Essays and Research Papers on Medical Issues

This 16 page paper provides an overview of enzymes. The term "enzyme" refers to any of a number of substances that act as catalysts in biochemical reactions. In particular, enzymes work within a biological structure, as in an animal, human or plant, in order to determine changes that would not occur in the ...

6 pages in length. For many, the controversy surrounding stem cell research is founded within a combination of religious, political and opportunistic reasons; however, when it truly comes down to the issue's focal point, the primary component is whether the use of cord blood stands to serve as a conduit between progressing medical technology ...

4 pages in length. The ongoing debate over socialized medicine reinvents itself with every new presidential administration, inasmuch as there continues to be support behind the viability of a health care alternative significantly different from the one that has plagued Americans for decades. That myriad presidents have attempted to reform the foundation upon ...

A 5 page research paper on sleep apnea, which is a sleep disorder in which the person stop breathing over and over again throughout the night without waking up. It causes fatigue, depression and may decrease cognition in children. The writer discusses recent research on sleep apnea from a psychological perspective. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

This 5 page paper discusses aspects of schizophrenia including what it is, its cause, and how it can be treated. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page project plan enabling a hospital to charge reduced prices for prescription drugs for uninsured and underinsured patients. In the past it has been impossible for any hospital to charge reduced prices for prescription drugs for fear of charges of fraud by Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

A 2 page paper providing minimal discussion and a screenshot of a project plan available as a Microsoft Project® file. The following project plan presents an overview of designing and implementing electronic medical records capability in a large teaching hospital. The plan addresses only the IT portion of the effort and does not ...

This 12 page paper examines the use of Immunological Techniques, specifically ELISAs and RIAs. The paper starts by considering the detection of the antibody, the antiserum or the antibody used to detect the antigen, the way that the bound antibody and antigen can be separated from the unbound reactants if there is the use ...

A 4 page paper on hypothermia and how it effects blood pressure in relationship to warming the patient. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An annotated bibliography of 9 different articles relating to euthanasia. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the epidemiology of HCV. This paper considers the nature of the disease, its impacts and prevention/treatment models. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 10 page paper reviews Lee Ann Hoff's book People in Crisis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how the changing face of life-sustaining treatment throughout American hospitals gives one pause as to the fundamental properties of patient wishes and how those desires may one day be completely overlooked in exchange for a more utilitarian form of health care. The Terri Schiavo case ...

A 7 page paper presenting two tables listing various diseases. The first table includes cancer, diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis; the second contains infectious diseases such as influenza, Chlamydia, Hordeolum, HIV/AIDS and strep throat. Each table provides information about the diseases including risk factors and treatment. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the existing research. Nitric oxide induced apoptosis, or cell death, has been the focus of a considerable amount of research, especially in terms of efforts to prevent or treat disease. It has been recognized, for example, that assessing the impacts of nitric oxide induced apoptosis ...

10 pages in length. The fear, confusion and overwhelming anxiety the Medicare Part D prescription program has created throughout America is both grand and far-reaching; that seniors have come to rely upon their pharmacists to provide better and more accurate information regarding the precedent-setting system change speaks to the greater confidence the elderly population ...

A 24 page paper presenting a strategic plan for a home health and hospice provider of nursing care. HHH stands poised to enter a phase of growth that was not envisioned at the time of its founding. All of health care is in flux and continues to evolve. Even though there have ...

A paper which looks at studies into the changes which take place in the brain of Altzheimer's sufferers, and at some of the current theories regarding the neurochemical causes of the condition. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 20 page overview of the various provisions that are necessary to prevent the spread of disease and exposure to toxic chemicals in the day care environment. This paper provides a step by step review of basic hygiene practices in response to specific questions and scenarios regarding those practices. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 4 page paper designs a test to assess if there is any link between the amygdale within the brain and the emotional of fear in human subjects. The paper looks at the best way to image the responses in the brain and then at how issues such as ethics can be overcome and how ...

5 pages in length. The genetic composition of sickle cell anemia finds normally disc-shaped red blood cells are instead of a crescent structure, an abnormality that results in small, painful blood clots that trigger occurrences known as sickle cell pain crises. Abnormality of typical hemoglobin serves as the fundamental reason why sickle cell ...

A 6 page review of the factors that should be considered in well-baby checkups. The author emphasizes that while the specifics of these checkups can vary in accordance with race and culture, this variation must be determined on the basis of fact rather than stereotypical misperceptions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the medical condition known as "obstetric fistula" briefly. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper begins with an overview of diabetes, explaining the disease, the types and the incidence. The paper then focuses on Type II diabetes, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment and other risk factors. The next section discusses how nurses help in the management of the illness and the final section discusses the importance of ...

5 pages in length. No differently than with any other issue where Democrats and Republicans fight doggedly to outdistance the other's argument to secure a victory, the debate surrounding stem cell research – an otherwise unlikely candidate for political debate – has not only come to represent a hotly contested topic between the two ...