Category: Health & Medicine 13691

  • Medical Advances in Consumer’s and Physician’s Views

    Table of Contents Introduction Research method analysis Conclusion Reference Introduction In this article, the authors investigate one of the current health-related issues – the implementation of the newest technologies in the health care industry and their impact on providing medical care. They focus attention on such devices as smartphones used for self-monitoring the condition of…

  • Patient Clinical Case: Diagnosis Testing and Treatment

    Table of Contents Clinical Case Diagnosis Testing Results Treatment Reference Clinical Case A 56-year-old male was brought to the hospital by ambulance. He had earlier complained of severe chest pain, which had started in the past 24 hours. He went into cardiac arrest on his way to the hospital. His son stated that the patient…

  • Paresthesia: Current and Future Treatments

    Overall, there are several possible ways to treat chronic paresthesia. First, it is essential to determine this disease’s specific cause and understand what should be treated. In some cases, it may be enough just to eliminate precisely the cause or several causes of this disease, and after that, paresthesia will disappear on its own or…

  • Human Physiology: Homeostasis and Coordination

    Table of Contents Abstract Homeostasis regulation of temperature Homeostasis regulation of blood sugar level Homeostasis regulation of water level control References Abstract Homeostasis is a major process that implements a feedback mechanism aimed at regulating the body temperature, water level and sugar level. Homeostasis uses hormones secreted by the endocrine glands in making this corrective…

  • Awareness Program for Patients: Pressure Ulcers Risk

    Discussion Question Nowadays, the number of older adults increases all over the world caused by longer life expectancy and lower birth rates. The aging population tends to be more prone to various chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular issues. The mentioned diseases are among the most critical conditions that promote the emergence of…

  • Improving Quality in the Patients’ Risk of Fall Evaluation

    Table of Contents Problem Kind of Study Sample Size and the Population Results Relevance References Problem The problem statement of this study is not explicit but deducible from the introduction section. Cruz, Carvalho, Lamas, and Barbosa (2014) affirm that it is difficult to determine the factors that ought to be encompassed in a clinical supervision…

  • Telemedicine and Telehealth: Main Principles

    The use of information and communication technologies has long changed the way the healthcare is delivered. Telehealth is one of the inventions that contributed into such changes. Basically, telehealth is the delivery of such services as “health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, consultation, education, and therapy” (Hebda & Czar, 2009, p. 430) through the use of…

  • Methods Used to Prevent Medication Errors

    Medication errors involve all the errors that occur in prescribing, transcribing, dispensing and administering drugs and may bring adverse effects such as death. Thus, prevention of medication errors should be prioritized worldwide for the health systems. In order to provide patient care of the highest quality, health personnel should use the evidence-based practice (EBP) approach.…

  • Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center: Case Study

    Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (OLGMC) is one of the largest medical centers in Louisiana. It provides a full set of tertiary care services and maintains 334 staffed beds as well as an acute care medical center in Acadiana (“About Ochsner,” 2022). The organization is known for its high standards of care as well as…

  • Nurse-Led Email Reminder for Hypertensive Patients

    Research title and authors The article under analysis is called “Efficacy of a nurse-led email reminder program for cardiovascular prevention risk reduction in hypertensive patients: A randomized controlled trial.” It was written by Cicolini et al. and published in 2013. Research problem and purpose The article targets the issue of hypertension management. The issue is…