Marijuana: The Debate Marijuana or Cannabis sativa is a natural grown plant in which the leaves‚ stems and flowers contain delta-9-tetrahydro-cannibinal (THC). When smoked‚ THC gives the user a type of euphoria or “high” feeling. However‚ many medical professionals and patients claim that this drug also gives users medical benefits for various ailments; and they are fighting to have this drug legalized for this reason. According to the National Academy of Sciences (1999)‚ “the
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cough‚ there is a lot of pressure in her face‚ post nasal drainage. She denies any sore throat‚ no fever or chills. She states she’s coughing up quite a bit of white flam. She states at night sometimes she has to sit up‚ otherwise she starts coughing when she lies flat. She denies any night sweats; she is currently on combovent meter dose inhaler 4 puffs 4x a day. She has no longer utilized preventaliza phase.? Since hospitalization she does feel at times during the day time her chest feels tight and
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MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY & SEROLOGY Terence L. Eday‚ RMT‚ MT(ASCPi)‚ MPH College of Medical Technology / Medical Laboratory Science University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Historical Perspective • 1773‚ Voltaire reported on an ancient Chinese custom where dried and powdered small pox scabs were inhaled • 1798‚ Edward Anthony Jenner‚ Smallpox vaccination • 1862‚ Ernst Haekel‚ Recognition of phagocytosis • 1877‚ Paul Erlich‚ recognition of mast cells Historical Perspective • 1879‚
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of the time‚ Massachusetts General Hospital were performing fewer than 200 surgical procedures of any kind on average per year” (Bishop). Within the first few months of the start of the war doctors who had no prior surgical experience were exceeding the number of procedures preformed by hospital experts in a matter of days (Barnes). By the end of the war‚ Union doctors had recorded almost 30‚000 amputations
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‘Is a no fault regime better than a negligence rule as a way of dealing with the causes and consequences of medical error?’ When assessing whether a no fault regime is better than a negligence rule in dealing with the causes and consequences of medical error‚ it would seem prudent to first understand the meaning of the term “medical error”. Liang defines medical error as ‘a mistake‚ inadvertent occurrence‚ or unintended event in health-care delivery which may‚ or may not‚ result in patient injury’
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Medical providers are the cornerstone to health. After all‚ they diagnose‚ treat‚ and cure many illnesses and diseases. Although most medical providers aim to provide the highest standard of care to all patients‚ there are times when things can go wrong. When this happens‚ it may be due to medical negligence. What is Medical Negligence? Medical negligence occurs when a doctor or other medical professional harms a patient. Misdiagnoses‚ improper treatment‚ or recklessness may all be considered medical
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CC 306M – Test 5 (Fall 2012) 1. Combining form for ‘eye’: A) Ot/o B) Opt/o C) Ophthalm/o D) A and C E) B and C 2. Core/o: A) Cornea B) Pupil C) Lens D) Sclera 3. Farsightedness is also termed: A) Myopia B) Hyperopia C) Haplopia D) Isopia 4. ______osis = abnormal contraction/lessening of the pupils: A) SclerB) MiC) ScotD) Arcu5. Condition where the eye adjusts for vision in dark light: A) Myopia B) Photopia C) Scotopia D) Ametropia 6. Breaking down or dissolution of the lens of the eye: A) Corneolysis
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strenuous aerobic workout. It also requires mental alertness and quick‚ precise physical reactions. History of Volleyball Volleyball originated in Massachusetts in 1895 when the director of a local YMCA used the bladder of a basketball for a ball and a tennis net as the first volleyball net. The game was regulated by the YMCA until 1928 when the United States Volleyball Association was founded How Volleyball is played The name "volleyball" is not an entirely accurate description of this sport. The object
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08/12/13 1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Aneurysm (AN-ū-rizm) A thin‚ weakened section of the wall of an artery or a vein that bulges outward‚ forming a balloonlike sac. Common causes are atherosclerosis‚ syphilis‚ congenital blood vessel defects‚ and trauma. If untreated‚ the aneurysm enlarges and the blood vessel wall becomes so thin that it bursts. The result is massive hemorrhage with shock‚ severe pain‚ stroke‚ or death. Treatment may involve surgery in which the weakened area of the blood
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Introduction Drugs kill more than “100‚000” people a year. What kind of drugs? Prescription drugs. The seemingly harmless‚ easily accessible medicine in which doctors prescribe to patients every day account for “100‚000” times as many deaths than the heavily criminalized‚ all natural drug we know as marijuana. Because of its non-toxic and non-addictive characteristics not one death has resulted from the use of marijuana. Some skeptics argue that marijuana‚ also known as ‘cannabis’‚ can become a
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