This case study discusses podiatric management of a patient presented to a podiatry clinic with heel pain, upon referral from a General Practitioner. A brief description of the patient’s condition, the aetiology of heel pain, patient assessment leading to possible diagnosis and deferential diagnosis will be outlined. This is followed by discussion on the short,…
Ferropenic Anaemias Essay
There are several levels of consideration when analysing the problem of the ferropenic anaemias. Firstly there is the overall prevalence in the population, which is quite low in the UK when compared to the developing world (see on). Secondly we need to differentiate between the physiological ferropenic anaemias such as those which occur in pregnancy,…
Essay on Public Health Funding
ISSUE Despite comparatively high levels of spending on healthcare, the health of the U.S. population continues to lag that of its counterparts (Alper, 2014). In this paper, we evaluate the current landscape of funding for public health initiatives, the lack of uniformity of financial accounting standards for public health spending, and our proposal to address…
Current Public Health Issues in China
Country Context Geographic introduction China is an important country in Asia and has the largest population in the world. The total population in China is 1.41 billion in 2017 from WHO database1 and is 20% of world population. China is the one of top five large countries on the earth. The land of China is…
Effects of Childhood Malnutrition and Child Obesity
A literature review is a compilation of resources that provide the ground work for further study. It is frequently found as a subsection of a published research study. Literature review refers to the activities involves in searching for information on a topic and developing a comprehensive picture of the state of the knowledge on the…
Impact ADHD and Autism on Education
How does ADHD and/or autism impact on the pupil, other pupils, teachers and the whole school? Introduction and Overview First, is to define ADHD and Autism: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that tampers with major parts of the brain that is related the control of a person’s attention, activity and emotions which…
Annotated Bibliography on the Opiod Crisis
Elzey, Mark J, et al. “Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Unintentional, Non-Fatal Prescription Opioid Overdoses: A Systematic Review.” Pain Physician , vol. 19, no.4 2016, www.painphysicianjournal.com/linkout?issn=1533-3159&vol=19&page=215 . This article was composed by three authors, all who have obtained their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. It is available on pain physician journal, a peer reviewed cite…
Is Canada Losing the Opioid Battle
The opioid crisis has been waging a war against Canada’s healthcare system and its people. The use of opioids, including fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine and heroin, often used for pain relief, are attributed to be highly addictive and are lethal when misused (Canadian Institute for Health Information [CIHI], 2018). Consequently, these medications requiring prescriptions can be…
Health and Safety Management in Health and Social Care
Review and assess the management of health and safety. According to Health and Safety Executive (2008), Health and Safety is the protection of workers from harm or ill health by appropriate precaution and provision of satisfactory work environment.To implement the accountable, adaptable and aggressive standards towards the organization`s goal and to motivate employees to work…
The Rise in Opioid and Electronic Cigarette Abuse
Substance abuse is an epidemic that is on the rise throughout the world. It is a tragic trend, a battle against one’s own brain chemistry, and it does not appear to be ending anytime soon. Instead of dying from viral disease, today’s young adults are overdosing on drugs that they initially used to make their lives…