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Introduction The United States goes through many crises, but one in particular is the antibiotic resistance crisis.When a person becomes ill, they will go to the doctor and get an antibiotic, however, this illness may not need an antibiotic, as in a viral infection, or the patient may not take the medication correctly. As a result, antibiotic resistance occurs and can make it impossible to cure that illness in the future. Brad Spellberg, Robert Guidos, David Gilbert, John Bradley, Helen W.…

altering the makeup of the DNA, and reinserting the gene back into the organism using one of the practical techniques such as gene gun. Genetic transformation was first discovered by Frederick Griffith. Griffith used two different strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae discovered earlier by Griffith; the smooth (S) strain and the rough (R) strain. The R strain, when grown in a petri dish, would form colonies that have well-defined edges but a rough appearance; the S strain formed colonies…

Health promotion empowers people to have control and knowledge to improve their health. Several nations collectively devised the Ottawa Charter for Health promotion with the goal of health improvement for all communities by the millennium (McMurray & Clendon, 2015). This essay explores the roles of a nurse for health promotion within the five categories of the Ottawa Charter for sufferers of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease. The five strategies include Build Healthy Public…

A Chemical That Works Against Life Antibiotics (sometimes called antibacterials) are a strong group of medicines that are used to treat infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. The term antibiotics comes from the Greek terms “anti” (which means “against”) and “bios” (which means “life”) While our scientific knowledge of antibiotics has only recently been developed, the practical application of antibiotics has existed for centuries. Many ancient cultures, including the ancient…

In Unit 1 we are introduced to Sue and her colleagues who are currently enrolled at the University of North Florida. Various diseases are spreading around the campus. The purpose of Unit 1 in Medical Interventions is to diagnose the students and figure out what type of infection agents are spreading around the college campus. Patient Symptom’s and Risk Factors Chart Patient Name Symptoms Risk Factors Sue -Constant headache -Extreme lethargy - Temperature of 100.6 F - Drinks coffee and…

Discussion: Each test is a pertinent contribution to drawing an educated conclusion. After performing the gram staining and observing which unknown culture was gram positive, a catalase test was performed. The catalase test allows lab workers to differentiate Staphylococci and Streptococci genus. The test was performed only on the gram-positive culture. Bacteria that respire by the use of oxygen, otherwise known as aerobic respiration, produce enzyme or “catalase”. This protects the bacteria…

Bristol Meyers Squibb is a pharmaceutical company, with a very rich tradition. This analysis will begin with a few historical highlights. Edward Squibb was a doctor in the Navy, who was unimpressed by the medicine that the Navy was using during the Mexican War, he was so dissatisfied that he threw all of the unfit medicine overboard. On 1858, when he returned, he went on to start his own company in Brooklyn, New York, with the goal of having pure medicine for the people. Squibb’s medicine was…

Approximately twelve percent of American’s suffer form some form of a migraine ("Migraine Facts - Migraine Research Foundation"). Around six to seven percent of men, and about twenty percent of women experience a piercing headache that leaves them on bed rest for four to six days throughout the year (Mitchell, et al.). This particular condition causes over “112 million bedridden days per year” (Evans, et al.). Treatment sought out by individuals who experience migraines “exceeds $24 billion…

Goodpasture’s Syndrome, also known as Goodpasture’s Disease, antiglomerular basement antibody disease, or anti-GBM disease is an autoimmune disease affecting the lungs and kidneys. In this rare disease antibodies are formed that attack the collagen in the lungs and kidneys leading to kidney failure and bleeding in the lungs. The laboratory plays an important role in the diagnostic process of Goodpasture’s disease. Patients will experience edema, joint pain, changes of urine color, and…

Sickle Cell Disease is a collection of inherited disorders in which the red blood cells lack hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an essential protein to the body that assists in the color of the blood cells, as well as allowing oxygen to be carried all over the body (What is Sickle Cell Disease 2016). Sickle Cell Disease first arose in West Africa, affecting hundreds of people. The disease was thought to only affect the people of that area, but it quickly became a widespread disease. Ten to thirty percent…