Category: Health & Medicine 13691
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Diarrhea: Differential Diagnosis and Ways of Treatment
The correct diagnosing of a particular medical issue is a complex issue that demands the high level of competence from a therapist and utilization of appropriate questions to ensure that all essential elements are covered and considered while examining a patient. The first consultation with a health worker is critical for the whole treatment process…
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Glycolytic System Training for Ronda Rousey
There are three bodily energy systems, namely glycolytic, immediate energy, and oxidative. All of them work together; however, if any of the systems needs improvements, it is necessary to choose a proper training program. The glycolytic system is responsible for dissolving glucose, removing lactate, and providing ATP during the intense training. This system is highly…
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Color Blindness – Diagnosis and Symptoms
Table of Contents Symptoms Hereditary factors Diagnosis and treatment References Symptoms Color blindness is a genetic disorder that is associated with the inability of the victims to see some colors in the normal way. The eye senses color in diffrecent objects and the brain translates and perceives the color through nerve cells. The brain understands…
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Staff Shortage Prevention by Developing a Shared Vision
Introduction Staff shortage and turnover rates are some of the greatest challenges that many hospitals around the world have to face. According to Hall, Johnson, Watt, Tsipa, and O’Connor (2016), staff shortage is connected with poor patient outcomes, medical mistakes, failures to rescue, and other negative effects. In many cases, staff shortage is interconnected with…
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Prophylactic Mastectomy Research Implementation
What change in practice do you intend to implement? Progress in genetic studies has raised discussions concerning the necessity of introducing prophylactic mastectomy for preventing breast cancer and reducing the death rates among women from 18 to 40. This age category is under specific focus because these women having a strong family history, but no…
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Prospective Payment System in Medicine
Prospective payment systems are seen as an alternative to retrospective payment systems. Retrospective payment systems suppose that insurance companies pay healthcare providers based on their actual charges (Harrington, 2020). The most common type of retrospective payment systems is fee-for-service plans, in which the hospital provided a detailed bill based on the actual treatment and diagnostic…
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Quantitative Balance and Gait Measurement
The article written by Velayutham, Chandra, Bharath, and Shankar (2017) is focused on the identification of the influence provided by the subclinical involvement of gait and balance parameters on the well-being of patients who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. To conduct their research, professionals gathered two groups of a sample, one of…
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Varicella Zoster Virus: Epidemiology, Impact and Prevention
The Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) is part of the alphaherpesvirus subfamily consisting of HSV-1 and HSV-2, it has a nucleocapsid that covers the inner core. The core has the linear DNA genome that is double-stranded with the protein tegument separating the capsid from the lipid envelope. After the initial exposure to the virus, it undergoes a…
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Florida Elderly Care and Its Potential Improvement
Table of Contents Description of the Health Promotion Problem Description of Specific Population Policy Development and Legislators Involved The Role of the APRN Policy Influence on Clinical Practice Inter-Professional Team Involvement and Comprehensive Care Conclusion References Description of the Health Promotion Problem Healthy People 2020 (2017) program encourages healthcare systems to pay increased attention to…
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Practice
What is complementary / alternative medicine and how does it differ from the traditional western approach? Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a medical approach, which combines varied medical products, and health care systems to alleviate pain (National center for complementary and alternative medicine, 2008, par.2). Authentically, CAM intertwines the physical, social, and behavior of…