Wound healing

Have you ever been bitten, licked or scratched by a cat or kitten? Most of you probably have, but did you know that approximately 10% of household cats, and 33% of stray cats carry a type of bacteria called Bartonella henselae (1). Bartonella henselae is a gram negative bacteria that can cause cat scratch disease (CSD), which can be transferred to a person, mostly young children, who have been either bitten, licked or scratched by a cat. B. henselae lives in infected cats’ saliva and is usually…

After immigrating from Egypt to America at a young age, I was overwhelmed with the opportunities the country had to offer. Take public education for example, no such thing existed when I was living in Egypt. My parents had to work hard to put my brothers and I in school until we had arrived here. The transition from living on a couple of dollars a day to being able to work for myself and going out often has changed my methods of thinking. The conventional way of living a stable life in America…

Siberia” (Stein & Stein, P. 120). “It refers to the religious specialists who use handheld drums and spirit helpers to help the members of their community by healing the sick, divining the future, and ensuring success in the hunt” (Stein & Stein P. 120). Members of these communities rely on shamanism to help…

Thank you for the concise discussion of the disadvantages of the various techniques that are used in assessing the depth of the burn wound. “Burn wounds that heal within a 3-week window have improved aesthetic and functional outcomes with a reduced degree of scarring” (Khatib, Jabir, O’Connor, & Philip, 2014, p. 1). To promote optimal treatment for burn wounds, an immediate and accurate depth assessment is required (Sainsbury, 2008). Burn depth is frequently evaluated by clinical evaluation,…

Fours years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, my life dramatically changed. I went from being a happy go lucky teenager to a depressed and selfless teenager. Everything around me felt like it was collapsing and I was drifting away from myself. It seemed like anything I did never went right and I always felt some sort of pain. However, it wasn’t physical pain. It was emotional pain and I wasn’t mentally stable. My mind was full of all sorts of negative thoughts and I needed to find a way…

Poem in October is a poem about Dylan Thomas “mid-life” reflection of life at the age of 30. It begins as he wakes up on his birthday to the sounds of the sea and the sail boats knocking against the wall as they dock. While the rest of the town is asleep he sets out into the hills. Passing the gate which separates the town from the hill experiencing multiple changes of weather he begins to remember his childhood days with his mother. Touched by the memories he stats,” That his tears burned my…

Institute’s practice and model as a foundation for an optimal healing environment, both hospitals include the elements of internal, interpersonal, behavioral, and external environments. Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital promotes themselves as an optimal healing environment by using the Planetree’s model. This model consists of developing personalized care for the patient in a therapeutic and holistic atmosphere, while focusing on healing the body, mind and spirit. By using this model, Frank…

and Westered based society of America about health care is a clash of ideologies and ethnocentrism. A refusal to find middle ground and a general misunderstanding of each other’s cultures. Each of these culture’s healing arts, be that biomedicine of America or the traditional healings of the Hmong, are working remedies that tackle the problems faced by healers and doctors with a unique understanding of one’s culture. Through the Hmong it is a spiritual and a truly holistic understanding of…

LONG LASTING SOOTHING RELIEF: Generously sized, the flexible cold pack provides 30 minutes of ice therapy for targeted pain relief. Relaxes and soothes sore muscles and helps to relieve acute and chronic pain, arthritis, inflammation, swelling, scratches, sprains and strains. Additionally, the ice pack reduces pain and swelling during the recovery post or pre-surgery. The extra-large cold pack is sized to provide adequate coverage for the back, hip, abdomen and thigh. FLEXIBLE COLD THERAPY:…

The Christian belief differ vastly from the Buddhists in many ways. The differences are obvious in the way each sect view nature people and God. It is important to point out that each is aiming to something greater. The Old Testament had foretold the coming of Christ years ago.in due time God sent him to save the world. Christianity teaches us that we can only be saved by the blood of Christ where area Buddhism o accentuates. on a moral philosophy, an proper way to live for the here and now of…