LASIK Surgery By: Marcia Miller General Purpose: To Inform Specific Goal: To inform my audience about LASIK surgery and the risks and benefits of associated with it. Thesis Statement: LASIK eye surgery can be beneficial to some individuals. There are however‚ complications that can come from having the surgery done. I will explain what LASIK surgery is and explore the benefits and risks associated with LASIK surgery. Preview: I will explain what is done when you have LASIK surgery
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LASIK SURGERY Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis LASIK or Lasik (Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis)‚ commonly referred to as laser eye surgery‚ is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia‚ hyperopia‚ and astigmatism. The LASIK surgery is performed by an ophthalmologist who uses a laser or microkeratome to reshape the eye’s cornea in order to improve visual acuity. For most patients‚ LASIK provides a permanent alternative to eyeglasses or contact lenses. Major side effects
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Transplant surgery can be a very incredible topic. The act of exchanging organs or even body parts to help or even save another persons life is truly amazing. Transplant surgery can save many lives without even affecting the donor at all. Organs can come from any body whether it be deceased‚ alive‚ or brain dead. New studies are even trying to get animal organs into humans who need them. The value of having transplant surgery weighs more than not being able to benefit or save someone ’s life. There
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Open heart surgery can be real painful on a family‚ just as it is to the person having it. My father had to undergo this procedure‚ and might have to undergo it again. This was a devasting time for my family and myself. This occurred almost two years ago. The evening before my father’s surgery they had him take a shower or bedside bath. They told him to use a special soap on his chest and legs. This special soap kills the bacteria on your skin and helps to prevent infection after surgery. The day
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body by the subarachnoid administration of hypobaric or hiperbaric solutions with the patient placed in the lateral position. In 1961‚ Tanasichuk et al.[14] described a particular technique of spinal anesthesia in patients receiving one limb orthopedic surgery‚ which they named spinal hemianalgesia. In practice‚ a conventional unilateral spinal anesthesia technique can only result in a motor hemi-block and a sensory block preferential to one
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human. In the first section of the book‚ “Fallibility‚” Gawande provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the operating theatre that lays bare the “imperfect science” that is surgery. He sheds light on the error-prone nature of medicine through recollections of real-life cases in the wards and operating theatre the orthopedic surgeon who amputates the wrong limb; the long-respected yet burned-out doctor who suddenly loses his touch; and the young resident who forgets to remove a surgical sponge from
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which is disproportionate to the injury or surgical procedure and unrelieved by opioid analgesia (rch). Orthopedic surgery such as hip arthroplasty increases a patients risk for neurovascular compromise due to the complex nerve and vascular system which encompasses the hip structure. Nursing professionals should provide neurovascular checks every hour for the first 24 hours post injury‚ surgery‚ or cast placement‚ then every 4 hours for the next 48 hours (rch). Assessment should be increased in
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Cited: Allan‚ Roger. "Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Shortens Recovery and Reduces Risks." Medical Technology. Ed. Carol Ullmann and Lynn M. Zott. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Robotics Give Doctors a Helping Hand." Electronic Design (19 June 2008). Opposing Viewpoints
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REPORT (H&P) PATIENT NAME: Emma Parker HOSPITAL NUMBER: 11259 ROOM NUMBER: 444 DATE OF ADMISSION: 25/9/2013 ADMITTING PHYSICIAN: Sherman Loyd‚ MD ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS: Acute intertrochanteric fracture of right hip She was alert oriented x3 with reasonable thought content. She understood questions well and was in no acute distress. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Right hip injury HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS I was called to see this 69-year-old black female
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tissues‚ and bone so that organs under the incision may be easily accessed by the surgeon. 1 Though there are many types of retractor in many shapes and sizes‚ one important type is retractors used to separate ribs or the sternum for open chest surgeries such as thoracotomy and sternotomy. A thoracotomy is when a surgeon opens the side of the chest cavity and uses a retractor to pull and hold two ribs far enough apart to gain access to organs such as the lungs. 2 A sternotomy‚ or median sternotomy
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