...practitioner will make the diagnosis, and the patient will decide whether or not to provide consent based on the information provided. However, there are some circumstances when it is the patient that requests the extraction, not the dentist. There are many reasons that a patient may request an extraction, such as personal finances, lack of education, cultural reasons, or extreme fear of dental treatment.2 When the request is a realistic option from the dental perspective, there is little disagreement between the dentist and their patient. However, it is when this request cannot be justified from a clinical perspective that the dentist is often faced with an ethical dilemma....
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...Lumbar Disc Prolapse - Understanding the disorder! Description: Lumbar disc prolapse is a spinal condition that can cause lower back pain and tingling in the lower body. Learn more on Spine and Neuro Surgery Hospital India. Lumbar Disc Prolapse Overview: A lumbar disc prolapse, also known as slipped disc or herniated disc, is a condition where a fragment of the soft central disc material squeezes out due to pressure through a tear in the annulus (disc capsule). A prolapsed fragment may compress an adjacent nerve root or the multiple roots to cause the neurological symptoms. Our discs deteriorate with age, the inner nucleus in our disc, which is like a soft gel dries out and becomes less spongy. The outer annulus is also at risk for cracking or splitting as it becomes brittle with age. If this spilt extends through the annulus, then the nucleus can squeeze out into the spinal canal, thereby pushes the nerves. Let us understand the facts about this disorder. Lumbar Disc...
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...is right for you is essential. You will be more likely to get preventative care and seek the emergency attention you might need if you have a dental plan in place. However, a Consumer Reports survey revealed that even with a plan for coverage, some people still avoided getting treatment they needed. They put it off when they discovered that a procedure was not covered by their dental plan or if they had maxed out their coverage for the year. That is why it is vital to understand the details of a plan before committing to it. Types of Care Covered One of the first questions the American Dental...
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...Stem cells. A relative of a friend of yours had a spinal cord injury after a bad car accident. The medical team has decided that this patient is a good candidate for a clinical trial using stem cell therapy. Your friend has not had a biology course since high school, so you are going to write for him or her a two-page discussion of stem cell information. In your discussion, include a description of the biology of stem cells, and explain how these cells are unique in their ability to treat diseases and injury. The following website from NIH regarding stem cell research will be very helpful: http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp. Before we determine how stem cells can treat various diseases including spinal cord injuries, let us first understand the root of a spinal cord injury. The spinal cord is an extension of the central nervous system that establishes a structural connection between the brain and the other structures of the body (e.g., arms and legs, bowel, bladder) through nerve fibers. A clear fluid called Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) that acts as a cushion to protect the delicate nerve tissues against damage from banging against the inside of the vertebrae surrounds the spinal cord. The vertebrae is made up of thirty-three bones, each with a circular opening similar to the hole in a donut. (“Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research" NINDS. Publication date August 2003) The central nervous system is organized in a way that allows certain parts of the spinal cord to control...
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...In this case study I will be discussing about the anatomy, injury, treatment, and return to play (RTP) protocol for sacral fracture injuries. In order, to better understand why symptoms and restrictions happen with sacral fractures it is important to know the anatomy of the sacral vertebrae’s. Once we know the anatomy, it is most probably that the injury comes with a neurological problem. This problem can be managed and treated through the right modalities and rehabilitation exercises that this injury presents. Last, follow the RTP protocol for the athlete to be back in the game as soon as possible pain free and stronger than before. Introduction The sacrum is formed by 5 fused sacral vertebrae’s and contains 4 foramens, which the sacral nerves...
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...Defining Marketing April 7, 2014 University of Phoenix Defining Marketing Marketing, in essence, is a company differentiating itself from its competitors. Organizations use marketing strategies to promote their product. Perreault, Cannon, and McCarthy define marketing as “the performance of activities that seek to accomplish an organization’s objectives by anticipating customer or client needs and directing a flow of need satisfying goods and services from producer to customer or client” (2011, p. 6). Companies must focus their resources on these products to increase sales and competitive advantage. According to Kotler and Keller, “Marketing is about identifying and meeting human and social needs” (2012, p. 5). Companies use marketing strategies to spark interest, promote, and educate the consumer. A dental company must continuously reinvent itself from a marketing standpoint. In a town with a population of over 117,000 people and over 40 dentists the demand for dentistry is always present, but so is the competition. It is important for a dental office to keep their name at the forefront of dentistry. It is vital that an organization not only creates an exceptional product or service, but also delivers what they promised. An organization is only as good as their consumers perceive them to be, so it is greatly important that their marketing begins in-house with their current patients. There is no more cost-effective way to market than word-of-mouth...
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...The Purpose of the Encounter Form The critical form that links services provided to the information system and the billing process on a patient-by-patient, day-by-day basis is the encounter form. Also called a charge slip or superbill, it is generated for each patient visit and serves to communicate information about the number and type of services provided, by whom, to the system that generates bills. The provider signature on the encounter form makes this a legal billing document and attests to the fact that services were performed and may be billed for (Maines). Most encounter forms use "Progress" codes that are non-billable until the procedure is completed (i.e. root canals and prosthetics). Commonly these are CDT codes with "P" appended, while completed procedures have "C" appended, or have no prefix/ suffix. Depending on coverage, some procedures may need to be 'prior approved' by the third party carrier to be paid after completion. Terms for this are usually spelled out in the third party contracts. After the dentist formulates a treatment plan, it is submitted for Prior Approval, and approved services/ amounts are assigned some kind of code for billing upon completion (often called a PA number. Superbills & encounter forms help you save time and capture all charges from your patient visits. You can configure a custom Superbill for each provider in your practice, print Superbills with prepopulated patient information from the appointment scheduler, and use those...
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...the health care system and what it takes to stay there. Education is the most important thing in any career. Amy first went and got her CNA license where it helped her to understand what she was looking forward to when she would become a nurse. After getting her CNA license she went to nursing school where she got her associates. While she went to nursing school the last year she received her LPN. The final step to becoming the nurse is passing the NCLEX for the state that he or she wants to work as a nurse in. She also does continual training that has helped her to transition herself from a nurse to working as an administrator. Amy does believe that someone that wants to go into administration he or she should get a bachelor’s or master’s in the field. After receiving a degree it is time to start working in the field that he or she has chosen. In nursing the main responsibilities is taking care of the patients making sure that his or her vitals are normal and come up with a care plan that includes their medications and making sure there is a set up treatment plan. There is also setting up transportation to get the patient from a hospital to a nursing home if they are elderly. While she works as an administrator at the dentist office she has to check patients in and out and set up any further treatments that a patient may need. She set ups the dentist and hygentisist schedules and makes sure that claims are processes. Her duties as a nurse and administrator are to make...
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...Submitted by: | Nadine Angelica C. Gadia – Casiño, RN | March 18, 2012Submitted to:Ms. Delia V. Realista, RN, MANProfessor | | I. Intoduction Cataract Cataracts are common and significant cause of visual defects all over the world. A cataract is an opacification or clouding of the lens of the eye. Cataracts develop because of the alteration of transport of nutrients and metabolism in the lens. This interferes with light transmission to the retina therefore affecting the ability to perceive images clearly. All cells of the lens formed in the lifetime is retained therefore prevalence of cataracts increase rapidly with aging. WHO estimates that cataracts account for 48% of reversible blindness worldwide, which translates to about 18 million people. Cataracts affect slightly more women than men. The Beaver Dam Eye Study in the US found that 23.5% of women and 14.3% of men had a visually significant cataract by the age of 65 years. Although cataracts can be surgically removed, in many countries surgical services are inadequate, and cataract remains the leading cause of blindness. Age is the greatest risk factor in the occurrence of cataracts. Cataract, though with unclear links, may be acquired through heredity and genetics (e.g., Wilson's disease, galactosaemia, myotonic dystrophy). Early formation of cataracts is associated with the following risk factors: * Environmental and lifestyle factors such as long term exposure to glares (e.g. welding) and sunlight,...
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...Mantesh TABLE OF CONTENTS Cure Tooth Decay Book Description Foreword By Timothy Gallagher D.D.S. President of the Holistic Dental Association Introduction 100% Real Dental Healing Testimonials Leroy from Utah Ms. Steuernol from Alberta , Canada Mike from Ashland , Oregon Pioneering Tooth Cavity Remineralization CHAPTER 1 DENTISTRY'S INABILITY TO CURE CAVITIES Reaffirm Your Choice to Cure Your Cavities The Real Cause of Cavities Remembering Your Connection Fear of the Dentist How Conventional Dentistry Works Micro-organisms Conventional Dentistry’s Losing Battle Against Bacteria The Failure of Conventional Dentistry Chapter 1 References CHAPTER 2 DENTIST WESTON PRICE DISCOVERS THE CURE Lack of Nutrition is the Cause of Physical Degeneration The Healthy People of the Loetschental Valley, Switzerland Modern Swiss were Losing Their Health The Healthy People of the Outer Hebrides Gaelics on Modern Foods are Losing Their Health Genetics and Tooth Decay Aborigines of Australia Nutritive Values of Diets Compared Fat-soluble Vitamins and Activators Mantesh Why Tooth Decay with Modern Civilization? Weston Price's Tooth Decay Curing Protocol Dr. Price's Protocol Summarized Chapter 2 References CHAPTER 3 MAKE YOUR TEETH STRONG WITH FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS How Teeth Remineralize 101 Hormones and Tooth Decay Cholesterol The Miracle of Vitamin D Vital Fat-Soluble Vitamin A Cod Liver Oil Heals Cavities Weston Price’s Activator X More Fat-Soluble...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction In earlier civilizations, trepanization (drilling holes in the skull) was performed because of the belief that this would release demons that had entered into the skull and had to be released, if headache relief was to result. In the seventeenth century, it was suggested by Willis that the head pain of 'megrim' or migraine resulted from the swelling of blood vessels within the head. Interestingly, this explanation of blood vessel swelling is close to the belief today that such swelling is involved in migraine headaches (Edmeads, 1997). At the turn of the twentieth century, Sir William Osler proposed that headaches were due to 'muscular rheumatism' of the head. This was probably the first suggestion that muscle abnormalities might be involved. During the 1940s, Wolff carried out a series of experiments that showed that involuntary contraction of scalp and neck muscles could result in headache development. Other causes have been suggested; these were more serious than muscle dysfunction and would evidently require other medical interventions (Solomon, 1993). In the worldwide view, headache can be such a big health problem as evidenced by the establishment of the World Headache Alliance in 1997. The organization exists to alleviate the burden of headache worldwide, in particular, by sharing information among headache organizations and by increasing the awareness and understanding of headache as a public health concern with profound social and economic...
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...Colorado Technical University Consultant Analysis Report Enterprise Systems Jose Rosa Professor James W. LeMaster 12/13/2013 Table of Contents Project Outline 3 System Requirements 7 Architecture Selection 10 Resources and Timeline 14 Security 15 Final Analysis and Recommendations 16 References 17 Project Outline In every corporation there are different methods of selling products, these products, and range from anything such as games, toys, all the way to computer components and different types of software. The overall goal is to make the product sound appealing to the target customers; the overall goal is to sell the product to potential investors so that they invest money. There are different ways one can advertise their products, some ways are using catch lines such as stating the product can help better yourself. In the following paragraphs a description of my chosen company for the software development, the overall size of personnel, equipment square feet, worldwide buildings, what it does (dental care), programming centers or organization aspects, and how it communicates with other companies. Not only do they, the Dental Clinics, communicate and send information from one clinic, medical building, or office house, they also send information across the globe to other clinics such as Iraq, Europe and South America, and a description of how that is done will be identified as well. A Dentac is a massive military corporation that not only is...
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...Instructor’s Manual for the Laboratory Manual to Accompany Hole’s Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology Eighth Edition Terry R. Martin Kishwaukee College [pic] [pic] Instructor’s Manual for the Laboratory Manual to Accompany Hole’s essentials of human anatomy and physiology, eighth edition David shier, jackie butler, and ricki lewis Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, an imprint of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2003, 2000, 1998. All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may be reproduced in print form solely for classroom use with Hole’s essentials of human anatomy and physiology, eighth edition, provided such reproductions bear copyright notice, but may not be reproduced in any other form or for any other purpose without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. www.mhhe.com Contents PREFACE V An Overview vi Instructional Approaches viii Correlation of Textbook Chapters and Laboratory Exercises ix Suggested Time Schedule xi Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology Exercise 1 Scientific Method and Measurements 1 Exercise 2 Body Organization...
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...ANNUAL REPORT ON SENTINEL AND SERIOUS UNTOWARD EVENTS (1 October 2012 – 30 September 2013) ANNUAL REPORT ON SENTINEL AND SERIOUS UNTOWARD EVENTS 1 October 2012 – 30 September 2013 HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HONG KONG 1 ANNUAL REPORT ON SENTINEL AND SERIOUS UNTOWARD EVENTS (1 October 2012 – 30 September 2013) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This is the sixth Annual Report on Sentinel and Serious Untoward Events. By continuously learning from sentinel and serious untoward events and by building safe systems, processes and practices to mitigate the recurrence of such events, it demonstrates the Hospital Authority’s commitment to quality and patient safety. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all frontline staff, nurses, clinicians, risk managers and executives for their immense dedication and support in improving patient safety in recent years. Without their invaluable and incessant efforts in planning and executing various improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety through risk identification and mitigation, the publication of this annual report would not have been as meaningful. Patient Safety and Risk Management Department Quality and Safety Division 2 ANNUAL REPORT ON SENTINEL AND SERIOUS UNTOWARD EVENTS (1 October 2012 – 30 September 2013) TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 4 CHAPTER 1 – Introduction 9 CHAPTER 2 – Sentinel and Serious Untoward Event Policy 11 CHAPTER 3 – Sentinel Events Reported from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013 13 CHAPTER 4...
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...and peripheral nervous system. (Carolyn Jarvis, Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 3rd ed., pages 688-692 Structure and function of the CNS and PNS --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Potter and Perry, Fundamentals of nursing (8th), Chapter 16 p. 210-211 Types of Data --There are two primary sources of data: subjective and objective. Subjective data are your patients’ verbal descriptions of their health problems. Only patients provide subjective data. For example, Mr. Jacobs's report of incision pain and his expression of concern about whether the pain means that he will not be able to go home as soon as he hoped are subjective findings. Subjective data usually include feelings, perceptions, and self-report of symptoms. Only patients provide subjective data relevant to their health condition. The data sometimes reflect physiological changes, which you further explore through objective data collection. --Objective data are observations or measurements of a patient's health status. Inspecting the condition of a surgical incision or wound, describing an observed behavior, and measuring blood pressure are examples of objective data. The measurement of objective data is based on an accepted standard such as the Fahrenheit or Celsius measure on a thermometer, inches or centimeters...
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