withdrawal treatment Date: April 8‚ 2014 Question Presented 1) Is it lawful to withhold treatment of a patient? 2) Are food and water considered medical treatment? Short Answer 1) Yes‚ when death is inevitable and not preventable by medical treatment‚ it is justly lawful to withhold treatment that would only slightly prolong life while causing the patient and/or the family undue hardship (Pozgar‚ G.D.‚ 2012). 2) Yes‚ according to the AMA‚ food and water are considered medical treatment. Statement
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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE -aka Dementia: a syndrome with progressive deterioration in intellectual functioning secondary to structural or functional changes. - Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia -Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible form of senile dementia caused by nerve cell deterioration. -Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease experience cognitive deterioration & progressive loss of ability to carry out ADL’s. -The pt experiences a steady decline in physical & mental
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Heroin Addiction and Treatment Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the history of heroin. Describing the origins of heroin‚ who discovered it and describes the detrimental effects heroin has on an individual. There are several treatment options available for heroin addicts and this paper will look at a few of the ones that have shown the most success. Heroin Addiction and Treatment Introduction: A Brief History
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It’s the most common cause of dementia- a group of brain disorders that results in the loss of intellectual and social skills. It’s an irreversible‚ progressive disorder in which brain cells (neurons) deteriorate‚ resulting in the loss of cognitive functions‚ memory‚ judgment and reasoning‚ movement coordination and pattern recognition. Advanced stages of the disease‚ all memory and mental functioning
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Medication and Treatment for COPD Inhaled Therapies NICE COPD guidelines have made specific recommendations regarding the use of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators and inhaled steroids separately and in combination‚ but newer studies have assessed these drugs singly and in combination over longer periods of time. Bronchodilators (relievers) Short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) Beta2 agonists act directly on bronchial smooth muscle to cause bronchodilation. They are the most widely used bronchodilators
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Lifestyle Disease A lifestyle disease is one where a person’s choice in how they live their life – what they eat‚ how they socialize‚ where they work‚ how they care of themselves – either causes or increases their chances of contracting. This makes them different from other diseases which are caused by things such as genetics (inherited from family background) or chance (like catching a cold from a friend). Modern life increases the number of people with lifestyle diseases. An industrialized
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Understanding Dual Diagnosis: Case Study David For many people who suffer from addiction‚ there is usually a root cause of some sort of mental disorder dual diagnosis or a co-occurring mental health disorder. Having a dual diagnosis or co-occurring mental disorder can lead to many other difficult issues that will make treatment for a client a long process‚ and an understanding of what came first‚ the mental disorder or the addiction disorder (Phillips‚ McKeown & Sandford‚ 2010). Case Study David
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Cystic Fibrosis What is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a disease passed down through families that causes thick‚ sticky mucus to build up in the lungs‚ digestive tract‚ and other areas of the body. It is one of the most common chronic lung diseases in children and young adults. It is a life-threatening disorder. Causes It is a disorder that occurs due to mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator {CFTCR} gene. This gene codes for a product that influences the production
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International Market Research Indian Ayurvedic Treatment Ayurveda Ayurveda is the oldest surviving comprehensive medical science in the world. The term is derived from its ancient Sanskrit roots -Ayus which stands for life and Ved’ which symbolizes knowledge. Vedic culture was based on the Vedas [four books of knowledge] the origin of which dates back to 40000 years. This is an indication to the age-old roots of Ayurveda. Ancient physicians segmented the universe into different types of manifested
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Heart disease‚ strokes and high blood pressure The heart: Our heart is a vital organ; it is a super muscle which constantly pumps our blood around our body at a rate of 40 to 100 beats per minute for a lifetime. It never tires. The heart has two sides which are separated and each side has two chambers. Valves make sure blood can only flow in one direction. The right side receives de-oxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it through the pulmonary artery to the lungs‚ and the
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