Essays and Research Papers on Medical Issues

This 5 page paper provides an overview of what occurs during the cleaning of instruments. This paper offers some information about sterilization and preventing cross contamination. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 6 page paper discussing the medicalization of normal physiological processes, using in vitro fertilization and childbirth as examples. Some very natural physiological characteristics of women of reproductive age more often than not are treated as medical conditions requiring medical attention. The purpose here is to review the advantages and disadvantages of regarding ...

A 6 page overview of this new addition to the Medicare Program. Designed to provide prescription drug coverage, the program has been a lifesaver for many. For others, however, there are complicating factors that mean more out-of-pocket expense in obtaining their drugs than what they incurred previously to their enrollment in Medicare D. ...

This 12 page paper provides an overview of an article on post-operative pain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack. This paper provides an overview of the subject and considers the implications for treatment. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper uses a web site to help explore how Native Americans may choose to face end-of-life issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The innate fallibility where automated systems are concerned is becoming less and less discernable as technological advancements become more and more pinpoint accurate. To remove the human element from any aspect of medicine is to at least somewhat compromise the integrity inherent to human perception; however, the growing abundance ...

A 7 page review of the value of alternative medicine in treating diseases such as hypertension, migraine headaches, and Crohn's Disease. An emphasis is placed on acupressure, massage, and meditation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

15 pages in length. The writer goes into considerable detail describing the role each of these elements plays in the human body. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses periodontal laser treatments; it also briefly explains how a laser works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page discussion of the importance of belief and ritual in the healing process. The author points out that both can be either simplistic or complex and uses the example of percussion as a ritual that is common to many cultures. Data is presented that percussion is indeed of medical benefit to ...

A 5 page paper which examines the various types of bowel obstructions, discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 20 page paper provides an overview of the issues of Medicare fraud and the impacts. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the controversy regarding end of life care. The Terri Shiavo case is mentioned. Utilitarianism is defined and that model is used to examine the issue along with the concept of the sanctity of life. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper on the respiratory system as it involves asthma. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing implications of points of a student-supplied scenario in which an elderly woman underwent unwanted medical procedures. The paper discusses advanced directives, informed consent and euthanasia. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper answering 3 questions about corporate criminal liability in the healthcare setting, particularly as it applies to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Justice department states that only organizations are "covered entities" that can be held responsible, but there are other means of holding individual employees ...

A 3 page paper that describes what this drug does, what it is used for, the changes the drug brings about, and the more serious side-effects of this drug. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses potential improvements to a hypothetical long-term care facility in Massachusetts, based upon the results of a survey of residents in such facilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

4 pages in length. The objective of fictional literature is to entertain a reading audience by stretching the truth beyond reasonable limits; when fiction collides with the truth, however, books like Lethal Dose are the result. Steven Snodgrass's well-received novel about the creation of a euthanasia residency program at an established hospital does ...

A 14 page research paper that discusses the medication tamoxifen and its benefits and adverse side effects in regards to women's health and cancer. Tamoxifen therapy is a combination of beneficial effects that must be evaluated and considered against possible negative risks. This discussion of tamoxifen looks specifically at the effects of this drug ...

6 pages in length. The very nature of ethics and morality has escaped the basis of human thought, a fact that is easily substantiated by the ongoing battle raging over stem cell research. The extent to which medical advancement has lengthened man's lifetime by decades is both grand and far-reaching; that such progress ...

A 3 page paper identifying information pathways in a nonprofit hospital clinic. The overall system can be improved by requiring that all patient data be stored electronically. This creates a record of items presently not accounted for (such as paper messages or verbal instruction), making them available for practitioners' use as well as ...

A 9 page paper discussing four areas that have the potential of affecting or being affected by managed care organizations generally referred to as health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Health prevention and cost containment strategies directly relate to managed care; quality improvement has less direct effect. Population health focus affects managed care only when ...

A 12 page paper answering 3 questions about HMOs, the uninsured, HMO ethics and implications for US health care. Questions address HMO structure; relationship with the uninsured; HMO behavior ethics; who the uninsured are; and consequences for American society. Bibliography lists 11 sources.