is Tc-99m used for and why is it in high demand? Tc-99m is used for research purposes. It can be used for medical reasons as well. Tc-99m can evaluate what kind of condition that the heart‚ kidneys‚ lungs‚ liver‚ spleen‚ and bones are in. It can also evaluate blood flow throughout the body. It’s in high demand because it is used in over 80% of all nuclear scans and there’s not always enough supplies. Tc-99m is a very useful radionuclide in gamma imaging. The reason doctors’ use Tc-99m is because
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From: DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE By R. Gordon Richard Gordon was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital‚1 a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice in 1952 and started writing his "Doctor" series. "Doctor in the House" is one of Gordon’s twelve "Doctor" books and is noted for witty description of a medical student’s years of professional training. To a medical student the final examinations are
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His breath was raspy and undeniably labored; each inhalation seemed like the most difficult task for the 79 year old gardener. With my eyes transfixed on his lean countenance‚ I could only pray this man’s lungs would not fail him now. Emergency doctors rushed around‚ maneuvering the man’s thin frame to a comfortable position. The tension in the room was so thick it could be cut with a knife; any wrong move or call‚ and this old man may never be able to tend to his precious flower beds again. I had
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Becoming a doctor…well‚ that is no easy task. Metaphorically‚ it’s a love or hate situation. Before you decide to enter the field‚ you need to make sure you have the qualities of being a doctor‚ which are to be very personable‚ willing to help other people‚ passionate‚ determined‚ hard worker‚ and devoted to your job. One thing that immediately eliminates a lot of people from considering this field is the sight of blood. You have to make sure you can be able to see that‚ in order to even think about
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The Analysis of “Doctor in the House” The analyzed text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer. His own life was closely connected with medicine and he had also gone through such examinations that is why the characters and the situation are true to life. The author has selected the first person narrative‚ but it is combined with several lines of dialogues. Despite the fact that we see the story through the eyes of the main character‚ we
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Reflective Writing on ‘The Doctor’ Film The film is being related to a life of a surgeon Jack McKee (William Hurt)‚ whose carries on a very successful practice while treating his patients with aggressive sarcasm and general disrespect. This indicates that he only cares for ‘mission accomplish’ and put away the emotional and also spiritual perspective in his line of work. "There is a danger in becoming too involved with your patients‚" he warns his residents‚ reminding them of the surgeon’s credo:
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Factors Influencing the Selected Residents of Baranggay in Catanuan Quezon to Patronize Quack Practices. Diane R. Sosa Calayan Educational Foundation‚ Inc. Chapter One Introduction Background of the study Complementary and alternative medicines‚ including quack practices fundamentally rooted on the medical systems and techniques of ancient people such as Chinese‚ Egyptians‚ Greeks‚ Asian Indians and Native Americans. Contemporary biomedical research has tended to be sceptical
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April 26‚ 2012 Should doctors and scientists tamper with intelligence? In the novel “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes‚ a group of scientists and doctors are experimenting with a process to improve human intelligence. Charlie Gordon a mentally challenged man is chosen to be the subject of the experiment. Charlie is motivated to become smart because he believes‚ “If your smart you can have lots of frends to talk to you and you never get lonely by yourself all the time” (p. 13).
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In the article “Should Doctors Tell the Truth” by Joseph Collins‚ the author describes his experiences as a doctor and discusses how much information a doctor should convey to his or her patients. After reading the article for the first time‚ I thought I agreed with the Collins’ thesis which states‚ “The longer I practice medicine the more I am convinced that every physician should cultivate lying as a fine art.” (Collins‚ p. 194) Collins argues his thesis using two main arguments that lead to the
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Analysis Of The Text «Doctor In The House» By Richard Gordon This text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a famous English writer‚ who was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital‚ a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice in 1952 and started writing his "Doctor" series. "Doctor in the House" is one of Gordon’s twelve "Doctor" books and is noted for witty description of a medical
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