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Wound Closure: Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy (V.A.C.)

a foam dressing, which is placed in the cavity of the wound (Medica, 2000). The other end of the tube is attached to a canister th...

Selective Abortions and Medical Ethics

be ethical, considering that there is still a high degree of false positives. Still, the argument is, at least theoretically, that...

Marriage Rights, Medical Benefits, and Gay Marriage

It is becoming more and more apparent that the bonds of love go just as deep as heterosexual bonds; in fact, homosexual couples ar...

Examination of Gout

1995; Flieger, 1995). The body converts these substances to uric acid through metabolism. Approximately two thirds of the uric a...

Justice, Philosophy, and Ethics of Health Care Rationing

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

Medical Consent and Dependents Over the Age of 18

have declined given their knowledge of the fact that the pain their daughter was experiencing was not that atypical and was obviou...

Law, Genetics, and Insurance Testing

have a disease, rather then the disease itself. ` These two cases are not rare. They represent a prevailing concern of legislatur...

Medical Education Continuation

true in the medical profession; today it is critical. At the same time, everyone is more pressed for time than in the past....

Skin Cancer Literature Review

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

Analysis of the HR 29 Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at the HR 29 Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act. Background details and stat...

Planning and Implementation of EMR Systems

This research paper describes research that pertains to the benefits derives from, as well as the planning and implementation of e...

Speech Recognition Medication Dictation Technology

This research paper pertains to speech recognition software that is used in regards to creating medical reports, such as those use...

Nursing Theory and Nursing Philosophy at Montefiore

This research paper pertains to the Montefiore Medical Center's Mission, Values and Philosophy statement. The writer compares thes...

The Flaws in the Peer Review System

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the use of the peer review system for physicians in situations of potential medic...

EMRs, An IT Trend in Health Care Record-Keeping

This research paper pertains to electronic medical record (EMR) systems and how this constitutes a significant trend in IT. Eight ...

Medication Error and STARS Incident Reporting

This research paper pertains to the a particular incident reported on the STARS systems at St. Joseph Medical Center. Five pages i...

Annotated Bibliography, Followed by Paper on Medical Marijuana Use

This research paper, first of all, presents a ten-item annotated bibliography that pertain to the legalization and use of medical ...

Strategies to Diversify in Medical Education

This paper has several related sections: argument for diversifying products and services of medical university, possibility of ent...

Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement

what areas of the organization are receiving what amount of funding, as well as how much revenue is generated by each of the areas...

Assisted Suicide and the Use of Electronic Medical Records

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at electronic medical records. Then, in a shift of topic, assisted suicide is also expl...

Palliative Care/Hospice Websites

This research paper investigates the quality of three sites that pertain to the medical specialty Palliative and Hospice care. Eva...

Prochoice v. Prolife

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

Drugs for Different Conditions

In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on the use of diffrent medical interventions for specific conditions. There are th...

Hospital Standard vs. Policy

This research paper concerns the difference between policy and standards, with special focus on an example from St. Joseph Medical...

Assessment of the United Kingdom as an FDI Host Nations for R&D in Biotechnology

development facility. It is assumed that one country that the firm will not consider is Germany. The existing partnership is in th...

US Army Burn Center - The Case for Electronic Health Records

major wars since. The Burn Unit itself has cared for more than 800 soldiers since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003, and frequ...

Quality Improvement and Decision Support Systems

Lastly, it will go into detail on the actual design and implementation of such a system, and address the value it might deliver to...

Cultural Barriers are a Hindrance in Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

been removed. Likewise, one may look at a culture, seeing only the outward manifestations, but without removing barriers it is imp...

Assessing Ethics in Research

has been demonstrated to increase as the patients own baseline in terms of their general irritability and hostility increases, and...

MRSA Crisis, Management Issues

This research paper discusses management of MRSA infection within a medical/surgical unit. Three pages in length, three sources ar...