...Daniel Williams became the first person to perform open heart surgery. Not only was he very successful in the surgery, but he was also an African American. Daniel was born on January 18, 1856 in Hollidaysburg in Pennsylvania. His parents were Sarah Price Williams and father was Daniel Hale Williams II. After Daniels father died, he went and moved to Baltimore, Maryland and later moved to Illinois with some of his immediate family. While there he made his money by being an shoemaker’s apprentice and a local barber until one day he decided to go and get his education. Williams interest in the surgery room came from his job working beside Henry Palmer. A Wisconsin surgeon. Two years after, Daniel enrolled into Chicago Medical College where he...
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...Managing Healthcare Ethically March 1, 2015 Managing Healthcare Ethically Healthcare professionals are faced with a multitude of issues that are not just clinical in nature, they encompass the whole patient experience. The ethical self assessment is an assessment of my own ethical decision making process. The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has developed a set of questions designed to identify individuals' ethical decision making. "The American College of Healthcare Executives firmly believes that healthcare executives have an ethical responsibility to use a systematic, deliberative and thoughtful approach to decision making when making a promise to a person or a group" (Nelson & Hofmann, 2010, p. 294). The purpose of doing the self assessment was to identify some areas of strength and some areas of weakness. By identifying these, I can make the patient experience better. The insights that I gained by completing the self assessment included not only my own morals and beliefs but also those of the organization that work for and my profession of nursing. Sometimes it is difficult to balance all three. My ethical decision can be based on the situation at that given time and may not be the same the next time because each situation can be different. As nurses, we are guided by our professional code of ethics. When I was conducting research on ethics, I found on the American Nurses Association (ANA), website they are advertising the year...
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...provide the option of support, either through weekly excerise programs. These choices range from extreme workout methods, such as video games, such as the Nintendo WII fitness. Many people go to such extremes to lose weight that causes more damage to their bodies. However, even if you do like wht at you fine, consulting a doctor is even more important. With weight loss being in high, we forget that having a well-balanced diet, and exercise is healthier than bulimia and anorexia. People seem to not understand is that losing weight, can be a serious and obsessive problem if not done properly. Obesity and being weight are two of the problems that many people face. Excess fat can lead to differnt dieseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol which is not healthy for the body or health of an individual. Almost half of American are faced with this problem and, as a result, to lose...
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...what Kanye West is. Raised in Chicago, Illinois by his mother, he started producing local artists which later led to big things. Since the beginning of his career Kanye worked with big names in the hip hop business such as Jay Z. Though he had faced some hard-hitting situations, with help from family and friends as well as his faith, Kanye pulled through as a stronger more influential person. Given the name Kanye Omari West, Kanye was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Ray West, was a former Black Panther as well as one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His mother, Donna West was a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University. Eventually, Donna West retired to become Kaye’s full-time manager. When Kanye was only three years old his parents got a divorce which is when he moved to the south side of Chicago where he was raised in a middle class environment. He attended Polaris High School in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago before attending the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He was also enrolled at Chicago State University for a period of time but due to his poor grades, he dropped out. His grades were not the only reason for dropping out, he had a passion for music and had a primary interest in working on his music career. During the time Kanye attended school, he produced for hometown artists. However, his first notable collaboration was "Turn...
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...The Rise of Medicine and Medical Care A period of growing interests and a time of “rebirth” known as the Renaissance, led to many discoveries about medicine. This was a time to learn new knowledge and make advances in the medical area. Breakthroughs were happening all throughout this time which soon led to the realization that the heart pumps blood around the body. This was one factor that helped doctors find ways to help the wounded. The dissection of bodies soon came to be very useful for performing surgeries and learning more about how the body works. With new knowledge about the structure of the human body, doctors were able to develop new approaches to the study of physiology and anatomy to help prevent and cure diseases for the people of the Renaissance. In the early stages of the Renaissance, there was the theory of the Four Humors. It said that illnesses were caused when the Four Humors, or liquids in the body known as blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile, were out of balance. Doctors tried to make the sick well by restoring the balance of the humors. This was done by bleeding or purging the patient to reduce the quantity of the humor believed to be overpowering the other humors. This theory was still thought to be true later on, but used different methods to balance out the body instead of bleeding the patient (Barber 5). Many times, women were the ones to go to if someone was ill. The women used herbal remedies that they mixed themselves to help...
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...a donor site to another location on the person's own body, to replace the recipient's damaged or absent organ. The emerging field of regenerative medicine is allowing scientists and engineers to create organs to be re-grown from the person's own cells (stem cells, or cells extracted from the failing organs). Organs and/or tissues that are transplanted within the same person's body are called auto grafts. Transplants that are recently performed between two subjects of the same species are called allograft. Allograft can either be from a living or cadaveric source. Organs that can be transplanted are the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestine, and thymus. Tissues include bones, tendons (both referred to as musculoskeletal grafts), cornea, skin, heart valves, nerves and veins. Worldwide, the kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organs, followed by the liver and then the heart. Cornea and musculoskeletal grafts are the most commonly transplanted tissues; these outnumber organ transplants by more than tenfold. Organ donors may be living, brain dead, or dead via circulatory death. Tissue may be recovered from donors who die of circulatory death, as well as of brain death – up to 24 hours past the cessation of heartbeat. Unlike organs, most tissues (with the exception of corneas) can be preserved and stored for up to five years, meaning they can be "banked". Transplantation raises a number of bioethical issues, including the definition of death, when and how consent should...
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...presented herself and forthright manner with no observable indication of misrepresenting her history of psychological complaints. Ms. oral was oriented and alert. Her speech was clear logical and goal directed. There was no indication of significant anxiety, depression or other psychological symptoms. Her mood was bright with congruent affect. Ms. Earl seem to have good awareness and motivation to make positive changes in her life her weight management. Personal history Bonita Earl is the youngest child of two children born to her biological parents. Her father died when she was four years of age and she was primarily raised by her biological mother and maternal grandparents. She was raised in the suburban area at the middle income level in Chicago, Il. In school she generally received excellent grades...
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...the facility of today. The hospital has been awarded many prestigious titles throughout its operation for the quality of the staff working there. Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers a wide range of services that includes the Siteman Cancer Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Lung Care, Transplant Services, Orthopedics, Neurological Care, The Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, and Trauma Care (Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 1997-2012). To elaborate on a few points: The Siteman Cancer Center is internationally recognized as being at the forefront of innovative research and treatment. Since opening in 2001, the Siteman Cancer Center has provided care to 8,000 patients per year who have been diagnosed with different types of cancer. Physicians at the Center agree that an important part of the healing process is to have counseling services provided to patients as needed (Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 1997-2012). Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Center is equipped to deal with a multitude of problems and offers many services that includes: aneurysms, arrhythmias/heart rhythm disorders, cardiac surgery, cardiology, carotid artery disease, congenital heart disease in adults, coronary artery disease, heart disease prevention, heart...
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...collapse at his baseball game. After a series of tests at the hospital, John is informed by Dr. Raymond Turner (James Woods) and Rebecca Payne (Anne Heche), a hospital administrator, that Michael has an enlarged heart and will need a transplant. However because the company he works for dropped John from full-time to part-time, his health insurance has been changed and the new policy does not cover the surgery, leaving them to raise $250,000 in order to get their son's name on the donor list. The family tries to raise the money but are only able to come up with a third of the necessary payment. Eventually the hospital gets tired of waiting and decides to release Michael, leading Denise to tell John to "do something." Unwilling to let his child die, John walks into the hospital ER with a handgun, gathers hostages, and sets demands: his son's name on the recipient list as soon as possible. The hostage negotiator, Lt. Frank Grimes stands down to let John cool off. Meanwhile, John and the 11 hostages communicate and learn more about each other. They begin to understand John's situation and support him a little as he ensures each of them receive the treatment they came to the emergency room for. One of them, Miriam, is pregnant, and her husband Steve is hoping that their first kid is healthy. A young hostage, Julie, has a broken arm, and she and her boyfriend Mitch claim that a car crash caused it, but due to some holes in their story John and another hostage, Lester are able to conclude...
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...Daniel Hale Williams was an african american surgeon, who specialized in cardiology, he performed the first successful heart surgery and founded the first black owned hospital in the united States. Daniel Hale Williams was born on January 18th 1856 at Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania. He was the son of Daniel Williams jr. and Sarah Price Williams. Daniel Hale Williams ancestry consisted of Africans Americans, Europeans, and Native Americans. His grandmother had been a slave on the same plantation as Frederrick Douglass, who was also Damian Williams cousin. Daniel Williams grandfather were both barbers. His father was co-founded of the National equal rights League which was a civil rights organization founded during the Civil war in 1836. When Daniel Williams was 10 years old his father passed away form tuberculosis....
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...altered or replaced mysticism in most cases. The ancient Egyptians had a system of medicine that was very advanced for its time and influenced later medical traditions. The Egyptians and Babylonians both introduced the concepts of diagnosis, prognosis, and medical examination. The Hippocratic Oath, still taken by doctors today, was written in Greece in the 5th century BCE, Horstmanshoff et al (2004:7). In the medieval era, surgical practices inherited from the ancient masters were improved and then systematized in Rogerius's The Practice of Surgery. During the Renaissance, understanding of anatomy improved, and the invention of the microscope would later lead to the germ theory of disease. These advancements, along with developments in chemistry, genetics, and lab technology (such as the x-ray) led to modern medicine, O'Leary (1939:65). 2. PREHISTORIC MEDICINE Although there is no record to establish when plants were first used for medicinal purposes (herbalism), the use of plants as healing agents is a long-standing practice. Over time through emulation of the behavior of fauna a medicinal knowledge base developed and was passed...
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...medical practice that involves biology or technology. Some people do not believe in biomedical technology because they say it had not been proven safe or effective, but it has already saved lives. This is why biomedical technology should be used in medical practices My first reason is that biomedical technology could help save many lives. This technology has the potential to cure many diseases, one example is that scientists have found that stem cells can become a wide variety of specialized cells, this could help cure Alzheimer’s. They also have the potential to help people that are paralyzed. Biomedical technology has already found ways to detect and cure many life threatening diseases. With mammograms and MRIs doctors can detect breast cancer along with other diseases much faster than they have been able to in the past. This could potentially help cure those who are diagnosed. My second reason is that biomedical technology can increase treatment options. Since mammograms and MRIs help detect diseases sooner there are many different ways to treat these diseases some of which may not be as severe. For example instead of doing radiation for cancer right away you could undergo surgery to try to remove the cancer first. My third reason is that new medical practices can be discovered by using biomedical technology. Stem cells, mammograms, MRIs, and genetic engineering are all biomedical technologies. The discovery of stem cells have made an advancement in the medical world because...
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...Running Head: TEAM B COURSE PROJECT Team B Course Project Final Draft April 20, 2013 Professor Aimee James DeVry University Abstract Robotic surgery is a described as when a surgeon uses robotic equipment to assist during a surgical procedure. The surgeon manipulates controls which send information to the robotic equipment, telling it what to do. This surgical technology can be used for a wide range of surgical procedures. There are multiple benefits from choosing this type of surgery, but can also cost more than laparoscopic. Robotic surgery has been discussed for over two decades. Over the last decade, it has increased in popularity and applicability. There are many economic concerns over the use of this technology such as the cost versus the applicable use. There are also concerns about the implications the use of this technology will have on the environment, as well as moral and ethical concerns. By providing background information and history of this technology, information on the use of this technology, economical, sociological, and psychological effects and concerns associated with this technology, and information on environmental implications and moral and ethical concerns of this technology, we hope to provide readers a basis to form an educated opinion on the applicability of remote and robotic surgery. Table of Contents Abstract (Jesse Edwards)…...……………………………………………….…………………….ii Introduction (Jesse Edwards)……………………………………………….……………………..1 Description...
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...market is elastic or inelastic, and how does that affect the decisions. Lack of Resources The market on health care for organ donation is very interesting at the moment because of the vital part physicians and hospitals play in providing health care, it is imperative to think if incentives would manipulate their decisions concerning organ donations for recipients. The scarcity of resources significantly influences this market because it is reliant upon donors and extremely specific to a match to be triumphant. The topic of organ transplant has a particular interest to the writer because her husband of 20 years was told 13 years ago he eventually needs to have a heart transplant. The writer ask if he could be put on the waiting list for a donor and was told it was not possible because he needed to wait for his heart to be worst than what it was; it was only working 19% and basically to be put on the list he must have been about to die to put him on the list, plus have some type of medical coverage. Once again the scarcity of financial resources obligated the writer’s husband to endure illness, and lack of help for not possessing money to have medical insurance. He is in fair condition, and has was declared disable, he receives Medicaid he has not had a major recuperation but yet is his not on the list. Many factors have to be considered for him to have the transplant some day, the vital one...
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...E ROLE OF LAW IN THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM USING THE LAW TO PROMOTE OUR POLICY GOALS AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES The study of law is more than simply memorizing a list of activities that are illegal, such as Medicare fraud or price-fixing. It is more than memorizing the penalties for particular violations, such as the number of years in prison one can receive for a class B felony or the fine for driving 50 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone. It is more than trying to remember the names of court cases or the citations to statutes and regulations. Instead, law is a policy discipline and a social science. Moreover, the law is not cast in stone, but is subject to change. For hundreds or perhaps thousands of years, people have reconsidered and changed the rules that govern their activities. In a democratic society, we have the power to make further changes in the laws by which we live. Therefore, as students and scholars of law, we not only study the current state of the law, but also what we think the law should be. In particular, we consider how we can use the law to accomplish our goals of public policy. We begin this type of analysis by identifying a practical problem. For example, we may want to focus on discrimination, violence, environmental pollution, or inadequate access to healthcare services. Then, we try to figure out how to use the law and the legal system to solve that particular problem by creating a new law or by changing an existing law. ...
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