breastfeeding‚ and environmentally hygienic areas for children in order to successful decrease the child mortality rate in India. Key words: India‚ nutrition‚ child mortality rate‚ maternal mortality rate‚ anemia‚ DOTS‚ infant mortality rate‚ neonatal mortality rate‚ MDGs Introduction India is a developing low-to middle-income country that is located in Southeast Asia‚ bordering the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea‚ between the countries of Burma and Pakistan. India has the second highest population
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Lorenzo’s Oil Essay The film is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone and their son Lorenzo. In 1984 Lorenzo came down with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)‚ a rare inherited disease. Doctors said that he would lose all his functions and die within two to three years. Refusing to accept this grim verdict‚ the Odones set out on a mission to find a treatment for ALD and to save their child. In their quest for a treatment the Odones often clashed with doctors‚ scientists‚ and support groups
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detect inheritance of a trait. Genetic tests have been divided into four categories in this text‚ and they will be examined in greater detail later. These categories are: <br><li>Prenatal tests that are applied on fetuses during pregnancy. <br><li>Neonatal screening just after birth and career screening of marrying couples. <br><li>Testing for serious late-onset disease before the symptoms occur. <br><li>Testing to assess the probability of developing complex disease. <br> <br>There are a couple
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not kill" (Exodus 20:13)‚ yet humans still kill their own kind. How is DNR different? Wikipedia’s definition of DNR or Do Not Resuscitate is “A do not resuscitate document‚ often called a living will‚ is a binding legal document that states resuscitation should not be attempted if a person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest. Abbreviated DNR‚ such an order may be instituted on the basis of an advance directive from a person‚ or from someone entitled to make decisions on their behalf‚ such as
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The Importance of Teamwork in Health Care The Importance of Teamwork in Health Care From an early age we are instilled the importance of teamwork. The lessons may come from a soccer field‚ a classroom group project‚ or even a song on Sesame Street. Regardless of our future careers‚ we are all likely to experience some sort of teamwork requirement‚ even if it is as simple as getting along with your co-workers. Teams working in a hospital or other healthcare setting may consist of several
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are marked by fear‚ horror‚ and loss. Another common feature is a rapid movement through darkness‚ towards the light‚ towards the ‘end of the tunnel’. In some cases‚ there may be a perception of one’s body from above‚ sometimes watching medical resuscitation‚ or moving to other places. There are many other possibilities that may happen during NDE’s‚ such as hallucination of seeing loved ones‚ a sense of being somewhere else in an unearthly place. The features of what NDE brings may lead to questions
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During World War II‚ the Holocaust was taking place‚ German doctors performed a number of unethical medical experiments in order to advance in medicine‚ these crimes were committed against individuals‚ without consent. Recently‚ I read Auschwitz: A Doctor’s Eyewitness Account‚ a novel written by Dr. Miklos Nyiszli‚ the information documented in the novel was difficult to digest due to the truly horrendous experiments performed in the camps‚ it led me to think about the violation of humankind for
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Annotated Bibliography Czarny‚ Matthew J.‚ Ruth R. Faden‚ Marie T. Nolan‚ Edwin Bodensiek‚ and Jeremy Sugarman. "Medical and Nursing Students’ Television Viewing Habits: Potential Implications for Bioethics." The American Journal of Bioethics 8.12 (2008): 1-8. Web. This source is a reliable‚ peer reviewed journal article explaining a survey conducted at Johns Hopkins University. The survey was given to 477 medical students and 372 nursing students‚ and it found that 84% of medical students and 81%
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The Patient Self-Determination Act is a federal law that allows all individuals to make choices regarding their life and death. Each state has some different regulations on this‚ but generally‚ individuals can create a living will so their health will be handled the way they want if they are unable to verbalized or come to a decision when approaching death. He or she could also have a durable power of attorney who the individual entrusts to make health decisions in his or her best interest. Examples
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40% of homicides and 14% of suicides by firearm involved injuries to the torso. Managing these high-energy transfer wounds can be tricky because they can involve an unpredictable pattern of injuries. The most commonly injured organs are small bowel (50%)‚ colon (40%)‚ liver (30%)‚ and abdominal vascular structures (25%). Immediate surgical exploration is warranted if evidence of significant vascular trauma is present. For example‚ abdominal distention in an unresponsive patient may indicate active
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