Essays and Research Papers on Medical Issues

This 3 page paper examines the CQI concept. How it applies to nursing is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 15 page paper provides background information about Ghana and malaria and then goes on to report about studies as well as efforts in respect to helping the children. Recent studies are noted. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses what a CSI might do in a typical day. It also describes the way a crime scene is investigated, what the code of ethics of the profession is like, and what sort of ethical dilemmas could present themselves to an individual in this field. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page review of the potential problems associated with a rapid resting heart rate. This paper reviews the use of ivabradine as a pharmaceutical option when the standard approach utilizing beta-blockers fails to achieve a heart rate of less than 70bpm. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses the many lessons that can be learned from Anne Fadiman’s 1997 book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, which is a detailed case study of a Hmong child and the way that a lack of cultural competence affected her care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the cause, diagnosis and treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as elephantiasis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In three pages this paper presents a text summary of Robert S. Desowitz’s Malaria Capers. There are no additional sources in the bibliography.

A 4 page critique of the literature on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This paper describes symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options. The emphasis is made that psychiatric nurses are in an advantageous position to positively influence the treatment of patients with ADHD. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the condition of post traumatic stress disorder in the hospital setting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper provides a conversation about medical ethics. The case used as a springboard for discussion involves prioritization in respect to a dialysis machine. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the way in which hope sustains even patients who are terminally ill. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 3 page overview of the issue of human cloning. This paper points out that while this has the potential for great accomplishments in terms of human health, it also goes hand in hand with many societal problems. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5-page paper provides an examination of Bruce Franke's 2003 paper detailing treatment of pelvic girdle dysfunction and resulting low back pain.

This 6 page paper discusses what bulimia nervosa is, the etiology of the disease, and effective interventions/treatments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Cytochrome P450 (CYP450 or P450) is the term used for a sizeable quantity of oxidative enzymes that are evolutionarily related. This 24 page paper looks at what these enzymes are, where they are found, their catalytic cycle, the physical characteristics, the importance to humans including how they are induced in humans, the genes and what ...

A 3 page paper that provides a brief report of the Professional Code of Conduct for pharmacists in Australia. The structure of the Code and the general philosophy of each principle is presented. The essay discusses one ethical issue specifically, which is distance dispensation of medications. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the impact a patient's culture can have on their understanding and acceptance of health care procedures. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 19 page research paper that discusses the phenomenon known as diffusion hypoxia, which is commonly associated with nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation unless this is followed by a “washout” procedure that consists of breathing pure oxygen for 5 minutes after the termination of the nitrous oxide/oxygen mixture (Jeske, et al, 2004). Nevertheless, over the decades there ...

This 3 page paper provides information on the cause of the condition as well as diagnosis and treatment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page discussion of this potentially fatal disease. This paper describes symptoms and methods for diagnosing the condition. Bibliography lists sources.

A 4 page paper that begins with a report regarding the incidence of clinical depression and explaining what symptoms must be present for a diagnosis of clinical depression. The rest of the paper discusses the reliance of medications and who benefits from the push to prescribe drugs. The writer offers personal opinions regarding the condition ...

An 8 page research paper that defines and discusses the impact and relationship of epidemiology to healthcare interventions and policies pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This overview of epidemiology looks specifically at the uses and applications of epidemiological analyses and data as it pertains to the management STDs. This information addresses how hospitals and ...

This 3 page paper evaluates methods used in epidemiology. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper summarizing the contents of a fraud and compliance training presentation. Errors can occur quite innocently, resulting in inaccurate billing that has no fraudulent intent behind it. As the presentation indicates, however, fraud, waste and abuse are the same regardless of whether they are committed intentionally. Bibliography lists 4 ...

This 13 page paper explores Dorothy Johnson’s behavioral system model of nursing, which suggests that individuals are made up of “subsystems” which must be kept in balance. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.