Shortly after I was born‚ my family and I moved to Nuevo Laredo‚ a Mexican town bordering the city I was born in. In Mexico‚ I completed my first three years of education and successfully graduated from kindergarten. Several months after my graduation‚ my family and I moved back to Laredo‚ Texas to gain the advantage of an American education. In order to better prepare myself academically‚ my parents decided to hold me back a year and repeat kindergarten. Despite the fact I was older than most of
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Tackling biomedical engineering as my undergraduate degree has been a challenging and exciting experience. Though a rigorous endeavor‚ I am thankful for all it has offered and believe it has extensively prepared me for my future in medicine. My upper-level math courses have demanded a high level of critical thinking to understand abstract concepts‚ thinking I know will be useful when invoked to conceptualize in unconventional ways as a physician. The biomedical engineering curriculum I have undertaken
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About six months ago I started my college career. The reason that made me decide to attend college is my dream to become a doctor. This dream is what drives me to achieve excellence in everything I do inside and outside of the classroom. Being from Brazil I didn’t know what it meant to attend a university in the United States of America. But now after being in college for a semester I have realized that only few universities will provide me the quality education‚ the experience‚ and the tools necessary
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I never knew the value of life until I held a human heart in my hand. The human body is strong and powerful with bones‚ muscles‚ nerves‚ arteries‚ and veins‚ but so fragile; one thing goes wrong and that is where surgeons come in. Everyone ended up at the CSU Anatomy Camp for two reasons: to learn about the medical field and have experiences. It was like walking into a room full of like-minded people‚ who were eager to learn. I was there because I needed to be with people who could teach me and
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The first time I thought of being in the medical field was in second grade. Since then‚ I have been working toward a life fulfilled by compassion and helping one another. When I reached high school‚ I made a decision to go to Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy‚ which specializes in the study of emergency medical services and law enforcement. I chose to learn the pathway of an emergency medical technician. As a freshman‚ I began learning about the basic body systems and medical terminology
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A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Neonates who need to go to the unit are often admitted within the first 24 hours after birth. Newborns may be sent to the NICU if: • they’re born prematurely • difficulties occur during their delivery • they show signs of a problem in the first few days of life (sepsis/infection‚ congenital defects‚ cardiac / respiratory abnormalities‚ low birth weight) NICU EQUIPMENT:
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I can definitively‚ and honestly state that Paul L. Foster School of Medicine is the school of which I have the greatest interest in attending. For eighteen years‚ I have called the border city of El Paso my home. Our amiable and uniquely culturally diverse population is the reason that I have found living in El Paso to be extremely comforting. The loving nature of the people of El Paso allowed me to develop many friendships‚ which helped create countless beautiful memories. I want nothing more than
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To the respected ED. After compliments Subject: reply about issues between anaesthesia and paediatric department Initially‚ I disagree with the written title‚ and I hoped it ( Optimizing and upgrading the level of cooperation between paediatric and anaesthesia departments) as we are already cooperative and back up for any required help all the time for our patients and colleauges either paediatric or any other departments. This double edged cooperation‚ no doubt will be impacted positively on patients
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Patient Y adjusted well on the postpartum unit with the help of the nursing interventions mentioned above. Patient Y’s pain score continued to decrease throughout her stay. She started taking medication for severe pain and by the third day she was only requiring mild medication to alleviate her pain. Patient Y’s following was discontinued the following day and she remained free from any urinary infections. In regards to reducing the risk of infection for the incision‚ the healthcare team performed
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Infant Depression The evolution of the concept of depression in infancy (0-3 years) is relatively new and follows a path similar to the history of depression in adolescence‚ then in childhood‚ and in preschool years. Doctors predict that 1 in every 40 infants is suffering from depression. Depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder and has long-term‚ compromising effects on the mother-infant relationship and the child’s development. The infant continuously faces a climate of negative
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