Stethoscope

is to say, those whose application is independent of the will of the subject are affected to a lesser degree. "The beating of the heart that are considered signs of life are so low that you cannot hear it even with acoustic instruments like the stethoscope that our doctors have in our underequipped hospitals in…

younger and you would tie a sheet around your neck and jump off the couch like a superhero like Batman, Wonder Woman, or Spider Man? Well, I want to be a hero, but not a hero with a cape with a secret identity behind them. I want to be a hero with a stethoscope around my neck and be by your side when you are injured. These people are called Registered Nurses or RNs and I want to become an RN so I can be there through your rough times right up until you are out of the hospital. II. Today I will…

medical practice after he visits him in his home and realizing that Watson is “...smelling of iodoform, with a black mark of nitrate of silver upon his right forefinger, and a bulge on the right side of his top hat to show where he has secreted his stethoscope, I must be dull, indeed, if I do not…

surgeon. A surgeon is someone who can be spotted during dinner time, or in their workspace. They are sacrificing their time to save others lives. Even though they have a uniform to wear during a procedure, which includes: scrubs, a scrub cap, a stethoscope, and sometimes even gloves; they are not recognized with the stereotypical hero look. Surgeons are known for…

researchers believe these symptoms to be related to imbalances of the autonomic nervous system. Many people who don’t have symptoms find out they have mitral valve prolapse during a general physical exam. When a doctor examines a patient with a stethoscope, a clicking sound is heard soon after the ventricle begins to contract. If there is associated leakage of blood through the abnormal valve opening a “whooshing” sound can be heard immediately following the clicking sound. This is a heart…

Nursing: In Safe Hands One thing that is continuously spoken about in school and in clinical rotations is patient safety. The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has created ten Core Competencies for the nurse of the future. “In the model, nursing knowledge has been placed at the core to represent how nursing knowledge in its totality reflects the overarching art and science of the nursing profession and discipline” (Massachusettes Department of Higher Education, 2010). Knowledge…

Imagine giving birth before the turn of the 20th century, before the necessary equipment that was needed to make sure your delivery went properly to keep you and your unborn child safe. Envision being frightened and nervous about if you are both going to make it through. Not having the right medicine that would help ease the pain and length of labor, but having to forcefully go through the many hours of labor and delivery. Anxious when having sexual intercourse, because you know there is no way…

appear on most of the patients who has the disease are cold, fever, coughing with sputum (sometimes with blood) and shortness in breathing (13). To diagnose Pneumonia, doctor might suspect the disease when he or she checks the patient chest by stethoscope (13). When the doctor hears voice of difficult breathing or weakness in breathing he or she will ask the patient to do x-ray to confirm whether the patient has it or not(13) . Another way to diagnose Pneumonitis is by checking sputum or by…

Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is a therapy used to treat antibiotic-associated Clostridium difficile. In recent years there has been a marked increase in the number of patient with recurrent C. difficile infections or CDIs, presumably due to the increase in antibiotic use by the population. Treatment for an initial C. difficile infection is antibiotics. For mild to moderate infections the antibiotic metronidazole also known by the brand name Flagyl is widely used, though it is not FDA…

Nursing can be described as part of health care system which deals with care of the ill, illness prevention, promotion of health and formulation of proper health policies. A nurse is and individual who has finished his/ her education in the nursing field and is legalized by relevant authorities to practice the profession in their country or some parts of the world. Nursing as an art entails qualities set for your patient you can formulate. It’s your own character and reputation. Art in nursing…