Essays and Research Papers on Medical Issues

This 8 page paper argues that stem cells are vital, useful medical tools and funding for further research should be supplied immediately. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 12 page paper discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and effect on families of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on a fictitious situation in which the manager of a rural medical clinic must decide what services to add/cut in the face of a departmental budget cut. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses what spina bifida is, and how it affects teens who are living with it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses migraine headaches and how they differ from ordinary headaches; symptoms and treatment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that argues the pros, cons and ethics of stem cell research. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses why even a person with a healthy personality can be overwhelmed by a hospital visit. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses three of the cases that Sacks describes in his book “An Anthropologist on Mars.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper that is based on a hypothetical case of two health care institutions merging. One of the directions are to redesign jobs to include universal workers. The writer discusses what this is and where they most often practice. Using Senge's model, the paper identifies steps for this organization to take. Bibliography ...

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the progressive breakdown the body experiences as it succumbs to AIDS. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page research paper on dementia. Dementia is often regarded by the general public to be a common, and therefore, a “normal,” part of aging. However, dementia is not normal, but is, rather, a pathological condition that prevents individuals who develop this neurological disorder from living autonomously and fully. Individuals suffering from dementia often ...

This 5 page paper examines diabetes and the problems that occur for homeless diabetics. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper answers five questions set by the student concerns morals and issues that are relevant to medical ethics. The first defined moral reasoning, the second looks at the theory of obligation, the third defines bioethics and looks at current issues, the fort considering the concept of happiness and the last discusses the ...

This 3 page paper outlines three tasks which are the prevention and management of a potential medical crisis, the management of a treatment regimen, and controlling and hiding symptoms from casual friends and acquaintances. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

6 pages in length. The volatile nature of debates that revolve around stem cell research illustrate just how passionate supporters and opponents alike are about this unprecedented approach to furthering man's existence on planet Earth. Peters (2002) introduces readers to myriad issues associated with the forward push of stem cell research, some of ...

This 15 page paper discusses the concept of culturally competent care and in particular, how it can be implemented at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawai’i. Bibliography lists 8 sources

This 3 page paper looks at both sides of the debate. After looking at both sides, the paper concludes that cloning is a good idea after all. Religious objections are answered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 16 page paper begins with an introduction and definitions of key words. The paper discusses the long tradition of healing in Christianity beginning with Christ and His Apostles. The writer comments on faith healers, including Mary Baker Eddy and the potential dangers of relying only on prayer. The paper then discusses the charismatic Christian ...

An 8 page assessment of the problem diabetes presents in the postoperative cardiac ICU. This paper suggests a study designed to test the effectiveness of the continuous administration of intervenous insulin in combating the development of deep wound infections. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This paper explores the problems inherent in pharmaceutical advertising, gifts to physicians, and polypharmacy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper examines medical coding procedures created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CCI policies and procedures is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. The psychological impact upon physical disease and illness speaks to the inextricable body/mind connection; to ignore this reality is to disregard the observable association between mental anguish and such health problems as migraine headaches and coronary heart disease (CHD). Anxiety, a primary precursor of myriad physical illnesses, is a ...

This 5-page paper explains how medical systems manage patient data these days versus how it was done in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page paper that discusses the epidemiology and etiology of this disease, what the disease is and how it is manifested and treatment for it. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 16-page paper discusses if mental health care delivery will improve under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Bibliography lists 4 sources.