Ashley Mita Dr. Jator APSU 1000 26 November 2012 Personal Career Analysis: Medical Technologists Medical and clinical laboratory technologists and technicians run a number of different tests on cells‚ tissues‚ and fluids. They specialize in matching blood types‚ analyzing drug concentration in a patient ’s blood‚ finding parasites‚ bacteria‚ and viruses. They use an assortment of instruments and tools to perform these tests‚ which include: microscopes‚ automated equipment‚ cell counters‚ and
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Introduction Healthcare is a large‚ complicated field facing many issues in America today. The medical profession is becoming ever so complex that it is consistently pushing information technology tools and techniques to newer heights. Knowledge management in healthcare or medical informatics‚ is one step towards organizing this complex field. Medical Informatics is the sharing and use of information in the delivery of healthcare. It is a growing and exciting field of study with an incredible demand
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is was the doctor negligent in his practice? Is the amputation of the wrong leg considered to be malpractice on the doctor’s part? This paper will differentiate between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. After differentiating between these terms‚ it will be determined if the doctor operating on Mr. Benson was considered to be negligent‚ gross negligent or was this mistake malpractice. To determine if the doctor who operated on Mr. Benson was negligent‚ the term negligent has to be
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MEDICAL TOURISM IN PHILIPPINES INDEX About Philippines…………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction ………………………………………………………….. 3 Geography ……………………………………………………………. 3 Climate………………………………………………………….............4 Population ……………………………………………………………...4 Language ……………………………………………………………….4 Currency………………………………………………………………...4 Religion…………………………………………………………………4 Culture and Society……………………………………………………..4 Tourism in Philippines ………………………………………………………
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Andrew Nichols SOC 303 September 21st‚ 2012 Tuskegee and Medical EthicsIn 1932‚ a predominant sense of sub-par living conditions among residential African American farmers in Macon County‚ Alabama had kept most men and women desperate to adopt a better standard of community health and economic stability. The collective psychological state was mostly in a place of anxiety or desperation‚ with hope to develop and sustain an improved quality of life. It’s understandable why as many as 600 individuals
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Was the Medical Renaissance an important period in medical history? The renaissance period was the rebirth of medical research after the middle lack of the development during the middle ages. This was an important period because of new discoveries about anatomy. These new breakthroughs began with Andreas Vesalius challenging the great Roman doctor‚ Galen’s ideas towards the human body. Two major mistakes that Vesalius found in Galen’s work were that the human jaw had one bone‚ whereas Galen wrote
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scenario of Medical Tourism and also to get an overview of the healthcare industry in India. The survey also aims at finding out the performance of various hospitals in the region based on certain parameters and criteria’s to judge the market viability of medical tourism. But in order to full appreciate the survey one needs to understand the term Medical Tourism ad the current Indian and Global scenario of Medical tourism and its practices in India. Medical Tourism (also called medical travel‚ health
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career I will be pursing is Medical Coding. After receiving my Medical Assistant diploma‚ I started working in a Pediatric clinic in the back office doing patient care and front office scheduling appointments and receiving and posting payments‚ I also researched and assigned medical codes for outpatient billing using International Classification of Disease- ninth Revision‚ Clinical Modification (ICD-9) and the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding books. Medical Coding. I then went to work
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Medical Lab Tech Why do I want to choose this career? After I get out of high school I plan to be a medical lab tech. I choose this career because since everybody is getting sick these days‚ the medical field will be what I look forward to. Also‚ I plan to help people fight diseases and have better searches against infectious diseases. What is a Medical Lab Tech? This is also known as a medical laboratory technician or a clinical laboratory technician. A medical lab tech (MLT) performs routine
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Marijuana has no known medical values Are there medicinal benefits of marijuana? Could there really be more to the cannabis plant than “getting high?” Yes‚ the cannabis (scientific name for “marijuana”) plant does in fact have medical uses‚ and there is much more to this extraordinary plant than consuming it to experience its psychoactive effects. However‚ most Americans are unaware of the present day medicinal applications of cannabis. From migraines to multiple sclerosis‚ cannabis can help. The
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