we were in the knowledgeable hands of surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. My parents and I were completely shocked when we found out I had cancer. We were all in denial for…

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…