century. Walking into a smoked filled room‚ of young and old engaged in therapeutic activities for numerous health conditions‚ has been practice worldwide. In fact‚ the medical use of the cannabis plant goes back at least 5‚000 years to ancient China. It was used by most of the world’s cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana Cases 1). Today such conditions as Migraine headaches‚ Glaucoma‚ Cancer‚ Epilepsy‚ Asthma AIDS/HIV‚ Spinal injury‚ Muscle spasms‚ Insomnia etc.‚ could be treated
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Radiologist Diagnostic The name of my career is radiology diagnostic. The reason why I am studying this career is because it involves technology. The second reason why I am studying this career is because it is in the medical field and I want to be some sort of doctor. My last reason for studying this career is because of the salary. There where three pioneers in the United States‚ John Wild a surgeon‚ George Ludwig an internist‚ and Douglas Howry a radiologist. Douglas
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Electronic Medical Records Essay Cynthia Jones Grand Canyon University: HCA 450 November 11‚ 2012 Electronic Medical Records Essay Medical record keeping has change in the last couple of decades. In the past patients records were kept in a file on paper taking up excessive room. In the past‚ paper charts were the only means of keeping a patient’s medical diagnoses documented. Some of these charts are still used today in healthcare facilities‚ however they are slowly being replaced with
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Medical Laboratory Technician’s work in all areas of the clinical laboratory including blood banking‚ chemistry‚ hematology‚ immunology‚ histology and microbiology. They perform a full range of laboratory tests – from simple prenatal blood tests‚ to more complex tests to uncover diseases such as HIV/AIDS‚ diabetes‚ and cancer. They are also responsible for confirming the accuracy of test results‚ and reporting laboratory findings to pathologists and other physicians. Some States require laboratory
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prejudice was particularly clear in the field of medicine as there were no women doctors. One of the first women to pioneer the way for other women in the medical field was Elizabeth Blackwell. It was Blackwell that had the courage and the determination to break the boundaries of these prejudices. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States and an activist for public health that opened doors for other women‚ creating a new way of thinking for her and future
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illegal. This natural plant is Cannabis‚ also known as Marijuana. Medical marijuana refers to the use of cannabis and it’s cannabinoids to decrease or improve symptoms. Marijuana has been the topic of discussion for many‚ many years‚ but recently the developments and law changes have started to increase. In this essay I will explain the pros versus the cons‚ how the drug can be used‚ and a medical issue that could be resolved with using medical marijuana. If you had the power to ease someone’s pain‚ would
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HISTORY OVERVIEW The importance of medical records in health care delivery has been recognized for a long time. Its revelance to patient care and health administration was documented by Florence Nightingale in 1873 a book entitled Notes on a Hospital. Ideally the medical record should be the primary repository of all information regarding patient care‚ provide decision-support‚ and be a tool for support and maintaining ancillary health care activities such as administration‚ quality assurance‚ research
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to robotic surgery‚ medical practices had been continuously fused with modern technologies to introduce new medical tools and equipments for the proliferation of modern medicine. Popular equipment which was invented to mitigate or to completely eliminate medical errors caused by wrong medical records is the EMR or the electronic medical records. EMR‚ or Electronic Medical Record‚ is a computerized medical record which is used to quickly store and delivery a patient’s medical record. A popular example
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would like to be finished with medical school and my residency and be working in a local hospital. However becoming a doctor is never the easy path. I still need to finish my Medical school application as well as take my MCAT exam. I will need to study very hard because the exam has been changed.to a significantly more difficult format. I most likely will not get into medical school this year because I am applying a year early. Depending on my acceptance to Medical school I may have to attend graduate
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Should Marijuana be legalized for Medical Purpose? The argument on legalizing marijuana for medical reason is not just a simple pro/con debate. It is a very complex issue that has many different approaches to it. The question that must ultimately be answered is that do the benefits of marijuana outweigh the risk and side effects. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I agent under the Federal Controlled Substance Act. In order to be a Schedule I agent under this act the substance
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