health concerns” (Hamalainen). Getting a scan is practically equivalent “…to 3to9 of the radiation received through normal daily living” (Martin). “Natural background radiation exposes us to about 2.4 millisieverts of radiation annually‚ which is about 24‚000 times the high end estimate of 0.1 microsievert of radiation from a backscatter airport scanner” (“Are…”). If someone is concerned about radiation then flying is a bullet compared to the pinch of a scan because “Flying at 30‚000 feet exposes you
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many intricate bones and organs‚ making it impossible to attain a clear image. Doctors solved this issue with the invention of the computerized axial tomography scan‚ more often referred to as the CAT scan. The CAT scan takes photographs of the body using the same technique that the x-ray machine does. However‚ unlike the x-ray‚ the CAT scan is a tube that rotates around the body and takes many images from many different vantage points. It uses x-rays to photograph cross sections of the body‚ as if
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Since the late 1980’s technology has been rapidly advancing on earth. From the development of computers to 3D printers‚ technology has aided many professions throughout the years. In the world of medicine‚ technology has aided physicians‚ nurses‚ and surgeons tremendously with the inventions of MRI machines‚ more accurate medication‚ and now‚ artificial organs can be created to replace vital organs that are no longer able to properly function. With the fear of technology taking over different fields
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Is Ebola only deadly to the poorest? The whole world is at edge knowing that Ebola is a very lethal virus and it is very tough to treat and cure an infected person. But it has been seen that in countries were level of development is higher and health care is easily reached this disease can be fought. So far‚ every case of an American infected has ended happily‚ most recently Dallas nurse Amber Vinson the second patient to contract Ebola in the US has been discharged from Emory Hospital‚ Ebola-free
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PHOENIX‚ N.Y. — Football coaches and school administrators at John C. Birdlebough High School congregated in a small room off the library Monday‚ huddling around a computer for a most painful and unusual review of game video. They examined every play that one student was involved in‚ assuming the role of medical examiners.They were trying to discern which collision of the hundreds in a football game at Homer High School on Friday night might have caused Ridge Barden‚ a 16-year-old defensive tackle
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merged as one move up the hierarchy. 2.2 DIVISIVE ANALYSIS: This is a "top down" approach. Here the datasets are clustered using divisive analysis‚ the clustered datasets are split into a single cluster. H H‚ C‚ D C‚ D H‚ C‚ D‚ F‚ At‚ Ct‚ Al F‚ At F‚ At‚ Ct‚ Al Ct‚ Al Ct Al F At C D General Terms Data Mining and Web Mining. Keywords World Wide Web‚ Web
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Uses of Computers in the Medical Field By: Tashauna Roberts Introduction In today’s society‚ there is a wide range of computer use. Almost everywhere you go today you are required to have some sort of basic understanding of how a computer is operated. In my report‚ I am going to tell you how computers are used in the field of medicine. There is a wide variety of use and need for a computer in the medical field. Their uses include storing patient related data‚ scanning and imaging the body‚ and
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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT Cerebrovascular accident‚ termed as “brain attack‚” is also referred to as Stroke. Stroke is a sudden loss of function resulting from a disruption of the blood supply to a localized part of the brain. The mortality and morbidity of CVA in the Philippines is relatively low. There are two types of stroke: 1. Ischemic Stroke is a disruption of the blood supply due to an obstruction‚ usually thrombus or embolism that causes infarction of brain tissue. 2.
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Temporomandibular Disorders Approximately 15% of Americans suffer from chronic facial pain‚ much like headaches‚ ear aches‚ and jaw pain. The cause behind the pain may be a directly related to temporomandibular joint‚ or TMJ. Any problems involving the muscles of jaw or the TMJ‚ results in a TMD‚ temporomandibular disorder. A good majority of Americans who suffer from TMD are women and are between the ages of 20 to 40 years of age. For some it’s a fleeting pain‚ and just assume that it may be just
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Moral dilemmas in medical practice Interview assignment with health care professional Ofra Weisz Student number: 2031213 Ofra_91@hotmail.com Mobile number: 06 21865469 07-10-2012 Amsterdam University College Honours programme Teachers: Prof. dr. Guy Widdershoven Drs. Suzanne Metselaar Biographical background Mrs. M. is twenty five years old and got married three years ago. She was born and raised in the Netherlands and has a religious Jewish background. M. is studying
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