Informative Speech Pediatric Oncology: Leukemia Topic: Leukemia Organization: Topical Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation I want my audience to be aware of Leukemia and the damage it causes. • Introduction: • Attention Getter: "What is Leukemia‚ Why is Leukemia a big issue?" • Relevance Statement: We have all heard of children having cancer and the grief it is for a child thats is going through such a deadly disease that causes a lot of disturbance in a physical
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GASTROENTEROLOGIST Gastroenterologist is also a sub-specialty of internal medicine .a gastroenterologist deals with digestive system problems. They diagnose and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. • ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) — a procedure to detect disorders in the ducts such as narrowing‚ gallstones‚ blockages‚ tumors and cysts. An ERCP combines the use of X-rays and endoscope — a long‚ flexible‚ lighted tube. The endoscope is advanced through
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Specialist Referrals– The Primary Care Physician (PCP) may request a consultation from a participating specialist physician at any time. The PCP determines the number of visits authorized. Specialists may include – Gynecologist‚ Radiation Oncologists‚ Ophthalmologists‚ Pediatric Ophthalmologists‚ Retinologists and Allergists etc. Emergency Room Services –An emergency medical condition is defined as a condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) that a prudent
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There are so many types of surgeons and a lot of things to do in the medical fields. There are three things in the medical fields that interests me the most which are trauma surgeons‚ medical examiners‚ and neurosurgeons. I’m going to tell you about all three of these careers‚ what they all do‚ and much‚ much more. To become a surgeon of any kind you need to take college course like Anatomy‚ Biology‚ English or speech class‚ calculus‚ a few classes in biochemistry‚ health science‚ or a relate.
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Strategic Planning Tools Nina Brown Healthcare Administration/HCM640/Unit 2 Christopher Miller March 17‚ 2013 Strategic Planning Tools The soaring instability of the current markets has warned the healthcare organizations to the need to focus on risks inherent in the investing in the stock market. One can presume that some organizations after experiencing major crisis with their market have developed to be more risk-reluctant than in the previous years and want to take fewer
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The article “Oncologists’ strategies and barriers to effective communication about the end of life‚” was written by Leeat Granek‚ Monika K. Krzyzanowska‚ Richard Tozer‚ and Paolo Mazzotta and published in the magazine‚ American Society of Clinical Oncology in July of 2013. Since communicating with patients about the end of life is one of the hardest conversations that doctors face‚ the focus of this article was to explore what kind of communication strategies and barriers that oncologists face when
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8700629 1 8700629 Teacher B Period 1 3 December 2010 Brain Cancer in Children Brain Cancer is a common disease amongst children today. There is a lot of information concerning brain cancer‚ available to anyone who wishes to learn more of the disease. There are different types of brain tumors. As a matter of fact‚ there are over 100 types of brain tumors! Cancers of the brain are the result of abnormal growth of cells in the brain. They also can arise from organs that contain cancer
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specialization the median income for a first-year pediatric oncologist is about $175‚000 per year (Decker). Also‚ the demand for doctors is currently up. All physicians spend four years in medical school and emerge approximately with $170‚000 in debt‚ and more because of the two previous years they spend getting their general education classes out of the way (Hamblin). The pay-off time may vary for me as I consider going deeper into the pediatric field. Which is a major cost‚ that will be hard
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type of care – medical or alternative – is 100% safe and without risks‚ the care you receive from your oncologist is safe and proven effective. Your oncologist would be more than happy to discuss this further with you. Benefits: You will not receive any payment for your participation in this study. However‚ the information collected from your participation in this study may help your oncologist and other clinicians provide a safer and future treatment for you and other patients. Confidentiality:
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Introduction Cancer‚ while one of the biggest fears in many people’s minds‚ is excessively prevalent today especially in a world where it seems as if everything is or could possibly be a carcinogen. Though knowledge is rather limited when it comes to the causes of cancer and why it appears in some people but not others‚ it is known that “cancer occurs when a cell is genetically altered and unable to control its own growth and proliferation” (MacDonald‚ 2010‚ p. 176). Unfortunately no one‚ including
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