HAT 1 Task 2 Western Governors University Community Health Nursing HAT1 May 23‚ 2013 HAT 1 Task 2 Nurses in a palliative care situation have multiple roles which range from a clinical technician to a shoulder to cry on. They advocate for the friends and family of the dying patient and educate all on positive ways to grieve. The main concerns of these nurses are centered on the promotion of comfort‚ quality of life and preserving the patient’s dignity. Because each patient approaches
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The Tumors Are all tumors dangers? A tumor is a mass of new tissue growth that doesn’t react to normal controls or the organizing influence of other tissues. It has no useful function in the body. This applies to both benign tumor and malignant tumor. Many people think that the types of tumors are similar. Actually benign tumor and malignant tumor are very different from each other in riskiness‚ spreading way‚ location‚ examination‚ treatment‚ recovery and effectiveness to the body.
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Skin Cancer Background: A 36year old Caucasian male who is a construction worker presented to his physician’s office complaining of several moles on his scalp and face that were “changing.” The client noticed a color change on the moles and states "they’ve increased in size". The borders on the facial moles are irregular. In addition; he states "the mole on his scalp is the worst". One half does not look equal to the other half. The client states "the moles are very bothersome and they itch a
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There have been many advances and discoveries in medicine through the past years‚ but I have two that I believe made a huge difference during this century we are in today. One of them being anesthetic’s and pain medicine‚ in the old ages thinking stuff such as only removing a boil was unable to do due to pain medicine or anesthetic’s is quiet frightening because in the 21st century a lot of surgery procedures are performed from the minor procedures to the biggest of all such as open heart surgeries
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Slide 1 Cancer Chemotherapy‚ Neutropenia and the use of Myeloid Growth Factors Dr. David E. Chase Pharm D Intro about self and presentation Slide 2 Case Presentation- Ms. K 69 year old retired female executive who presents with chest pain and mild fatigue. Exam Bilateral cervical‚ axillary and inguinal adenopathy PS-1 Labs Hgb 10.5g/dl WBC 4200/mm³ ANC 2100/mm³ Platelet Count 120‚000 Creatinine 1.2 Slide 3 Case Presentation – Ms. K CT Scan • Hilar and mediastinal
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BIOCON – Launching a New Cancer Drug in India Brief Details Biocon who have successfully done the phase 2 trial of their new Cancer drug – Biomab are the first Indian company who have got break through success in the field of Head and neck Cancer drug. They still had to get their phase 3 trial done (which looks like a market norm‚ though not a legal requirement). Erbitux which was developed by Imclone Systems in US had granted license to Merck to distribute the drug to India. Erbitux had already
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Kristine Thomas Professor Lee Bio 120-171 November 25‚ 2012 “Alternative cancer treatments” Is radiation therapy and chemotherapy the best resources out for the fight against cancer?” Cancer has been around for most of human history. Evidence of cancer has been discovered in fossilized bone tumors‚ as well as in human mummies from ancient Egypt. Western medicine has made great discoveries toward cancer treatment‚ but I often wonder
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Campa 1 Jessica Campa Mr. Lund Research Paper 1/25/11 “Cancer is a complex disease. To understand what cancer is‚ the first step is to understand how cells in the body behave normally. This is because‚ in essence‚ cancer is a disease in which cells act abnormally – they grow out of control”(Coleman p.28). However‚ abnormal cells do not always become cancer cells. In order for a cell to become a cancer‚ there are a number of things that must go wrong during the cell process. In
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About Chinese medicine (Pien Tze Huang) In 1555‚ during the Ming dynasty imperial Zong Shi‚ a royal physician fled to the city of Zhangzhou (Fujian province) because it is not satisfied with the emperor was very cruel. The physician was settled in a temple located in the East Pushan under Zhangzhou City as a monk. He witnessed the suffering and misery of the people due to incurable disease so that he felt compelled to provide aid to all residents. By using a secret potion from the palace‚ he finally
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Cancer has emerged as a major health problem in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong‚ the number of cancer patients was nearly tripled from 8‚900 in 1970s to around 26‚000 in 2009. It is no wonder that the number of new cases may escalate due to ageing and increasing population. Therefore the treatment of cancer has raised much attention. At present‚ cancer patients are usually treated with surgery‚ chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These treatments are genuinely effective in curbing the progression of cancer‚ but
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