A 4 year old boy presents to the Pediatrician’s office with pain and swelling of multiple large joints. He first developed pain over his right elbow, then right knee and both shoulders. The pain progressed, became associated with low grade fever and his mother also noticed swelling of the affected joints. By the end of day 2, the boy refused to bear weight and had to be carried to the clinic.…
Borreliosis, which is more commonly known as Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection caused by a bacterium called Borrelia, it is transmitted by the bite of infected sheep and deer ticks; the species which is more common to the UK. It can affect both animals and humans when bitten by an infected tick.…
My outside research consisted of knowing some tips to prevent Lyme disease. I like being in the outdoors a lot and this can potentially be very beneficial. This article is from the New England Journal of Medicine written by people with significant science background so we know that the strategies provided by these two authors can surely be…
High costs for chemotherapy and treatments: A weakness in the oncology field is the high costs for purchase and reimbursement of chemotherapy and other treatments. Insurance companies have significantly cut back on the amount they will reimburse for treatments, which in some cases, leaves us not collecting what was paid for the medications. This has become quite the challenge to insure we are being reimbursed enough for the therapies that have been prescribed for our patients by the physicians.…
The three legs of the medical stool are costs, access and quality. There are many factors when some hospitals or health care in general would trade-off in these areas depending on the status of the patient, insurance and the situation. I feel that the one that is neglected the most is costs, this is why the GDP in healthcare is higher than any other contributor in the world. I believe that if the cost of insurance, procedures and medications were at a better rate or more affordable that a lot of people including the world wouldn’t have a high debt amount from hospital or healthcare bills. The downfall to that is the doctors want to get paid, so depending on what is done this can either effect the patient or the doctor. If the doctor gets impacted moneywise then this can typically lead to the lack of care for their patients. This isn’t always the case but at the end of the day there is no such thing as a free lunch.…
Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in 1975 by Dr. Allen Steere, following a mysterious outbreak of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis near the community of Lyme, Connecticut. The rural location of the Lyme outbreak and the onset of illness during summer and early fall suggested that the transmission of the disease was by an arthropod vector.…
The client should look for the early signs of localized Lyme disease known as erythema migrans, a skin lesion that slowly expands to form a large round lesion with a bright red border and clear center (B) at the site of the tick bite. A tick should be removed with tweezers by pulling straight from its insertion away from the skin, and not compressing its body or covering it with oil (A). Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected deer tick, and antiviral agents (D) are ineffective. Symptoms, such as fever, chills, headache, stiff neck, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes are more typical, not nausea and vomiting (C). Category: Community Health…
When we look at the history of health care economics we can clearly see that we have come a long way since that house call from the doctor to our ‘little house on the prairie’ days. We are no longer a small population of townspeople needing a teaspoon of medicine from the bottle, out of the doctor’s black bag, that seems to be a cure for almost any illness. We are now a nation of millions and we have numerous doctors, nurses, technicians and many other healthcare professionals to choose from. We have access to many health care services that provide us with many levels of care, and we have advanced in medical technology. These advances in health care have not come without their toll on the economy; the health care industry has become a trillion dollar empire. The reason for this is people value their health above most other things and are willing to spend their money to stay healthy.…
There has been a challenge of rapidly rising costs in relation to qualify of outcomes. We have an insurance system that is costly and inadequate for those who really need it. We are faced with the high cost of new technology along with artificial restrictions on the supply of drugs. We also have uninformed or unnecessary needy consumers. These are some of the issues faced. The government is involved but there involvement is with controlling the drugs, and insurance and medical industry advertising. This form of spending would bring costs down.…
diseases and the sad thing is not being capable to do anything about it because of the cost…
Due to research and development, more and more diseases have been identified and they have been categorized and given to different health care professional. Technological advances have made it possible to cure many fetal health issues, even though; it comes at a steep price. Furthermore, internet access has made people better informed about illness and treatment. Government influences have created many financial organizations to help people afford such an expensive care. They have enabled elderly to afford treatment by establishing programs like medicare and medicaid. In addition to government, insurance companies have directly influenced the structure of the healthcare industry today.…
Miracle cures like penicillin and other antibiotics have proven the value of research. Many illnesses and diseases are currently under heavy research. Although not much research can give results that penicillin or other antibiotics have attained does not invalidate the necessity of research and the importance of it. There exist copious treatments for diseases today previously diagnosed terminal. Today those treatments extend life that just a few years ago would have killed or disabled it.…
That being said many observers; believe the reason healthcare has become so unaffordable because of the new drug developments as well as the need for new medical technology. “Others say healthcare is to expensive due to, administrative cost, marketing and profits, which account for 22 to 31 percent of the U.S.” (Haaland, R. 2007). I know in my experience healthcare insurance is not affordable because the deductibles, and coinsurance are outrageous. Some just say the premium themselves are very high, making it even more unaffordable for families to have. Lots of people say the rise in healthcare is because of the number of lawsuits due to malpractice.…
Prescription-drug costs are out of control. People have to choose between food and their prescriptions. In general, the cost of health care is out of control. There are millions of Americans without health insurance. The cost of going to a doctor is so high many Americans don't even bother until it is often too late or they can no longer bear the pain of that illness. Although I have a doctor which is part of the hospital, I have to pay a co payment every time I go and I don’t always have it. My next choice is to go to the emergency room where as they will bill me. As a matter of fact, health care is not a right afforded to every citizen in our country.…
Another one of the ways to reduce the cost of care will be to manage and integrate care for patients. Obama cites it costs the U.S. $1.7 trillion alone in care for Americans with at least one chronic disease1. Besides the quality…