What is surgery? Surgery (from the Greek kheirurgia‚ meaning ’hand work’) is an ancient medical specialty. It is the branch of medicine concerned with treating or investigating diseases‚ injuries or disorders‚ using manual or operative procedures. There are many different specialties within surgery‚ each of which focuses on a different area‚ as follows: Cardiothoracic Surgery- This branch of surgery concentrates on the heart (cardio) and chest area (thoracic). Cardiothoracic surgeons perform
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are no signs of infection at this time‚ 48 hours later. Patient was given a tetanus shot‚ and after discussion‚ for patient’s confidentiality reasons and due to low risk of this event‚ she will follow up with the health center where she gets her medical care for an HIV test and hepatitis titer tomorrow. She will return for any problems or complications. She was
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Jaundice Meter JM-103 Screening Device All skin color‚ 35> gestational age‚ pre-phototherapy. 4.8 cm (1.9”) wide x 15.4 cm (6.0”) high x 3.2 cm (1.2”) deep 150 g (5.3 oz) Determines the yellowness of the subcutaneous tissue by using two optical paths to measure the optical density difference at two wavelengths 0.0 mg/dL to 20 mg/dL or 0 μmol/L to 340 μmol/L ± 1.5 mg/dL or ± 25.5 μmol/L Sternum and forehead Flashing when measurements are greater than 20ml/dL or 340 μmol/L
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MEDICAL SCENARIO FOR PARTS 1 & 2 FINAL PROJECT Assignment Reading: 1. AMBULATORY CARE FACE SHEET Admit Date: 7/8/20XX @ 20:22 Discharge Date/Time: 7/9/20XX @ 10:10 Sex: M Age: 47 Disposition: Home Admitting Diagnosis: Possible torn meniscus of the left knee. Discharge Diagnosis: Left Knee meniscectomy. Procedures: Laparoscopic Surgery to the Left Knee. CONSULTATION Date of Consultation: 7/8/20XX This is a 47-year-old male who was in his usual state of health until today entered
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Medical Costs and the Impact on Us Professor Robert Hudson from the London School of Economics define the indifference curve as a graph showing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent. That is‚ at each point on the curve‚ the consumer has no preference for one bundle over another. One can equivalently refer to each point on the indifference curve as rendering the same level of utility (satisfaction) for the consumer. Utility is then a device to represent preferences
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Medical Assistant ECPI University Rachana Chea Abstract Medical Assistant industry is will be growing 31% through 2020. The Medical Assistants are important because they assist the physicians in either clinical or administrative tasks. Most Medical Assistants can be found in the hospital or clinic. Medical Assistant usually has advanced training‚ although it is not required for entry level positions. This certification or advanced training includes Certified Medical Assistants (CMA)‚ Registered
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What does quality of health care mean to you and your family as consumers of health care? What are your feelings about the recent focus on medical errors in health care? The concept of being a consumer of health care is as foreign to my family and I as being a consumer of family relationships. Mothers are the mother‚ brothers are a brother and health care is as expected to be given to the same degree a parent is expected to feed their children. That being said‚ guide lines and agreements provide
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graduating‚ I was diagnosed with a medical condition which‚ although it does not hinder me in any way‚ prevented me from doing so. Following this‚ I decided to pursue my interest in health care and began working at my local hospital. I enjoy working as part of the multi-disciplinary team and take great satisfaction in contributing to the recovery of each patient. My primary motivations for wanting to study medicine are that I wish to be a more significant part of the medical team and be proactive in the
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White Americans. This can be a problem in the medical field when physicians are misattributing diseases with a race. When these stereotypes are brought to play‚ it can lead to erroneous attitudes toward the social group and can influence inaccurate beliefs and judgments. In a study by Moskowitz‚ Stone‚ & Childs (2012)‚ they aimed to examine whether implicit stereotyping (unconscious attributions to a particular social group) exists among medical doctors. The study was broken up into two different
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perception of a lazy and unmotivated American is the result of over seventy years of propaganda and misinformation spread by private interests who relied on illegal cannabis illegal from their own personal gains. As a marijuana consumer and a current medical marijuana patient‚ I strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized for all users. Currently in the United States today‚ marijuana is prohibited by federal law and has been a topic of controversial debate since the start of the prohibition. There
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