building: leadership styles and finally‚ weaknesses and strengths assessed in the meetings. Three Meetings Attended There were three meetings that I attended‚ some of which had impertinent goals and agendas. The first meeting I attended was a medical/surgical‚ telemetry staff meeting at Pacific Alliance Medical Center in Los Angeles. The purpose of this meeting was to address hourly rounding and improving Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. The meeting was
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types of ulcers that may occur gastric‚ duodenal‚ and stress ulcers. Most ulcers are caused by H.Pylori infection‚ which is carried through the fecal-oral route and thought to be received in childhood. It also can be received through contaminated endoscopic equipment. As a reaction to the bacteria‚ cytokines‚ neutrophils‚ and other substance are activated and cause epithelial cell necrosis. Urease‚ a substance secreted by the H.Pylori bacterium‚ produces ammonia and creates a more alkaline environment
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new idea as being accepted” Dr Peter Jannetta The introduction of surgical operating microscope in dentistry was done as early as 1986 by selden‚ it was no until the early 1990’s that the DOM was introduced into the profession and graduate level endodontic programs. These revolutionary instruments have taken endodontic surgery to another level of sophistication “the microsurgical approach”. Microsurgery is limited to a surgical procedure on exceptionally small and complex structures with the aid
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every invention‚ every product‚ and every breakthrough they’ve brought to human health and well-being has been powered by their consumers. Describe a major global corporation Johnson and Johnson was created in 1885 as a line of ready-to-use surgical dressings by Robert Wood Johnson and joined with brothers James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson. The company produced its first products in 1886 and incorporated in 1887. Robert Wood Johnson served as the first president of the company. He worked
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Case Study 43 Choledocholithiasis Scenario T.B. is a 65-year-old retiree who is admitted to your unit from the emergency department (ED). On arrival you note that he is trembling and nearly doubled over with severe abdominal pain. T.B. indicates that he has severe pain in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of his abdomen that radiates through to his mid-back as a deep‚ sharp boring pain. He is more comfortable walking or sitting bent forward rather than lying flat in bed. He admits to having had several
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Acute Cholecystitis [pic] kulasekar Definition Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder‚ usually resulting from a gallstone blocking the cystic duct. • Gallbladder inflammation usually results from a gallstone blocking the flow of bile. • Typically‚ people have abdominal pain that lasts more than 6 hours‚ fever‚ and nausea. • Ultrasonography can usually detect signs of gallbladder inflammation. • The gallbladder is removed‚ often
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Coronary artery bypass surgery‚ also coronary artery bypass graft (CABG‚ pronounced "cabbage") surgery‚ and colloquially heart bypass orbypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Arteries or veins from elsewhere in the patient ’s body are grafted to the coronary arteries to bypass atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the myocardium (heart muscle). This surgery
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sterile supply department are similar in many ways; such like‚ having instruments and equipment sterilized‚ packaged‚ and sent to certain areas in the hospital. The only difference between the two departments is that the sterile supply department deals with management directly and bills the patients for the usage of the instruments. Sterile Processing Department VS. Sterile Supply Department In the 1940s‚ medical and surgical supplies were processed and cleaned in the departments of where they were
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improve the surgical operations by eliminating the unnecessary motions. Back in the days‚ the operations were taking so long because the doctors were trying to find the surgical instruments while operating. They had to stop and look for the equipment which was needed for the next action. Additionally‚ surgical practices and the instruments varied in the country which resulted incompetence. Gilbreths thought that the scientific management in industry can be applied to the surgical area and they
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Robotic Surgery is the use of robots in performing surgery. "Surgery is performed by manipulating straight instruments while viewing the instruments on a monitor. Robotic surgery is the evolution of laparoscopy that addresses the drawbacks of laparoscopy"(NJ urology).Considering the never ending improvement of technology‚ this type of surgery is being used more by a day worldwide and has a potential to totally take over the field of surgery. However‚ as robotic surgery has its advantages‚ it also
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