org/wiki/Retractor_(medical) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracotomy 3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_sternotomy 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_spreader 5 http://www.apiarymedical.com/img-items/40.8901_thumb.jpg 2 Technology Screening – Confidential – For Duke CTI Use Only - Do Not Distribute Page 1 of 17 The Finochietto retractor replaced a rack-and-pinion type retractor first developed by Theodore Truffier in 1914. The inventor‚ Enrique Finochietto‚ improved the retractor
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Biopsychosocial Model of Health The biopsychosocial model‚ proposed by George Engel in the 1970s‚ posits that health is influenced by biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors. This model recognizes that health is not solely determined by biological processes or diseases; it also involves psychological aspects‚ such as emotions and mental health‚ as well as social conditions‚ including family dynamics‚ cultural influences‚ and socioeconomic status (Engel‚ 1977). By integrating these three dimensions
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The biomedical model defines health as being free of disease and infirmity‚ and does not take into account social or cultural issues. It is the dominant model used throughout the majority of western societies‚ and in these societies is generally seen as the only “legitimate” way to treat illness. One of the main factors of the biomedical model of health is that it sees the human body as a “machine” and that each part of the body can be “fixed individually”. This idea began during the Cartesian
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STAGES OF CERVICAL CANCER. The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the cervix or to other parts of the body is called staging and the information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment. The following tests and procedures may be used in the staging process: CT scan‚ Positron emission tomography scan‚ Magnetic resonance imaging‚ Ultrasound exam‚ Chest X-ray‚ Cystoscopy ‚ Laparoscopy‚ and Pretreatment
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the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model. This is a model that believes the focus of a professional should be focused on assisting a person in achieving their highest possible achievement level of health. The goal is to use activity‚ recreation‚ and leisure to help people deal with problems that serve as barriers to health‚ as well as to assist with growth towards higher levels of health and wellness (Austin‚ 1998). There are four components to the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model: the
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Applying the IOM’s (Institute of Medicine) Ecological Model of Health Abstract This paper discusses how IOM’s ecological model can be used to stop the AIDs pandemic which is a health issue globally. This is because the number of people infected with the disease has increased over the years‚ since the first case was reported. Statistics show that over 34 million people are infected globally. The disease has been declared a pandemic due to the effects it has caused globally. Therefore‚ urgency
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The word ‘dyslexia’ comes from the Greek ‘dys-‘meaning difficulty with‚ and ‘-lexia’‚ meaning words or language. The discovery of Dyslexia which is a learning difficulty comes from the Greek word meaning “poor with words‚” “poor reading‚” or “a disturbance of the ability to read.” Dyslexia is characterized by difficulty with learning to read fluently and with accurate comprehension despite normal intelligence. This includes difficulty with phonological
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lives in poverty; (Haggerty 1999) a higher percentage of children live in poverty than any other age group. As pediatricians‚ we know that children in poverty experience a double jeopardy. First‚ they are more frequently exposed to risks to their health and development (such as lead poisoning‚ malnutrition‚ and family dysfunction). Second‚ children suffer more negative consequences (such as developmental delay and school dysfunction) from such exposure than do children with more advantaged socioeconomic
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The Biomedical model of health: The biomedical model of medicine has been around since the mid-nineteenth century as the predominant model used by physicians in diagnosing diseases. According to the biomedical model‚ health constitutes the freedom from disease‚ pain‚ or defect‚ thus making the normal human condition "healthy". The model’s focus on the physical processes‚ such as the pathology‚ the biochemistry and the physiology of a disease‚ does not take into account the role of social factors
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Health promotion is the process of fostering awareness‚ influencing attitudes and identifying alternatives so that people can make informed choices and change behavior to achieve an optimal level of physical and mental health and improve their physical and social environments (Black and Hawk‚ 2005).Health Promotion Model also recognizes that interpersonal influences affect an individual’s behavior. Interpersonal influences‚ which include expectations significant others‚ the social support received
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