A. R. K Baker ENG 102 4 May 2012 Microorganisms at Work This topic is about how microorganisms continue to live in hospital rooms even after the rooms have been cleaned. The organisms that concern me are the multi resistant ones. It starts with a patient who is in isolation because of one of these bacteria’s and then discharged from the hospital after they are well. If these organisms are on the bedside table or the handrails the patient is already cured so it will not affect them. What about
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among the elderly, according to university studies performed at UCLA and Second University of Naples, Italy, Tulane Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Florida and the Center for Endocrine Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Very noticeable symptoms in the young can seem quite vague in the elderly. So, what is it? It’s called primary hyperparathyroidism. B. Though there are two types of hyperparathyroidism, primary and secondary, I am going to focus on primary
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Healthy People 2020 is an initiative managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It sets a 10 year agenda each decade aimed at improving overall health in Americans. In 2008, 7.4% of females ages 15-19 who were seen at family planning clinics in the past 12 months, tested positive for Chlamydia. Healthy People 2020 used this as a baseline to set their 10 year goal to reduce the rate of Chlamydia infection to 6.7% in this population (hp 2020). According to the Ohio Department of Health
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Implementing Successful Transitional Care: A structured move from Acute to Sub-Acute or Ambulatory Care Introduction Transitional care is defined as a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and conti- nuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care. Representative locations include (but are not limited to) hospitals, sub-acute and post-acute nursing homes, the patient’s home, primary and specialty care offices, and long-term care
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Comparing and Contrasting the U.S. Health Care System By Evelyn D. Bang October 17, 2010 Abstract Comparing and contrasting the U.S. health care system with that of other countries is not an easy task. There is a great deal of information that is not only organized in a number of different ways but also it is used to measure extensive and deviating factors. The conclusion will often depend on what is believed and which factors are the most important to the individuals performing the comparison
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Health Law, Regulation, and Policy Paper The Affordable Care Act is a law that has had a significant impact on the health care industry. The Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA, is a health care law implemented in 2010 that gives consumers more control over their health care. The law gives Americans the ability to make knowledgeable decisions about their health. The law is influenced by lack of comprehensive insurance coverage, high insurance costs, and limited choice of health care. The
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Introduction The decision to have abdominoplasty or a “tummy tuck” can be a tough one to make. Abdominoplasty is a procedure done to reduce the excess skin on the lower abdomen. The surgery is expensive, painful, and can leave a lifelong scar up to 20 inches long across the hip area. Recovery from this type of surgery often includes hospital time, drainage tubes, a lot of pain medication, and months of recuperation. The loose skin is removed but the damage in its place is a scar, a “new” bellybutton
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www.hbr.org Extensive study of the world’s best service companies reveals the principles on which they’re built. The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right by Frances X. Frei Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right 13 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further exploration
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In no more than 1-2 paragraphs discuss the major differences (controversies) between the new ACC/AHA’s Guidelines on the treatment of cholesterol and the “old” lipid guidelines known as ATP III (Adult treatment plan III). What are your thoughs on these changes? Lipid management over the last decade has been utilizing guidelines from the 3rd report of the National Cholesterol Education Program. In November 2013 new guidelines were established with controversy regarding some of the changes that
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health in numerous ways. The constant flood of stress chemicals and metabolic changes associated with unmanaged anger can harm different areas of the body (Anger- how it affects people, n.d.). According to Jerry Kiffer a heart researcher at the Cleveland Clinic Psychological Testing Center quotes, “Stress response mobilizes for emergency, but when it becomes repetitive it causes wear and tear on the heart and cardiovascular system. Furthermore, frequent anger may speed up atherosclerosis – a fatty plaque
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