I am comparing the information given about Heart attack (Acute myocardial infarction) on two websites Web MD and The U.S. National Library of Medicine. Web MD is aimed more to cater to the general public with limited knowledge basic, this website allows you to view information at a level at which most people regardless of their age would be able to comprehend. I do feel the information presented on this website might be a challenge for someone with limited education or who doesn’t have at least eighth grade reading skills. The secondary audience for Web MD might be a healthcare professional looking for a quick limited resource. One of the persuasive strategies use to appeal to their primary audience are pictures and content organization in …show more content…
“heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI), is permanent damage to the heart muscle. "Myo" means muscle, "cardial" refers to the heart, and "infarction" means death of tissue due to lack of blood supply.” (Beckerman, n.d) The average sentence length is under ten words and each paragraph doesn’t contains no more than four to five sentences, indicating the website is more for people with a limited education level. The respective style is more formal because the writer doesn’t know the audience to whom he is speaking and he takes a serious tone toward the subject he is discussing. Adverting for Web MD is everywhere you can often see the pop ups on other websites including social media meaning they are probably trying to draw in a younger less educated audience. This website doesn’t contain any graphs or tables but it does contain several pictures and videos, they are displaying these in order to capture attention and increase …show more content…
National Library of Medicine gives more detailed information on the subject and is geared more to someone in the health care profession. A secondary audience for the U.S. National Library of Medicine could be someone who is looking to go into the medical field like a student who is looking for information on this particular subject. One of the persuasive strategies the website employs to appeal to its primary audience is giving medical research material on about heart attacks. People in the medical field often find it helpful to look up studies on a given subject and this library helps the reader access studies on the same page as information about a particular topic. The U.S. National Library of Medicine claims to be the world’s largest medical library. This website attempts to connect to its target audience on an intellectual level by providing more specific information such as medications and detailed medical procedures, which other websites such as Web MD fail to
As good writers do, Kevin has exquisitely used language to favor his side. His wide arsenal includes weapons such as non-sequiturs, vague comparisons, jargons, emotive terms, connoted meanings and multiple others. The author knew that his target audience would not be specialized in bioengineering and its application in the medicine industry. He exploited this vulnerability of theirs by using scientific terms like “formulaic”, “clinically”, “suicidal ideation” and “cardiac hypertrophy” throughout the essay. This usage of jargon (Carroll, 2012) accompanied by him acting as an expert persuades the reader to believe in his writing.
It was to this respect that, the search could detect ‘’hypertension’’ as the leading risk factor for heart disease. And this preceded three quarters of heart failures cases as compared to coronary artery disease, which led to most heart failures in less than 40% of the cases. Also, an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic diameter became a mirror to the Framingham study as incident heart diseases in the individuals who are free from myocardial infarction. Although studies have shown that, the manifestation of heart failures can be present without the left ventricular systolic dysfunction, other risk factors could lead to that. Also, they (Framingham study) were able to detect ‘’too much of cholesterol’’ as a link to cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, research believed that has elevated among certain heart diseases such as coronary heart often leads to stroke, too high blood pressure among numerous patients. Having said that, the search discovered ‘’obesity’’ also as a concomitantly with hypertension which elevates lipids and diabetes versus questions on smoking behavior. Having said that, these risk factors are believed to have attributed to heart diseases. Therefore, it became a national concern to the general US population and that of the fourth director of Framingham heart study, William Castelli
This assignment is a case study that aims to explore the biospychosocial impacts of a myocardial infarction on a service user. It will focus on the interventions used by healthcare professionals throughout the patient’s journey to recovery. To abide by the NMC’s code of conduct (2015) which states that all nurses owe a duty of confidentiality to all those who are receiving care, the service user used in this case study will be referred to as Julie. Julie is a 67 year old lady who was rushed to her local accident and emergency following an episode of acute chest pain and was suspected to have suffered from a myocardial infarction. Julie who lives alone reported she had been experiencing shortness of breath and
Health care advancements in America are notably the best in the world. We continually strive for preventions and cures of diseases. America has the best medical scientists and physicians that specialize in their medical fields. According to Joseph A. Califano Jr. (2003), "what makes America health care system great is its ability to attract the finest minds in our society," that can help the sick by preventing and curing medical complications. (p. 18). We are noted worldwide for our medical care and physicians from other countries jump at the opportunity to join the American medical system.
Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death in the United States. It is responsible for one in four deaths every year, about 600,000 mortalities. This disease affects men and women, as well as every ethnic group. Coronary artery disease is the most common cardiovascular disease, representing approximately 400,000 deaths per year of the aforementioned 600,000 total deaths from cardiovascular diseases as a whole. In 2010 alone, coronary artery disease cost the United States $108.9 billion for health care services, medication, and lost productivity. These chilling statistics, published every year by the American Medical Association, demonstrate the immediate need for new and innovative ways to prevent, detect, and treat coronary heart disease. This paper will explore the molecular biology behind the disease while explaining the current treatments and prevention that are available today, why they work and what can be done to improve them.
The primary concern for Mr. Miller would be preventing further ischemia and necrosis of the myocardial tissues, preventing serious complications such as cardiac dysrhythmias and heart failure, as well as relieving his chest pain that radiates to his left arm. Preventing further ischemia and necrosis of the myocardial tissue will help prevent the development of heart failure due to myocardial infarction, whereas relieving his pain will help reduce his episodes of shortness of breath, and will also help to reduce any anxiety and restlessness he may be having from being in pain and short of breath.
One of the leading causes of death in the United States is heart disease. “Approximately every 29 seconds one American will have a heart attack, and once a minute one American will die from a heart attack” (Ford-Martin and Odle, 915). According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 are considered at risk for heart disease. Heart disease is a major cause of death. It is beneficial to individuals who seek to prevent heart disease to recognize the risks leading to heart attacks as they are one of the primary indications of developing heart disease; especially those that fall into the at risk age groups. These risks consist of some that cannot be changed such as heredity risks, or those that can change such as smoking habits. It is very important to know these specific risks for prevention and to understand the symptoms of heart attacks, such as sweating or the feeling of weakness so if these or other symptoms occur people are aware. Finally heart disease treatment is of vital importance if you experience a heart attack so you can learn how to prevent another one from occurring.
The expected hierarchy among health care providers is led by physicians. The doctor has long been the “expert” on anything to do with the human body, whether it is disease or injury. The evolution of technology brought the World Wide Web readily to every consumer’s doorstep resulting in a slight shift of this everlasting faith. Older adults continue to retain some of this confidence in their physicians due to their tendency not to use the internet and search for their own ...
The student chose to evaluate the content of CDC.gov for credibility. The literature identifies five criteria that users should employ in their assessments of the credibility of Internet-based information: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage (Metzger, 2010). For the purpose of this assignment, the approach to provide analysis of this Web-based source will be to use these five criteria: authority, information, objectivity, ease of navigation and privacy and security policies.
The Frank J. D’Agostino MD, Medical library is a special library that belongs to the Easton hospital which offers high quality information resources and services for evidence based decision-making at the hospital.
In this study effectiveness refers as the improvement in level of knowledge among patients diagnosed with acute coronary
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With the website of National Library of medicine has article on bibliographic data for journal writing, book, the library has audio visuals aid. Then the library has computer software, electronic resources and other valuable information on any medical field the students needs. (National Library of Medicine [NLM], 2010)
Now that we are living in an ever changing world, technology is viewed as the most resourceful tool in keeping up with the pace. Without the use of technology, communication would be limited to using mail for delivery and encyclopedias for research. Although technology has improved the way we communicate and find information for research, the information is not always valid. Unfortunately, for those of us who use the internet for shopping, research, or reading articles of personal interest the information is not treated the same as a your magazine or book. While such literature is reviewed by an editorial staff, internet literature or information can be published by anyone. In order to reap the full benefit of having the use of technology for any purpose, there are five basic criteria’s one must keep in mind as an evaluating tool for deciding whether or not the particular website is a reliable source for information.
Title: Compare and contrast the presentation of visual information in two different types of media today, focusing on how effectively the information is communicated.