Review of the MORA Website and the Video "Have the Conversation about Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation"
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Medical studies
Human organ transport has become incredibly important with the rising irreversible organ failure. Nonetheless, the donors and the recipients may face both psychological and sociological challenges upon returning home. Postoperative care of patients at home is critical in enhancing their quality...
Scientific and Technical Concepts in Nuclear Medicine
Essay - 2 pages - Medical studies
Nuclear Medicine is an essential branch of modern healthcare that involves radioactivity for imaging, diagnosis, and treatment. It consists of administering radiopharmaceuticals or substances labeled with radioactive isotopes, which emit radiation detectable by specialized imaging devices. Such...
Primary Health Care
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
Primary health care (PHC) is a fundamental and consistent approach that facilitates a holistic, community-based opportunity to provide individuals and families with accessible, comprehensive care. It encompasses community, society, individuals and adapted, accessible services, which are at the...
Developing Alternate Frameworks for Niches in Medical Technology
Essay - 2 pages - Medical studies
Biomedical engineering is a field that has been constantly evolving, and so has its research approach. Central to this evolution is the recognition of a flaw in the established paradigm: the use of live animals in experiments that seek to strengthen human health. Biomedical engineering has...
Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis
Litterature review - 3 pages - Medical studies
The use of the PICO(T) (Patient/Population and Intervention, Comparison, Outcome and Time) approach is essential when offering care to patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), as it forms the cornerstone of the healthcare evidence-based decision-making process. These guidelines help...
Alzheimer's Research and Advocacy
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
Such diseases include Alzheimer's, which is the neurodegenerative condition of people over the age of 65, and which causes cognitive and memory disorders to a great extent. It is not only the personal aspect that is at stake, but overall, social structures are affected, which urges...
Why are African American Women More Prone to Venous Thromboembolism?
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
Venous thromboembolism, which is the simultaneous existence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a dreadful condition with a fatal outcome even when a hormonal contraceptive is utilised. Besides, studies report that the risk of VTE among these African American women who...
Neural Correlates of Delayed Gratification
Litterature review - 3 pages - Medical studies
Delayed gratification, the ability to relinquish immediate gratification for more significant future benefits serves as the foundation of self-control and is predictive of life outcomes of academic achievement, good physical health, and social competence. Cognitive neuroscientists are turning...
A Cultural and Neurobiological Exploration of Understanding Chronic Pain Perception in Black Women
Dissertation - 7 pages - Medical studies
This essay explores the neurobiological mechanisms and cultural influences shaping chronic pain perception in Black women, with a focus on cancer survivors. It reviews theories of pain perception, highlighting disparities in prevalence and severity among diverse populations. Sociocultural...
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Worksheets - 7 pages - Medical studies
- Spectrum of acute ischemia-related syndromes. - Stenosis in the coronary artery or a thrombus maybe present causing partial occlusion of the artery. Leading to MI (STEMI or NSTEMI) - Stable angina ? Unstable angina ? STEMI ? NSTEMI & all share the same pathophysiology. - Pt at risk of MI -...
Research methods - Dementia
Case study - 2 pages - Medical studies
Dementia, a chronic and progressive neurological disease afflicting millions of people globally, is a condition that lowers cognitive functions such as memory, reasoning, and problem-solving. Cancer is dealt with globally by identifying factors and preventing and supporting it.
Race and Cardiovascular Health Related to Health Literacy
Litterature review - 3 pages - Medical studies
In examining the correlations between race and cardiac ailments, it is essential to have insight into this subject's place in the bigger scheme of public health and equitable healthcare. Therefore, searching for pertinent information on race and cardiovascular health is necessary, drawing...
Prevalence and Health Impacts of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Young African American Children in the United Kingdom: A Systematic Review
Dissertation - 3 pages - Medical studies
Vitamin D is one of the essential nutrients for a child's average growth. It exerts a significant influence on bone mineralization and immune responses. Despite being an essential nutrient, its deficiency is predominantly worldwide, leading to an alarming public health issue. Also, studies...
Prep for Women Promotes HIV Prevention Options for Women
Case study - 4 pages - Medical studies
In this stage connected to preventing HIV and Prep, it is evident that people have started to recognize the advantages of using Prep as an effective way to prevent transmission. This change is caused by increased awareness derived from several sources like association with healthcare...
Lab experiment to determine the anatomy and physiology of the renal system
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Medical studies
The mammalian urinary tract is an organ system that primarily functions in collecting, transporting, storing, and eliminating urine from the body in a series of complex steps that are highly coordinated. The constant filtration and flow of blood and urine within the renal system, i.e. in the...
Respiratory Health
Litterature review - 2 pages - Medical studies
The development of the respiratory disease model calls for accurate data in regard to changes in average respiratory rates, access to relevant and comprehensive databases is vital. In the pursuit of finding such resources that can be useful for the city of Alexandria, Virginia as well as the...
Immunology - The Role of Autoantibodies in Autoimmune: Disorders/Diseases
Essay - 3 pages - Medical studies
Antibodies that respond with self-antigens are known as natural antibodies or autoantibodies. Such antigens can be highly specific for a particular type of cell in one organ or found in multiple cell types. Autoantibodies act as the first line of defense in the body in resistance to infections...
Cervical Cell Carcinoma
Case study - 5 pages - Medical studies
Lasting HPV (Human Papillomavirus) are known to cause more than 99% of all cervical cancers. Approximately 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer and 250,000 deaths due to cervical cancer are recorded every year worldwide. Majority of the cases (80%) are reported in developing countries. Women from...
Case-Based Learning - Sepsis
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
A 34-year-old nursery schoolteacher at 34 weeks' gestation contacted her community midwife complaining of a sore throat, feeling shivery and achy skin to 'flu-like' symptoms. She also reported nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and generally feeling unwell. The midwife arranged for...
What is Cholecystitis?
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Medical studies
Cholecystitis or acute cholecystitis is caused due to the inflammation of the gallbladder, usually this happens when a gallstone blocks the cystic duct. Acute cholecystitis can be divided into two types, calculous and acalculous cholecystitis (NHS Inform, 2019). The main opening of the...
If we conclude that there is some knowledge we should not pursue on ethical grounds, how can we determine the boundaries of acceptable investigation within an area of knowledge?
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
Ethics come into play in almost all fields of investigation; it is the line separating right and wrong, telling an individual to what extent they can go without breaking ethical boundaries. An ethical question is raised when an individual crosses or breaks ethical boundaries; boundaries are the...
Investigating mutation of human ?-globin gene by PCR
Case study - 6 pages - Medical studies
This comprehensive study investigates the molecular basis of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) by employing bioinformatics tools and PCR techniques to analyze mutations in the HBB gene. The research effectively differentiates between wild-type and mutant gene sequences by designing specific primers. The...
Investigating the osmotic fragility of erythrocytes and investigating the components making up human blood
Case study - 5 pages - Medical studies
The document is an example of project which can be submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the BSc (Hons) Degree in Biomedical Science. "This experiment is important because it teaches us how the blood is tested in labs for their osmotic fragility. (...)"
Evaluate and Discuss the Current UK Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
Bowel cancer sometimes referred to as colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease that can be caused due to a multitude of factors. Statistically, it is known to be the third most diagnosed cancer after breast cancer and lung cancer (National Cancer Institute, 2013). CRC is also known to cause the...
Double versus Single Checking Interventions
Course material - 1 pages - Medical studies
There are various nursing interventions which have been put in place to reduce the number of medication errors, and a majority of these are focused on the reduction of errors which are associated with the dispensation of prescribed medications.
The Specificities of Surgery
Worksheets - 5 pages - Medical studies
Surgery can refer to an invasive treatment, which is an aggressive approach that causes inflammation and involves "violating" a natural barrier in the human body (penetrating the skin or a mucous membrane to "work" inside the human body). An important concept in invasive treatment is the...
HIV / AIDS - Definition, Transmission Mode and Prevention
Course material - 3 pages - Medical studies
AIDS or acquired immunosuppression syndrome, revealed in 1981, is the serious consequence of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), responsible for a reduction in cellular immunity which is a source of opportunistic infections. The improvement of immune functions under multi...
Web-based intervention among cancer survivors
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Medical studies
Patient empowerment is linked with the improvement of patients' health outcomes. It is said to help patients to take care of their health conditions, and in return, improve their health outcomes. Web-based intervention has been one of the methods used to empower patients. It has been used to...
The impact of evidence-based methods in nursing
Dissertation - 7 pages - Medical studies
In the field of nursing, evidence-based practices have been frequently utilized as a way of improving the practice and the quality of care that nurses provide to their patients. This approach is founded on the independence of research and patient experiences where nurses are supposed to utilize...
How can nanomedicine help conventional medicine and what is its future?
Presentation - 10 pages - Medical studies
This document is a presentation on what nanomedicine is, its applications, and how its evolution could impact conventional medicine.
