Septic shock

Treating burn injury is an interdisciplinary effort from the onset of the injury through to rehabilitation. This assignment explains the incidences; patterns and sources of burn injuries in New Zealand. The trends of these statistics will be examined. In addition to this, it will discuss the pathophysiology and types of trauma. This section will explain the impact of different categorisation of burns. Furthermore, the classification of a burn injury will be explored and will outline the…

The Caesarean Section, commonly known as a “C-Section” is alarmingly over-used in the United States. While this procedure can be absolutely necessary in some instances, and can even save lives at times, it is often pushed on pregnant women who don’t actually need the procedure. In fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2008, the United States had a 30.3% C-section rate, which is an additional 15% above the WHO recommendations for C-section rates (Gibbons, et al., 2010).…

The Cons of Abortion Abortion is the act of deliberately terminating a pregnancy, usually performed within the first 28 weeks of the pregnancy. While it is commonly viewed as a modern, scientific advancement in the field of medicine, the first description of an abortion-like procedure dates back to 1550 BCE in an Egyptian medicinal text1. Scientific advancements have now led to two different types of abortion for women to choose from: medical and surgical. Views on abortion vary, ranging from…

Inspiration prompts motivation. Motivation drives perseverance. To be a physician requires constant hardwork , dedication and vision. It is with realization that I embarked on my medical journey years ago and it is what fuels my ambition for Family Medicine. The multitudinous and intricate working of the human body has always fascinated me. Each patient presents a different permutation. I witnessed Ampicillin improving a patient’s savage upper respiratory tract infection. Soon after, the same…

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” is one of the best known quotes in the history of sports. Muhammad Ali stated the quote, and it stuck with him throughout his life and career. Muhammad was a professional boxer, and was even known as the greatest sports figure of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali, also known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. His mother’s name was Odessa Grady Clay and his father was Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who Muhammad…

Causes are preterm premature rupture of membranes, prolonged membrane rupture, or prolonged labor; providers should consider administration of antibiotics Maternal sepsis Better outcomes and survivability from the complications of severe sepsis and septic shock result from early detection, accurate diagnosis, and aggressive treatment The immediate recognition and treatment of maternal sepsis is extremely important in order to minimize significant adverse outcomes Preterm labor or history of…

antibiotics were used on the patient but still E. aerogenes had a strong resistance to all of the antibiotics used. The patient condition remain stable for ten days and right after the patient died from multiple or gan failure that was associated with septic shock (3). In conclusion based on results gather unknown 5 was identified as Enterobacter aerogenes because the methyl red test was positive and the urea test was negative. And the H2S production test was negative, leaving with only E.coli…

well. A bunker would not provide much protection from an earthquake, but it is possible that after the earthquake you could use it as a shelter. You could be trapped in one however, because of the damage created if you ran to it during the initial shock waves. Aftershocks could buckle the entrance/exit or topple trees or buildings preventing you from exiting, or the earthquake may even heave the bunker out of the…

This paper will attempt to further support the claim made by Tim Cook that rum was more than a drink, but a “medicine” for Canadian soldiers during the Great War. However, he asserts that prohibition was viewed as “patriotic” for those back in Canada. The dichotomous perspectives of rum and its necessity during the war is prevalent in the pieces by Cook and Thompson, as well as the primary documents consisting of letters sent home from soldiers that address and make mention of rum. The paper…

Now let’s focus on the benefits and side effects. We all know that steroids can cause serious side effect, but are there any benefits from taking them? Well, yes of course. They built muscle faster and it gets bigger then it would ever be. With steroids muscle recovery can come faster, much faster. A normal person when they work out, there going to break there muscle and it takes about 48 hours in between workouts for your muscles to recover. Anabolic steroids speed this process, so rather than…