Developments in Medical Field An important field of application of textile in medicine has been developed such as wound care and preventing chronic wounds. Bandages and wound dressings are most commonly used because they are affordable and reusable. The medical textile should have bio-compatibility‚ flexibility and strength. In surgical dressings the "sorbagon" dressings are innovated to produce more comfort in the dressing of wounds. Some of the super absorbent polymers are innovated‚ which includes
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Legalizing Medical Marijuana The debate over whether to legalize marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues dividing courts‚ the federal government‚ state governments‚ and voters. In 1996‚ Arizona and California voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Propositions 200 and 215 represented a dramatic shift from a previously united federal and state front against illegal drugs to one where state governments and voters are now at odds
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Medical Miracles on the Horizon The world and its inhabitants will face a multitude of problems in the 21st Century‚ including drug addiction‚ deadly disease‚ violent crime‚ warfare and hostility‚ hunger‚ and homelessness to name a few. All of these critical issues have been present to some extent in the 20th Century and‚ left unsolved‚ will continue to plague society and mankind as we enter the new millennium. As we rapidly approach the next era‚ new issues of equal or even greater
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Some researchers insist medical marijuana is beneficial; however‚ some argue that its hazardous. Marijuana has harmful short term and long term effects on the body and brain. Short term side effects include poor judgment and short term memory loss. The long term effects are similar to smoking cigarettes. Over time marijuana damages the brain and permanently impairs it. Marijuana isn’t all bad though a lot of research has been done to show how it improves people’s quality of life. It helps chemo patients
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Misdiagnosis Statistics related to Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice happens more frequently than reported‚ and many people may not even be aware that they are a victim of malpractice or medical negligence until it is too late. The most common medical error happens to be a diagnostic error either by misdiagnosis or a delayed diagnosis. When patients are rushed to the ER‚ doctors and staff are pressured to quickly diagnose and treat the problems and move onto the next patient. Unfortunately
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Questionnaire on Medical Tourism Name:…………………………………………………………………………………… Contact-Number/Email:………………………………………………………………… Gender: - □ Male □ Female Age: - □14-20 □20-30 □30-40 □40-50 □Above 50 Profession: - □Business Man □Service Holder □Student □Others Your Monthly Income: - □15‚000-40‚000 □40‚000-60‚000 □60‚000 - 80‚000 □80‚000 – 1‚ 00‚000 □Above 1‚ 00‚000 Places of residence: - □ Urban Areas □ Rural Areas 1. In which country have you gone for medical treatment? □India
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death‚ human error is also unavoidable. When these two unavoidable factors come together in a medical institution where salvation is expected‚ the result is tragedy. Needlessly‚ thousands of lives have been lost due to simple human mistakes in the very place where the best chance of saving those lives could be found. Despite the expense and hurdles of implementation‚ the establishment of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) infrastructure is an essential key to saving lives and money over the long term
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Unequal Medical Treatments Composition & Rhetoric II Abstract When needing medical services‚ the last thing that comes to mind is that you will be treated differently because of your racial or cultural background. Well believe or not racial bias is very common everywhere we go and in the medical field it can determine the quality of treatment you will receive. But many people might wonder why does this type of bias exists especially in the medical field when you expect to get treated equally
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Medical assistant ethics. There are numerous ethical issues that a medical assistant may encounter in a daily office or hospital setting. It is unethical to have a conversation with a fellow coworker regarding a patient. The patient may overhear or worse may be relate to someone in the office. It is no one’s business as to why the patient had an appointment. Another unethical behavior that is unacceptable is foul language in front of the patient. They do not need to hear that kind a language under
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Unit 8 Project Questions: Part I 1. Under HIPAA‚ are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? Under HIPAA you are not legally allowed to view a patients medical information unless you have written consent‚ but because he just had outpatient surgery and signed a HIPAA release of information form so you are able to view his information. 2. In this case‚ how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents to the patient while
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