Introduction Have you ever followed a court case and been astonished at the outcome and the damages awarded in the case? I believe we have all heard about cases where the plaintiff is awarded a very large sum of money for a case that appears not to warrant the award. Most of these scenarios take place in cases where the tort law applies. According to authors Kubasek‚ Brennan and Browne (2009)‚ tort law is defined as injury that to a person or their property. Tort law is primarily a state law
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is diagnosed with bone cancer they must undergo a series of testing to determine type of cancer and the state of the tumor. Some of the tests include biopsies‚ CAT (CT) Scans‚ MRI’s‚ bone scans‚ and X-rays. A biopsy is the examination of tissue to determine whether a disease is present or how it is affecting the person’s body. A CT scan‚ commonly referred
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Jessica Fujita Southeastern Institute Mrs. Malmsten Author Note Jessica Fujita‚ Medical Assisting‚ Southeastern Institute of Nashville TN. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jessica Fujita‚ Medical Assisting‚ Southeastern Institute‚ Nashville Campus‚ Nashville TN‚ (615)889-9388. E-mail: rayven202000@yahoo.com Abstract Lymphoma makes up 5% of all cancer cases in the country‚ with
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Medicine In the field of medicine‚ technology has truly saved millions of lives. Doctors have found cures to so many diseases‚ which were otherwise at one time fatal. Doctors can study the human body so very closely now‚ with things like CT scans and x-rays. With CT scans‚ doctors can examine everything in the human body to determine a certain problem that the person may have. Doctors have also developed more antibiotics‚ which are mandatory when a person is sick. These are just a few of the reasons
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three days ago. Being that she was in a MVA‚ my first instinct would be trauma. I feel that before any other tests are performed or manipulation of assessing her head‚ she should have a stat CT scan to rule out any life-threatening issues to her head‚ neck and or spine. Depending on the results of the CT scan‚ we would know if further advanced imaging tests are needed‚ like an MRI.
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. In the US‚ half of men and one-third of women develop cancer throughout their lifetime (Sudhakar). That means that most of the people reading this essay have or had a family member that has developed cancer. Even though cancer is the leading cause of death around the world‚ many people have developed treatments to treat the disease. Common types of treatments for cancer are chemotherapy‚ targeted therapy‚ and surgery. Surgery is the most interesting
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Esophageal cancer‚ more common around the world than in the United States‚ is cancer in the esophagus. The esophagus is a long‚ hollow tube that connects the throat to the stomach. The esophagus is approximately 8 inches long‚ and is lined by mucosa. There are two main types of esophageal cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma begins in cells lining the esophagus while adenocarcinoma begins in the cells that produce and release mucus and other fluids. The main
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at the evolution of Computerized Tomography (CT) technology from its inception in the early nineteen seventies (1970’s) to its present day incarnation. The acquisition time for a single slice on a typical first generation CT scanner was approximately four hundred and twenty seconds. Scanners of today can easily cover an area from the apex of the lungs to the tip of the toes in about twenty-five seconds. To clarify how dramatic this rapid change in CT technology is‚ let us compare it to advances in
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What would the world be like if one day technology was inaccessible? Technology is used extensively in the healthcare department to provide patients with the best treatment. This is especially the case at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC)‚ where technology must be up to date‚ easy to use‚ and designed to aid doctors to make the best and fastest decision with accurate information. Technology is best described as “the practical application of knowledge” or “manner of accomplishing a task”
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Along time ago and what feels like a galaxy far far away‚ surgery was a death sentence. Not so great medicines‚ terrible inaccurate diagnosing‚ and surgery itself was dangerous‚ painful‚ and difficult. It was effective sometimes‚ most times‚ but it was painful and scarring. Forward to now and the future. Not so painful surgeries‚ minimally invasive surgeries‚ and less scarring. also ‚ our diagnosing is a lot more accurate. In surgery endoscopy‚ not so risky high risk surgeries‚ and better tools‚
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