Academic papers on Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

Stroke And Tissue Plasminogen Activator
8 pages in length. Medical technology continues to overcome significant impediments with regard to the most puzzling and frustrating treatment issues; one of the most encouraging findings of the twentieth century has been the working relationship...
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Cases in Medical Ethics
A 25 page paper discussing the complexities of decisions surrounding medical care and available alternatives. Advances in medicine have brought wonderful and miraculous cures for many, and have extended life expectancy and quality of life...
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The Manufacturing of Contact Lenses
This 7 page paper considers the materials that are used to make contact lenses and the manufacturing processes including the use of technology in that process. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner
A 6 page research paper that focuses on the expanding role for nurse practitioners (NPs). The writer examines the role of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) as a career option, the needed skills and the general framework for educational requirements....
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Imogene King: Critique of Her Nursing Theory
A 5 page outline of Imogene King's "General Systems Framework" theory. Developed during the mid 1960s and first published in 1971, this theory emphasizes the importance of the interaction between nurses and patients. Views this interaction as an...
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Nitric Oxide Synthase
15 pages in length. Nitric oxide (NO), a toxic, colorless gas that is formed by oxidation of nitrogen or ammonia, has long been considered a threat to man's physical being; however, current research has uncovered some startling evidence that nitric...
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Anxiety Disorder
5 pages in length. A concise paper on the symptoms, etiology and treatments for this disorder which affects a large number of the population today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Persistent Vegetative State PVS): Should These Patients Be Used As Organ Donors?
5 pages in length. In a perfect world, artificial organs and tissues will finally reach the point of perfect utilization so that people will be spared the discomfort of making the donor decision for themselves or other loved ones. Indeed, the...
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Nurse Practioners' Autonomy
A 5 page paper discussing the AMA's complaints of nurse practioners not having enough direct supervision by MDs and the nursing profession's response. The uncertainty in the health care industry has not spared physicians. After more than a...
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Cancer In-Home Treatment
6 pages in length. When a medical facility is no longer necessary as a means by which to administer cancer treatment and the patient is moved back home, modern technology has made it possible for laypersons to not only be able to manage the...
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Clinical Pathways
A 55 page research paper that examines the use of clinical pathways in US hospitals and healthcare institutions. Clinical pathways are formulated so that they map-out the course of a medical or surgical intervention, and the expected outcome. By...
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The Trypanosomes: Protozoan Species Causing African Sleeping Sickness and Chagas' Disease
A 20 page overview of the etiologies of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei complex, species of kinetoplastids, a widespread group of protozoa which are believed to be representative of an early diverged eukaryotic lineage. Details morphology,...
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Non- pharmacological Treatment for Aggression in Dementia Patients
This 5 page paper considers the way in which aggression and agitation may be treated in patients suffering from dementia. The paper includes behaviour management and the consideration of environmental factors as well as staff training. The...
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Chiropractic Care Of Pediatric Asthma
It has been contended and debated that chiropractic services are of benefit to children suffering from asthma. This 7 page paper explores the relationship between pediatric asthma and chiropractic treatment. Endnotes include a total of 12...
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Public Health Peer-Education Intervention: Pediatric Asthma
A 15 page paper evaluating a study conducted in the Chicago inner city designed to provide peer education to low-income families with at least one asthmatic child. The focus of the peer education was in reducing or eliminating environmental...
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