Pre-medical

In modern day America there is heavy debate about the healthcare system currently instated in the United States. The debate itself is centered around how much power insurance and pharmaceutical companies should have. Many Americans believe that these companies are only focusing on making profit, not helping the sick, and thus more Americans today are pushing for centralized, government regulated healthcare. In Michael Moore’s documentary Sicko, the film clearly defines the major problems with…

Suicides occur across every segment of the force and Army leadership is committed to reversing the trend of increasing suicidal behavior. Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Material Command (LCMC) Suicide Awareness Response Center (SARC) ensures our Soldiers and Department of the Army (DA) Civilians are informed and educated on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide as well as how to provide assistance and/or intervention. TACOM LCMC SARC provides the resources…

Burnout refers to challenges that negatively affect the medical sectors, and sonographers are among the primary victims of this issue. Burnout entails a situation where a person is unable to accommodate a given level of stress that results from intense work, pressure, or tiredness. Sonography is also the method that assists in the diagnosis of numerous medical disorders and evaluation of the internal body organs functionality. Consequently, sonographers are experts who produce the sonographic…

The Myth of Animal Testing Animal testing has been practiced by humans for centuries and has been found in Greek writing that dates back to 300 BC. Although, in more recent times, specifically the beginning of the 19th century, animal testing has become more prevalent. However, along with this rapid growth of animal testing also came agencies that aimed to put it to a stop. One of the major issues that people had with animal testing was the cruel and inhumane treatment on the animals. In 1866,…

Imagine receiving a phone call from your doctor with the terrible news that you have a terminal illness. You then watch as the days pass by, everyday feeling slower and slower. Your hair falls off in knots, the skin irritation begins to become uncontrollable, the everlasting headaches that feel as if someone was repeatedly smacking your skull with a hammer never seem to go away. They worsen day by day and all you can wish for is for it all to end, but when telling others your wish of dying on…

icole Rodriguez Reading Response #11 According to the Congregational Sacrament, life is a God’s gift given to us to preserve and find something meaningful. For that reason, when somebody tries to kill themselves, we see them as sinners because they are challenging with the sovereignty of God’s rule and loving plan. However, the Congregation Sacrament also voices that life is meant to be happy and fruitful for everyone. This is a contradiction to what most people with terminal illness experienced…

As a veterinary technician is very important to know about diseases to educate clients about their pet’s health and try to find out what is wrong with them by asking the right questions to help figure out the right diagnostic test to be performed and figure out what the pet has. There are many different kinds of diseases affecting many species for example: infectious, immune mediated, parasitic, congenital, neoplastic, metabolic, toxic and degenerative. Congenital or genetic diseases are…

Euthanasia is a hot topic in today’s controversy world. Many people see it as taking a life, showing pity, or taking away an unbearable pain. How come it be all of those? Yes, it is taking a life, but it’s not doing a crime that is unwanted by the doer. Euthanasia is looked to be brave, because you are making a final choice that impacts everyone around you, but also making it easier to cope knowing you left them peacefully. Major key points in euthanasia are, the person who is willing to take…

Although there is a considerable amount of evidence supporting why psychologists should not be granted prescription privileges, many opponents argue that permitting this right is necessary. Proponents that support enabling prescription privileges argue their viewpoint through three main reasons. One of their reasons is that each year more people are in need of mental health services. With more people in need of such services, a higher demand for those who are qualified to prescribe medication is…

which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep. My father is the one who instilled this thought into me. His passion to medical school got turned down abruptly due to unprivileged financial circumstances. His thirst never quenched. Hence then he devoted his lifetime, persuading positively and raised me with a quest for medical school.My quest turned into my desire when my father was diagnosed with heart attack and treated with CABG at the age of ten.I was greatly…