Health Sciences & Medicine Essays

According to the study histamine2-blockers inhibit gastric acid secretion by inhibiting histamine action at H2-receptors of the parietal cells. Antacids work by neutralizing hydrochloric acid and reducing pepsin activity. Antibiotic therapy prescribed to rule out Helicobacter pylori in Mr. P’s gastric ulcer includes amoxicillin and clarithromycin.

The main objective of this research is to identify accounting approach and practices California Sutter used in defining and solving its collection problems and giving concrete solution on the based prevailing issue. The United States of America healthcare system network has huge revenue collection within its patients. 

The author explains that proteins are the chief food allergen in milk, eggs, and peanuts. There is a response to another tree nut because in some food groups an allergy to one member of a food family results to the individual being allergic to other members or elements of the same group. It’s also known as cross-reactivity.

This paper gives information that the primary objective of NHS was to democratize health care and to provide free health care to all the citizens in the UK. Aneurin Bevan, the then Minister of Health was the primary driving force behind the NHS. Bevan believed that the existent health care system in the UK was highly insufficient.

According to the study, the committee that undertook the study found that the main reasons for the problems of NHS were that it was not managed professionally and was guided by the ‘consensus management’ between the different interest groups like administrative, clinical, para-medical, nursing and other such groups that facilitated delivery of healthcare.

According to the paper, The California Sutter Health, the system also enabled the collection end of CSH to take control of their own individual accounts receivables, empowering them to do what is necessary to collect. This scheme allowed CSH to reduced its account receivables by $78 million in just three months.

This essay discusses that a review committee was set up to discuss the problems and come up with suitable recommendations. The first issue was dissatisfaction among the patients in the emergency department, as they were not being diagnosed properly according to the doctor’s prescription. Another issue was to increase patient's waiting time.

This discussion talks that Shouldice hospital has established a complementary health inspection program where the hospital establishes a unity dinner. The management of Shouldice hospital has been faced with two options namely. One more operating to the hospital schedule or to add a second floor to the hospital by increasing bed capacity by 50%.

Several reasons have been singled out as the major causes of this new increase in patient debts, most common being lack of patient information, poor accounting practices and correct demographics of patients. Getting the right patient information plays a massive part in non-collectible debts since reaching these patients are sometimes not easy. 

The author of the essay states that the only acceptable thing about the evaluation meeting was that employee evaluation is a necessary tool for assessing employees’ performance and the evaluation provides a basis through which the employees are able to know their areas of weaknesses and strengths.

 The author states that all these years, Ruth's depressive symptoms were controlled with tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. However, currently, she has failed to respond to these drugs and options for electroconvulsive therapy were refuted for concerns of side effects.

There may also be problems such as nausea and vomiting caused by anti-cancer therapy.  Roscoe et al observed that cancer-related fatigue and cancer-related sleep disorders are increasingly reported as part of a cluster of three or more interrelated symptoms, including pain, depression, and loss of concentration and other cognitive functions, suggesting that CRF and cancer-related sleep disorders may share a common underlying aetiology. 

Its familial nature is demonstrated by the fact that this condition is common among the Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews. Development of Tay-Sachs Disease is attributed to mutations in the HEXA gene, which codes for β-hexosaminidase A, the enzyme that breaks down GM2 ganglioside, which is normally degraded during the early brain development. 

This paper gives information that the traditional system was ineffective and it resulted in low revenue collection and also low-quality services since it was dealing with up-front payment which required that the collection of the money be done before the services are provided and this meant extra work for the Patient Service Staff.

The paper tells that the technology was seen as an important mechanism to reduce mistakes and errors in prescription vis-à-vis drugs. When the process was computerized and a prescription for medicine and treatment was entered into the computer the complexities in retrieving the prescription of the precise patient turned to be a difficult process.

The author states that patient satisfaction and retention strategies play a major role in ensuring that hospitals function appropriately without any hiccups. Patients choose to go to seek medical attention in one hospital. The question that is asked by many people is why people choose one hospital than the other.  

Hormones, produced by the glands regulate the body’s growth, metabolism and sexual development.  These hormones are released into the bloodstream and usually affect the different organs and systems of the body.  Hormones act on target cells distant from the site where they are synthesized. 

Thus it is very hard to detect diseases of the pancreas in the initial stages. The exocrine part of the gland secretes digestive enzymes which help in digesting food particles whereas the endocrine portion secretes only a limited number of enzymes such as insulin and glucagon. The major abnormalities caused by the non-functioning of the endocrine portion of the pancreas are diabetes mellitus and neoplasms. 

Hypertensive cardiovascular disease (HCVD), also called hypertensive heart disease, is a term applied generally to heart diseases that are caused by direct or indirect effects of uncontrolled and prolonged elevation of blood pressure. ). High blood pressure increases the pressure in blood vessels making the heart work harder as it pumps against this pressure. 

Carotid Artery Stenosis is a condition which develops gradually and its detection at an early stage is vital for undertaking appropriate surgical or medical intervention. The extracranial carotid disease accounts for nearly one-half of all cases of patients dying due to cerebrovascular accident (CVA) culminating in stroke (Nadalo & Walters. 2009).

As Holly has been told she cannot make the track team and weigh more than 100 lbs she has been attempting to lose weight with a restrictive diet. The final risk factor is osteoporosis because of Holly’s poor nutrition (‘What is the Triad?’). Holly has an increased risk of osteoporosis, stress fractures, and injuries because of her poor nutrition levels.

According to the Autism Society of America (2009), autism presents in the initial two years of a child’s life. The number of people diagnosed with autism in the US is currently unknown, which, in turn, presents a challenge to education stakeholders who are unable to anticipate the full scope of needs.

Researchers and health practitioners have explored that mental illness is a medical condition, which disrupts an individual’s feeling, mood, and capability of relating to others and daily functioning. There is a wide range of mental illnesses including disorders like depression, anxiety, autism spectrum, attention-deficit, bipolar.

The author suggests that from the above symptoms, dragging a foot and unstable gait may be symptoms of lumbar disc disease. Lumbar disc disease results from a compromised vertebral disc. It may be caused by trauma or just wear and tear over time. During the autopsy, inflammation around the vertebral discs may be observed.

The author notes that the development of Gross motor activity begins as soon as a child is born. As the child continues to grow, the gross motor activity continues to develop and become better. Children utilize the gross motor skills to perform various skills such as walking and playing with others.

This paper gives information that some of these metabolites induce disruption of ionic gradients and intracellular calcium stores, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of energy production. Thus the cellular function impairs which can culminate in the death of cells and eventually lead to liver failure.

We are living is a world in which poverty is rampant across developing nations. The nation has the higher incident of aids in the world with 3 out of every 45 people being a victim of HIV. The three million HIV/Aids patients are mostly poor people that cannot afford to pay the outrageous prices these companies are charging for their drugs. 

Psychotic disorders like neurosis are tendentious behaviors that do not enable the sufferer to identify and acknowledge the existence of the disorder. In other words, the slow but steady lapse into the neurotic condition occurs without the knowledge of the patient. Further Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is very closely associated with OCD.

To give an overview of the case, Health Care reform has eluded US Presidents for more than a century. Each Democratic president since the 1970’s has tried their hand at reforming health care and the most notable failure was that of the Clinton Administration. The current legislation has been passed by the House and Senate.

According to the paper, infectious conjunctivitis is a result of the “exogenous inoculation of the mucous membranes lining the surface of the eye and the eyelid”. The presence of the foreign bodies triggers a local inflammatory process and the release of immunoglobulins which is initiated and mediated by the immunocompetent cells.

The author states that the common hepatic duct connects with the cystic duct from the gallbladder forming the common bile duct, which runs to the duodenum from the liver. Not all bile, however, runs directly into the duodenum. The gallbladder first stores approximately 50% of the bile that the liver produces.

The paper tells that the way in which a new product (or program) diffuses or spreads, determines how effective its promotion has been and how successful the product is in terms of mass acceptance. Rogers described this process of diffusion in detail as a social process of convergence that involves, for example, communication and interpersonal networks.

The pharmaceutical market acquired some remarkable character. Management was in the hands of medical practitioners while patients and payers had little awareness or authority. Thus, medical practitioners were inconsiderate to the costs however receptive to the sales endeavors of individual agents.  

According to the study three conditions have to be fulfilled. They are, first, there must be a duty of care on the defendant. The defendant must have violated this duty to take care and third, the claimant must have suffered damage from breach of duty to take care by the defendant. There is always a duty of care between patients and doctors. 

The author states that aldosterone is responsible for the regulation and maintenance of the ions in the body. It is mainly involved in the re-absorption of sodium in the kidney tubules and at the same time excretion of potassium and hydrogen ions. Cortisol functions towards the regulation of the blood glucose levels.

The author explains that some of the risk factors for PAD include cigarette smoking, increased plasma homocysteine levels, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.   Rare causes are hypercoagulable states, such as protein C or S deficiency or antithrombin III deficiency, and the vasospastic syndromes.

The author explains that the child fails to follow the teacher’s instructions in the class although he tries his best. He is not much talkative and his vocabulary is not strong.  His mother is a widow, and he has no siblings. His mother works in a departmental store. Therefore, after school, Tre’Lynn’s mother drops him in a nearby crèche.

The author states that Down’s Syndrome is a condition caused by a distortion of genetic material, such that the individual has an extra copy of one chromosome, in most cases chromosome 21 and this condition is known as trisomy. The additional genetic material which is present produces an imbalance in the body.

These are the main needs his array of teachers has concentrated on: however, there are other needs that are not being recognized and/or addressed in the case study. These include but not restricted to behavioral problem and impacts of classroom management styles (Burkhardt et al, 2004). 

Conclusions are likewise limited and may mislead when improperly formulated. The case study results cannot be generalized although they may influence future treatments of similar cases. Observation and correlation studies may yield results prone to generalization only if the phenomenon may be observed by others and the same results arrived at.

Pharmasol Ltd is a medium-sized pharmaceutical company manufacturing medicines and remedies for supply to the retail trade. Its sales are subject to seasonal fluctuations, with its cold remedies being most popular in the autumn and winter months and its allergy products being most in demand during spring and summer.  

The principal questions to be addressed in case of patient falls are: What are the average numbers of patients who come to the Baylor health care system? On an average how many patient's falls in a year has been witnessed in the Baylor health care system? Is there an adequate number of nurses in the Baylor health care system? What role do the doctors play in the Baylor health care system?

This paper gives information that health policies and public health system must exploit the potential of information technology to attain their long-term and short-term goals. The public health-related information needs to be cohesively used and applied for optimal performance.The study amply shows how data and information were applied.

It is evidently clear from the discussion that the article by Erica Jacques emphasizes that the central or the motor control area of the brain usually affects the functions of the opposite side of the body. Therefore, the stroke affecting the right hemisphere of the brain automatically affects the functions of the life side of the body.

The case study  discusses the  actual  technical  aspects of the construction crane and then the facts about   the possible hazards of this type of  lifting equipment. Later the case study  discussion  shifts  to the aspects of  the health and safety issues involved in  operating such complicated equipments like multi storey constructional cranes . 

Mary was a good pupil and she liked school. She dreamed of becoming a dentist. When she was fourteen-years-old, she met John, a young man who lived in her neighborhood. He was 13 years older than her, and her father hired him as a math tutor for Mary. John was just a high school graduate, but he was very bright and everyone in the neighborhood respected him.

According to the study several non-profit organizations are providing humanitarian assistance in Burma in an effort to assist local entities in dealing with the burgeoning public health problems. The Global Health Access Project (GHAP) is one of the more visible agencies trying to deal with the crisis in Burma’s health care system.

The main screening tests which Kylie was subjected to was packed cell volume and red blood cell count to detect erythrocytosis, urine gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry for anabolic steroids, urine assays for immunological recognition of endogenous peptide hormones like erythropoietin and insulin-like growth factors.

From this paper, it is clear that It is, however, observed that this mission is not being achieved as evidenced by concerns about patient safety. Statistics such as five patient falls per week, medication errors and 25% rise in hospital-acquired infections are not enviable and this calls for urgent efforts in quality improvement.

The author of the paper explains that deficiency of vitamin B12 can cause fatigue, depression, numbness and tingling in the extremities (caused by nerve damage), muscle weakness, confusion and memory loss. Dementia and pernicious anemia can develop and both conditions are reversible if caught early.