Heart failure is caused by the heart not pumping as much blood as it should and the body does not get as much blood and oxygen that it needs. The malfunctioning of the heart chambers are due to damage caused by narrowed or blocked arteries leading to the muscle of your heart. This Heart failure…
In Vitro Fertilization: Advantages and Disadvantages
Some may argue that In Vitro Fertilization, commonly referred to as IVF, is immoral and wrong, as it is thought it could possibly damage the health of the mother or the embryo during the process. Women should not face opposition in choosing In Vitro Fertilization due to the beliefs of others. People think that this…
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are abnormalities that occur during the development of a fetus’s heart during gestation (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019a; Ni, Lv, Ding & Yao, 2019). Because of the advances in medical technology, individuals with CHD are surviving into adulthood at larger rates…
Pulsed Radio Frequency Energy as Physical Therapy
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION Many adults with vascular disease and/or diabetes suffer with chronic leg or foot ulcers, leading to loss of functional ability, poor quality of life and long term ill-health. Studies on patients with chronic leg ulcers have reported the average duration of these ulcers is around 12-13 months, around 60-70% of patients have…
Reflection on Critical Care of COPD Patient
Foundations of critical care. Introduction The aim of this essay is to present a situation in describing my experiences caring for am identified female patient, and reflecting upon the issues which arose during one shift in a Critical Care unit. The reflective analysis will be carried out using Johns model of reflection (1995) which incorporates…
Consent and Mandatory Reporting for Infants- Children and Young People
Introduction The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the issue of consent and mandatory reporting for infants, children and young people while providing care as a registered nurse (RN). The essay will be discussing of the patient name Patrick Jones (Patrick), he is a 3 months old boy, who is recently admitted to pediatric…
Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms in the Healthcare Sector
Introduction Healthcare has always been a crucial business that offers care based on value to many people all over the world. This industry is growing very fast and has turned into a prime revenue earner for several countries. In the United States, the revenue from healthcare is approximately $1,668 trillion. The United States spends more…
Acute Exacerbation Of Copd Health And Social Care Essay
This essay considers the pathophysiology, management and psychosocial aspects of a lower respiratory tract infection in the patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These are discussed in relation to a case study, with details obtained through interviews with the patient, and from her medical records. Case Presentation DK is a 66 year old lady…
Essay on Leukemia
Leukemia is a common cancer of the bone marrow. In the United States it occurs mostly in the young and elderly and is associated with down syndrome. This research will go over the back-ground information on leukemia, types of leukemia, demographic, genetic links, and treatment for each types of leukemia. There are 3 types of…
Nurse Practitioners Role in Antimicrobial Resistance
Introduction In the 1960’s the Advance Nurse Practitioner role was initiated as an action plan initiative to resolve the epidemic of having enough accessible primary care physicians in underserved and rural areas to meet the healthcare needs of the community of people (Woo, Lee & Tam, 2017). Advanced nursing practice’s establishment into primary care’s role…