Essays and Research Papers on Medicine / Mixed issues

A 6 page critique of an article by Walton and Molzahan (2002) detailing their qualitative research study into the role of spirituality in the lives of hemodialysis patients. The writer offers a comprehensive summation of their study, along with comments and criticism, concluding that the research team achieved their goals and purposes. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A 5 page review of a research article that details the study conducted by Fieldstone, et al (1997). In this study, the research team explored the food preferences of patients suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome (who are typically obese), as compared with those of volunteers with normal weight and obese controls not afflicted with PWS. The ...

This 12 page report discusses the various issues associated with the ways in which the pharmaceutical industry has faced the challenges and rewards of globalization. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page essay that summarizes and critiques a research article detailing the study conducted by Drewnowski, et al (1999) concerning food preferences among breast cancer patients. The writer then summarizes another research study that substantiates the findings of the first and offers two URLs that have graphs concerning fruit and vegetable consumption. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper offers specific and in-depth analysis of Dr. James Gordon's book, Manifesto for a New Medicine. Detailing and giving evidence which supports his theories, Dr. Gordon explains why alternative medicine is the direction that medicine should be headed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 12 page report discusses of Post-Polio Syndrome or “PPS.” Researchers note that it has been estimated that nearly one-half of the 1.63 million Americans who were diagnosed with polio are now reporting new and unexpected problems. In fact, they are developing new forms of secondary disabilities and physical restrictions. The etiology for the development of postpolio syndrome ...

This 7 page report discusses the fact that research over the past several decades has validated what ancient and traditional healers have known for centuries -- the connection between the mind or the individual consciousness of a person and his or her body cannot be dismissed. What modern researchers have found is that there is no single ...

This 6 page paper discusses the use of the pressure manometer in the treatment of hyperinflation of the lungs. The advantages/disadvantages are discussed, based on the most current studies and scholoarly journals available. The nurse's role is discussed as well as a brief definition of hyperinflation, causes and treatments.Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page summation and analysis of a study conducted by Berntson, Cacioppo and Fieldstone (1996), which concerns the manner in which the heart is controlled by sympathetic and parasympathetic outflows to the heart, which is a very flexible system of control. The research team state that various brainstem cardiovascular reflexes often result in creating ...

A 5 page paper assessing 5 Internet sources discussing aspects of improving patient care while striving to make ER operation more efficient. The paper discusses a Texas effort to transfer Medicare patients from rural to urban hospitals; the use of software to track patients’ progress through the ER; and the use of “product” process ...

A 5 page examination of the ethics of organ transplant. The author approaches organ transplant from both the consequentialist and nonconsequentialist framework, asserting that the ethics are dependent on the particular situation at hand in regard to the donor, the recipient and the particulars of the organ procurement. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page report discusses a qualitative research report published under the auspices of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Various factors of the research is considered, as well as the value in implementing such a guideline. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 15 page report discusses both physical and mental issues associated with the effects of uncontrolled blood glucose. Resulting health conditions such as diabetes, renal failure, and other problems are outline. The importance of personal patient responsibility and attitude is also presented. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the question and offers a number of reasons for the over-prescription and over-use of psychotropic drugs in the United States. The history of the development of such drugs, their use, and how and why they are prescribed are outlined. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 9 page overview of the procedures and findings in this study designed to provide a quantitative analysis of pain in neonates when undergoing a heel lance procedure. This study is unique in that it evaluates the feasibility of assessing pain among a particular difficult population, newborn infants who can not verbally communicate their ...

This 6 page paper explains and compares three aging theories: Wear and Tear Theory, Free Radical Theory and Cross-Link Theory. The writer begins by explaining what the aging is and how it is defined by gerontologists. Each theory is then explained – the theory's founder, the major tenets, and criticisms of the theory. The writer ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses beneficence, nonmalefience, confidentiality, veracity, autonomy, fidelity/faithfulness, justice and competency as they relate to moral principles in professional counseling. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the effects of cocaine use on the brain. Abstract included. Cocaine has been found to be one of the most popular and easily available addictive drugs in today’s population. The popularity of cocaine is not only in its increased availability and decreased price over the past few decades but ...

A 4 page discussion of the practical lessons available in evolution which are applicable to our everyday lives. The author contends that evolutionary theory can have direct application in identifying solutions for a number of real world problems, one of the most concerning of which is the recent phenomena of resistance to antibiotics being ...

A 3 page tutorial that illustrates why the porto cath is the greatest invention of the 20th century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 20 page overview of polio and a new manifestation of its symptoms in the form of post polio syndrome. The author identifies numerous potential causes of PPS. These include immune-mediated responses, hormone deficiencies, and environmental toxins as well as numerous other potential correlates By far the most likely cause of PPS, however, ...

This 4 page report discusses hypnosis and its advantages in a wide variety of circumstances. It can be used in therapeutic settings to “recover” suppressed memories (i.e., past abuse, witnessing a crime), to assist in controlling chronic physical pain, and to ultimately gain a greater awareness of self. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing problems in the pharmaceutical industry in the US and its likely outlook for the early part of the new century. There is little new in the pharmaceutical industry in the pattern of long development times, high R&D costs and efforts to recoup costs and generate profits in the relatively ...

A 5 page paper. It is estimated that 400,000 Americans have multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that destroys the myelin around the nerves. In short, messages do not get from the brain to other parts of the body, causing the patient to experience any of a plethora of symptoms, sometimes at a debilitating level. This ...

A 3 page paper written from the perspective of weighing options in practicing on the newly dead (intubation, subclavian line insertion, other procedures). The ethics committee will be meeting to determine policy after several instances of premature activity; the purpose here is to suggest an ethical policy. The paper uses the philosophies of ...