Category: Health & Medicine 13691

  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy

    Table of Contents Etiology Types Physiopathology Clinical Manifestations of SMA Medical Management Conclusion References Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease that affects the motor neurons of the spinal cord and leads to increasing muscle weakness. The disease is progressive in nature, weakness begins with the whole body and the muscles of the…

  • “A Mask on the Face of the Death” by Richard Selzer

    In the” Mask in the Face of Death” Sezler calls upon the government refusals in the words of foreign tropical rites like carnival and voodoo. Sezler uncovers the truth on how the Aids pandemic ravages the Haiti as the government watches helplessly. Here, he tells to his audience the truth about the official refusals of…

  • Benner’s Model for Advanced Practice Nurse’s Development

    Table of Contents Introduction to the Professional Development Plan APN Scope of Practice Personal Assessment Networking and Marketing Strategies Conclusion References Introduction to the Professional Development Plan Benner’s Novice to Expert model is a powerful framework that can guide advanced practice nurses (APNs) to become competent providers of evidence-based care. The theory supports the concept…

  • Nutrition: Anatomy of a Supermarket Purchase

    Table of Contents Introduction Reasons to Stop Drinking Milk Case Study Gut Flora Diverticulitis Steps of Digesting Food USDA Twitter Article Works Cited Introduction It should be noted that people are often unaware of the real motivational mechanisms behind their food choices in the supermarket. Advertising and product placement can affect the unconscious mind of…

  • Dzubay’s “An Outbreak of the Irrational” and “Alternative Math” by Ideaman

    “An Outbreak of the Irrational” The piece under analysis entitled “An Outbreak of the Irrational” is written by Sarah Dzubay. The article deals with the attitudes to vaccination that became a debatable issue several years ago. The primary point the author makes is the effectiveness of vaccination in establishing safe communities with no serious illnesses…

  • Stages of Life and Interview

    As a person ages, one undergoes various stages of life. The most common are infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood (aging). Each stage in life is relevant to individual health as age can impact certain factors which also vary amongst genders. Specific subset categories exist to address core life-stage health issues…

  • Patient Education, Its Barriers and Obstacles

    Discussion Education of patients is important to help them cope with health problems, adhere to treatment plans, and focus on recovery. However, the work with adult patients can be challenging in terms of educating and motivating them because of a range of factors (Bastable, Gramet, Jacobs, & Sopczyk, 2011). In this context, it is possible…

  • Malignant Hyperthermia Background

    Table of Contents Introduction It Was Fatal in Most Cases in the 1970s The Cases Are Rather Rare There Are Still Many Fatal Cases Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a life-threatening pharmacogenetic condition that induces “skeletal muscle calcium regulation” disorder (Hopkins 48). The disorder was first detected in 1960 when an anesthetist…

  • Provisional Diagnosis and Intervention Plan

    Introduction Post-divorce loneliness and depression are common among people of different ages and both genders. According to Kendler et al. (2017), spousal loss either through a divorce or due to physiological causes is frequently associated with the consumption of alcohol or other substances like cannabis or sedatives. In this paper, a case of a divorced…

  • Human Organ Donation: Causes and Effects

    Organ donation, also known as organ transplant is an operation that involves moving organs from an organism, a donor to another organism, a recipient. Organ donation in the United States has helped improve the health of many lives in the last fifty years since its implementation. An organ transplante is required in case one organ…