A very important reason for the New Zealand Medical Journal to consider nominating Ultrasound as the most important piece of medical equipment used today is because of its medical use in Fetal Echocardiography. When 3D ultrasound is used there are 3 steps that should be considered separately; volume acquisition, Glass-body with colour Doppler and Rendering. Firstly, 3D volume acquisition is a key technique that uses ultrasound when examining the fetal heart. This technique contains digital information
Diagnostic medical sonography is a profession where sonographers direct high-frequency sound waves into a patient’s body through the use of specific equipment to diagnose or monitor a patient’s medical condition. As described by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this examination is referred to as an ultrasound, sonogram, or echocardiogram. The high-frequency sound waves emitted from the handheld device, called a transducer, bounce back creating an echo and therefore produce an image that can be viewed
In her book, every patient tells a story Lisa Sanders presents a patient that sought medical help due to a medical or a surgical illness, she then described the steps taken to diagnose to patient and subsequently treat them. She goes into details about what both the doctor and the patient were thinking and their reactions to the diagnosis. She also records her different encounters with the other doctors and their opinions over the ever fading physical examinations and the new high technology testing
Technology causes a delay in diagnosis due to the lack of physical examinations done by the patient’s physicians, therefore returning to the traditional bedside manner will be beneficial to the patient. Abraham Verghese, Blake Charlton, Jerome P. Kassirer, Mehgan Ramsey, and John P.A. Ioannidis were the authors of the research study titled “Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes.” In this study, Verghese et al discussed how
behaviors. From others, rigid loyalty to family rules, a need to control others, finding identity through relationships, a lack of personal boundaries, and low self-esteem” (Strickland, 2001). Codependency should be viewed more as a mental health diagnosis, as opposed to an addiction. “The popularization of the term codependency among the general public through the self-help literature has had positive and negative consequences for the practice of psychotherapy. On one hand, the popular usage of the
assessing and treating the patient. Each encounter has specific key foundations, but the four basic steps are: a) Establish the main problem and develop a differential diagnosis. b) Perform a background history on the patient and a physical examination. c) Office diagnostic testing and lab testing. And finally, d) Establish a possible diagnosis and treatment. At the time, Williams had to work with hysterical, hypochondriac parents, obstinate children and impoverished families with too many children and
Medication errors made by medical staff bring about consequences of epidemic proportions. Medical staff includes everyone from providers (medical doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) to pharmacists to nurses (registered and practical). Medication errors account for almost 98,000 deaths in the United States yearly (Tzeng, Yin, & Schneider, 2013). This number only reflects the United States, a small percentage in actuality when looking at the whole world. Medical personnel must take
Carlos Williams is a story about a conflicted unnamed doctor using physical force to determine a diagnosis. The question that is brought up is whether or not the doctor’s use of force was one of ethical duty or infuriating violence. The doctor makes it his duty to save the patient, Mathilda as she does not cooperate he makes a choice to go on and use force to open her mouth to determine her diagnosis. The choice of using force isn’t necessarily the questionable part, the motive on using physical
professionals against false allegation. The Medical Board constructs a new supplementary guidance on ‘Maintaining Boundaries’ during an intimate examination. The Medical Board states that ‘Maintaining Boundaries’ acquire doctors to be sensitive to what patients may perceive as ‘intimate’ (6). The Medical Board explains that intimate examinations can refer to an examination that involves female breasts, the genitalia, or the rectum of a patient. According to the Medical Board, there are situations that may
Carlos Williams is a story about a conflicted unnamed doctor using physical force to determine a diagnosis. The question that is brought up is whether or not the doctor’s use of force was one of ethical duty or infuriating violence. The doctor makes it his duty to save the patient, Mathilda as she does not cooperate he makes a choice to go on and use force to open her mouth to determine her diagnosis. The choice of using force isn’t necessarily the questionable part, the motive on using physical
Salivary gland cysts or sialoceles can occur without any identifiable cause but usually are a complication of surgical or physical trauma to the major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, or sublingual glands). These glandular structures are associated with a network of ductal systems that allow saliva to flow from the glands to the oral cavity. When trauma disrupts the continuity of this association between gland and duct, saliva can no longer flow into the oral cavity. This can lead to accumulation
proves to have different explanations to this phenomenon. Throughout history, th... ... middle of paper ... ...as decreased the amount of exorcisms because religions put stipulations on the behaviors that qualify them for an exorcism. A medical diagnosis seems more practical in the twenty-first century, but people will still hold the same superstitions. No matter which philosophy on exorcism is most believable, it remains to have difficult concepts that are hard to trust. Belief is dependent
swallowing and walking. 3. The Medline Plus also suggest that studies show that early discovery may be possible, but more study is needed before methods can be relied upon to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in everyday medical practice. C. Main Point Three – Finally, we will Talk about Diagnosis and Treatment of
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been used for decades as a guidebook for the diagnosis of mental disorders in clinical settings. As disorders and diagnoses evolve, new versions of the manual are published. This tends to happen every 10 years or so with the first manual (DSM-I) having been published in 1952. For the purpose of this discussion, we will look at the DSM-IV, which was published originally in 1994, and the latest version, DSM-5, that was published
is common. He deduced that the much could be accomplished while using the drug. Subsequently, he needed to increase the amounts being dosed and its delivery method. He quickly realized that cocaine was literally better Only two in the list of diagnosis criteria are necessary to form this conclusion. Evidenced in his actions, the criteria present are, 1) the substance is being consumed in larger amounts; 2) the drug forced him to add to the dosage or decrease the time between injections to achieve
Considerations of Individuality in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism There is no standard ‘type’ or ‘typical’ person with autism. Parents may hear more than one label applied to the same child: autistic-like, learning disabled with autistic tendencies, high functioning or low functioning autism. These labels don’t describe differences between children as much as they indicate differences between professionals’ training, vocabulary and exposure to autism (1) In my first web paper I considered
terminology so that they lay person who may not a medical back ground can have a better understanding of the diseases treatment and diagnosis of ADHD. The CDC informs of the viewer of that there are a several steps to take for a diagnosis. Pointing out that there serval steps will aid the health care professional to determine if the child does indeed have ADHD and not misdiagnose the patent. Additionally, taking the all the steps in the diagnosis process can confirm or rule out that the patent does
technology has increased worldwide and affected many aspects of human life. Unarguably, advancement in technology over the years has made our lives easier. Advances in research, diagnosis, and treatment, (particularly during the past couple of generations) have significantly contributed to both the length and quality of human life. Medical Technology has improved humanity physically through Surgery, Diagnostics and the use of information technology in the administration of patient care. From the beginning
Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Coma Diabetes is any disorder of the metabolism which causes excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine. A coma is a state of unrousable unconsciousness. (Martin (2002)) There are two types of diabetes: Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a rare metabolic disorder, the symptoms of which are the production of large quantities of dilute urine and an increased thirst. It is caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH /
Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Insomnia Insomnia means having trouble with the quality or quantity of sleep. It can be caused by difficulties in either falling asleep or staying asleep. Self-reported sleeping problems, hating the sleep quality and day time tiredness are the only defining characteristics of insomnia because it is such an individual experience. The concept of good sleep is different from person to person. While the average night's sleep for an adult is around seven