Tonsillectomy

In today's society, there are many conflicting opinions on the topic of abortion. Despite being legalized in 1973, abortion has remained a polarizing issue to society ("Introduction to Abortion..." 1 of 4). While half of society supports the belief that abortion should be illegal, the other half follow the opposing notion that abortion should remain legal. Through millions of pregnancies that occur every year, one can infer that not all are intentional. In fact, approximately 86 million women…

Medical Surgical Nursing II: Sickle Cell Anemia-Case Study The following case study is about sickle cell anemia. This disease process is more common in those of African-American decent and simplified means that a patient’s blood cells are abnormally shaped which causes different manifestations as well as complications. There is no cure for sickle cell anemia/disease, but it is treatable. A potential complication is acute kidney injury (AKI), as mentioned in this case study as well. AKI is a…

Dilemma Description Ethical dilemma is a very serious and complicated issue to deal with in the health care environment because it had to deal with human beings, especially life and death. Ethical dilemma becomes an issue when patient, family members, and health care providers have different views or opinions regarding medical care. Sometimes, health care providers believe that a medically challenged or disabled patient will have such a terrible quality of life, that he or she would not want…

Can you imagine a thirteen-year-old girl, who was healthy but had to take her tonsils out go from getting her tonsils removed to a near-death experience. In Rachel Aviv’s article “What Does It Mean To Die?” goes into a deeper meaning of false result on being brain dead. Aviv’s article uses Jahi’s story to prove that there is a lot of confusion between being brain dead and having the brain injury. Aviv uses rhetorical devices, like ethos, pathos, imagery and repetition to persuade her audience…

During the mid 16th century, discrimination and social partition were known to a part of the common society. The book, The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, illustrates the life of a lady in that era, where she is strong and intelligent. She is one hero to discover new medicines and information for epidemics, like polio and virology, with her cells. However, her help in medical history is and still remains unnoticed by the majority due to their past history of discrimination and racism in the…

For the purpose of this film critique, the barrel model and visual anthropology were used to aid in the comparisons of two movies that are decades apart. Both films were based on the novel “Cheaper by the Dozen”, but the two films are vastly different. The method I used to blend these two anthropological frames of reference was to fill out a few questions that relate with the films corresponding layer of the Barrel Model (Harris). This allowed me to analyze the films in depth, which challenged…

M.G. is a 10-year old African American female presenting to the clinic with her mother. She is clean and intact, well nourished and in no apparent distress. She has been getting allergy shots due to eczema, but the mother wishes to stop them due to lack of improvement in her condition. She had been prescribed with tea tree oils, which she used twice daily until it ran out three months ago. She has also been having daily baths with dove and herbal soaps and bath salts twice a week. She has also…

The genus Salix, or Willow, consists of around 400 species of trees and shrubs which can be found in nearly every continent, save for Australia and Antarctica. The wood of willows is light and therefore easily molded, and the plants versatility has lead to it developing a variety of applications ranging from basket-weaving to fire-starting. The near ubiquity and widespread applicability of willows has lead to the plant developing symbolic meaning as well, with the plant featuring prominently in…

To fulfill Carolyn’s homework assignment. JK feels healthy due to running 2 miles every other day and eating a low fat/high fiber diet three times a day. JK desires to maintain his BP around 120/80, keep his LDL below 129, remain committed to his low fat/high fiber diet and running 2 miles every other day. JK believes that God has a plan for his life but it’s still JK’s responsibility to take preventative measure in caring for his body. He stays up to date on all his vaccinations and…

feeding pumps, pulse oximeters, intraaortic balloon pumps, sequential compression devices, and beds.”(Reisenwitz) Every time you walk into a hospital the main noise you constantly hear are the alarm monitors. The nurses begin to technically not hear the sound anymore. These alarm monitors have become very dangerous for our hospitals. Alarm monitors can put patients safety in bad situations. “Since 1960, hospitals have become progressively noisier over time, leading to a false-alarm environment.…