Laparoscopic Ovariectomy VS Ovariohysterectomy Spaying and neutering of pets is an exceedingly common occurrence; it eliminates unwanted breeding and prevents many health concerns by removing the reproductive organs. There are multiple surgery options when it comes to handling the extraction of the reproduction organs of pets. Specifically, spaying can be accomplished through removing the ovaries of a female pet or by removing the entire uterus. There are two ways a veterinarian can accomplish…
cognitive impairments and memory loss. People that suffer from dementia may not be able to perform many activities of daily living like getting dressed, house cleaning, cooking, driving, and paying bills. Some people may even suffer from urinary and fecal incontinence. Menzel and Steinbock (2013) say, “a severe dementia one is unable to speak daily more than 5-6 words at all or more than two words clearly, and one lacks either the ability to walk, to sit up, to hold up one’s head, or to smile”…
Case Study: Cervical Cancer Epidemiology and health is concerned with the study of the distribution and the determinants of health and disease in human populations. This case study will review cervical cancer, firstly it will outline and define the condition. It will then present up-to-date data describing the impact, prevalence and mortality rates of the condition before moving on to discuss the distribution and trends of the disease among the Scottish female population. Finally it will…
Assisted Suicide by Mark Friedman defines physician assisted suicide as a,” form of suicide in which a doctor or nurse provides advice, instruction, or materials to the person who commits suicide” (Friedman). Physician assisted suicide and whether or not it should be legal is an age-old ethical issue sparking severe controversy. The debate dates back to “Greek and roman philosophers”. (Ferguson) There are books, news stories and movies that have been made about the issue. As far back as 1998 60…
just physical however, and can affect other parts of the body affected by the brain. For example, patients might have vision or hearing impairments. Also reported were abnormal pain perceptions, oral diseases, intellectual disabilities, and urinary incontinence. The most common symptom for someone with cerebral palsy is for the patient to experience multiple seizures, sometimes all in one day.…
evidence, insufficient medication effect in the clinical practice. Another instance of the limitation in the EBM are the patients with non-motor symptoms of PD. Some areas such as constipation, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, sexual dysfunction urinary incontinence have not been thoroughly discussed in the research for symptoms of PD patients which can be considered as an evidence gap for standard of care therapy. Pharmacologic treatments such as amantadine, dopamine agonist, anticholinergics,…
Metabolism: The following section will discuss the ways in which the body metabolizes barbiturates, to be more precise, the pharmacokinetics of barbiturates. Pharmacokinetics refers to how the body absorbs, distributes, binds, localizes, stores and excretes a drug (Tripathi, 2013). Factors such as absorption, distribution, and metabolism are variables that determine the drugs onset of effect and duration (Meyer & Quenzer, 2013). Barbiturates come in the form of capsules or antiesthetic, and can…
Case Report: This is a 56-year-old white female with a history of cirrhosis secondary to alcoholism and NASH, history of portal hypertension and ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy, who was brought to the ED by her mother and daughter due to concerns about confusion. The patient is confused and unable to answer questions; therefore this information has been obtained by family members. According to the family members, the patient has been confused for 2-3 days and has had a few episodes of emesis…
The majority of every hospital in California has a mission and vision statement that seems to only hire employees that have compassion and can provide the best Patient care. Not every hospital carries the same impact within the neighborhood that the hospital is located. Take Children 's Hospital in Los Angeles, California (CHLA), for example. Not to be mistaken for California 's Children 's Hospital of Orange county (CHOC). With Children 's Hospital Los Angeles the facility has been in the area…
Cancer is described as uncontrolled growth of the abnormal body cells. Cancer associated with altered expression of cellular genes which its normal function is to regulate proliferation and differentiation of cell. Cancer is the second major cause of death for both men and women in the United States (Copstead & Banasik, 2013). According to National Cancer Institute (2014), there are over one hundred types of cancer existing. Types of cancers are named for the organ or type of cell in which its…