Essays and Research Papers on Medical Treatment

A 6 page paper. More than one-third of adults in the United States can be classified as obese. Childhood obesity more than doubled in the past 30 years and it has quadrupled in adolescents. This essay provides the definitions of obesity and how it is measured and the incidence of overweight and obese adults, ...

This 5 page paper emphasizes the interconnectivity of the respiratory system with overall body function. Homeostasis is impacted by disease. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the National Fire Academy. Features of the MMRS are also explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

The author of this 5 page paper reviews the genetic condition known as Turner's Syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. The significance of this particular study is finding whether or not parents have the potential to bring harm to their children by actually inviting pertussis infection rather than preventing it by refusing to vaccinate them. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5-page paper examines the disease of multiple sclerosis, the symptoms, treatment options and other factors. Bibliograpy lists 5 sources.

This 5 page research paper reports on the emerging problem of drug-resistant gonorrhea. This public health problem is described. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper. This paper explains the different lobes in the brain and what cognitive and other functions they control. This provides the link between the brain and cognition. The writer reports the case of Phineas Gage in the mid-1800s, the first recorded brain damage case. This case set the stage for exploring ...

A 5 page paper that provides a brief and general overview of Alzheimer’s Disease. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

?This 6 page paper provides an overview of the various fields that radiographers can find employment in. An emphasis is on international opportunities. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ?

In five pages this overview defines anorexia, identifies its causes and symptoms, and considers how it can be treated. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 4-page paper provides definitions to many abbreviations seen in conjunction with medical insurance terminology. Definitions include Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Adjusted Mortality Ratios (AMR) and Diagnoses Related Group (DRG). Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 12 page paper discusses the science of stem cell research and the potential it has to better the human condition. Unfortunately, political issues have greatly slowed the progress that could have been made. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page paper that discusses why it is important for clinicians to understand hypertension. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the psychosocial and cultural factors that affect the development of diabetes and the management of the disease among this population. The writer explains that Leininger's Transcultural Nursing model would help providers provide care for these patients. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the book The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson. This paper relates how views of the spread of cholera led to advances in approaches to epidemiology. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page research paper, which includes a 1 page abstract, and offers a comprehensive overview of hemophilia. Type of hemophilia are described, along with its effects, historical background, prevalence, treatments and the focus of current research. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page research paper pertains to sickle cell disease and the genetic material associated with these diseases. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper the explains two goals for reducing childhood asthma attacks. One focuses on parents, the other on the children. The goals describe the educational program. The paper begins with statistics about the incidence of childhood asthma in this country. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that begins with a review of the guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse. Discussion includes recommendations and how they arrived at these. Three research studies are briefly reported with comments regarding the guidelines. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper investigates the clinical research on Sitagliptin, a Class DPP-4 drug for treating this type of diabetes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper consists of a Roman Numeral outline of blood cell culture. The last page consists of a series of photographs illustrating normal blood vessel growth verses laboratory culture.

A 6 page paper. This essay discusses a one-day-old infant who died because he was given the wrong medication and a dose that was ten times what should have been given for his age. There were mistakes along the entire chain. Had even one of those mistakes not happened, the infant might have lived because ...

In six pages this paper examines the various issues associated with the rarely researched phenomenon of young men who suffer from anorexia nervosa. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 12-page paper discusses pressure ulcers as hospital acquired conditions and how quality tools can be used to prevent or reduce them. Bibliography lists 8 sources.