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Papers On Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy
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Chiropractic Office Expands Through Internet: Proposal
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A 15 page paper that presents a proposal directed to investors. In this proposal a group of chiropractors have decided to market their services Online by developing a Web site. The paper includes an executive summary; company overview; market comparison; marketing plan; management plan; data comparing average number of patients to the base for these chiropractors; costs for establishing and maintaining the Web site; obstacles and opportunities, including research; initial plan; action plan and offerings to the investor. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGchweb.rtf
Chlamydia: An Imminent Threat to Philadelphia Teens
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A 7 page outline of the description and effects of Chlamydia, a bacteria which can have severe consequences for Philadelphia teens and indeed for individuals around the world, claiming four million victims in 2000 alone. Teens in particular are extremely susceptible to this potentially catastrophic organism. Philadelphia teens in particular exhibit a number of behavioral patterns which make them extremely susceptible to this sexually transmitted organism. Indeed, statistics for fifteen to nineteen year olds from around the nation rank Philadelphia third in the nation (outranked by Richmond Virginia and St. Louis Missouri) in the number of chlamydia cases which exist there. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPchlamy.wps
Chlamydia: Assessment and Intervention
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A 9 page overview of the sexually transmitted disease. The author emphasizes effectively preventing the spread of disease and treating those that have become infected with it requires a multifaceted approach involving not only a consideration of medical but also sociological factors. Some statistics from the UK are cited. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPchlam4.rtf
Cholesterol
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7 pages in length. Cholesterol, a "soft, waxy substance" (Cholesterol) present in the bloodstream and body cell fats, is not the evil component of bad health to the extent that many believe when kept under control. Indeed, the body's inherent need for cholesterol makes it a critical factor in ongoing health and wellbeing; however, it is when this sticky composition begins to line arterial walls and restricts blood circulation that it transforms into a life-threatening entity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCCholest.rtf
Cholesterol and Efforts to Reduce Serum Cholesterol
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of cholesterol and the efforts to reduce serum cholesterol. Current research reflects a number of different functions and properties of cholesterol in the human body. This research study outlines the value in understanding the properties and functions of cholesterol.
Filename: MHChole33.rtf
Cholesterol: A Role in Heart Disease?
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A 7 page description of cholesterol and its presumed role in heart disease. This paper describes cholesterol at a molecular level and reviews its biological function. Some of the conflicting data regarding cholesterol's role in heart disease is reviewed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPchole2.rtf
Choosing Pharmacology As A Profession
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses the basic eighteen hours required by the pre-pharmacy program, as well as discusses what might make a student choose the pharmaceutical profession. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCphrma.wps
Christian Morality Issues With Stem Cell Research
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This 8 page paper focuses ethical and moral issues regarding embryonic stem cell research. The writer approaches the topic using comments from experts and explains the controversy has one issue at its core: exactly when does human life begin? The essay explains what stem cells are and where they come from for the research as well as the benefits of stem cell research, in general. The morality issues are discussed using Scripture and documents from the Catholic Church. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGemstr.rtf
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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This 4 page paper discusses some of the causes, symptoms/diagnoses and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVRECOPD.rtf
Chronic Pain: A Concept Analysis
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A 15 page research paper that examines the professional nursing literature pertaining to the definition and treatment of chronic pain. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: khchpn.wps
Chronic Undertreatment of Pain in Elderly Home-Care Patients
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A 10 page consideration of pain treatment in the elderly patient. This paper emphasizes a three-pronged approach to pain management. This approach includes adequate pain assessment, constant monitoring, and the willingness to use both pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention in pain treatment. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPeldPn2.rtf
Chronic, Acute and Infectious Disease Tables
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A 7 page paper presenting two tables listing various diseases. The first table includes cancer, diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis; the second contains infectious diseases such as influenza, Chlamydia, Hordeolum, HIV/AIDS and strep throat. Each table provides information about the diseases including risk factors and treatment. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: KSmedDisTab.rtf
Circadian Rhythms
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This 6 page paper examines Circadian Rhythms what they are, how they work and their biology along with some of the medical and non medical myths that surround this little known subject. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcircad.wps
Civil Monetary Penalties and Relevant State Statutes
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A 3 page paper discussing the Office of Inspector General (OIG)'s apparent reversal of itself in gainsharing arrangements between hospitals and physicians that strive to hold the line on spiraling health care costs. The paper demonstrates that OIG has not been inconsistent, that its initial rulings addressed treatment of individuals and that its subsequent agreement addressed treatment of entire groups of patients. The paper discusses Florida statute 456.053 in the same light. This law prevents physicians from referring patients to other physicians with whom the original could have a monetary link. Thus one doctor in a large practice cannot refer a patient to another in the same practice. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KShlthCarCosGain.rtf
Civil Negligence/Labor & Delivery Nursing
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A 12 page research paper explores topics related to risk management in regards to labor and delivery. The writer discusses risks and risk management in regards to fetal monitoring, induced labor and the use of prostaglandin suppositories. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khobsrks.rtf
Classical Arrangement: Why Stem Cell Research Is Moral
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5 pages in length. Controversy surrounding hotly debated medical procedures abounds, particularly when there are ethical and moral concerns involved. The extent to which stem cell research has ignited a veritable battle is both grand and far-reaching; that opponents and supporters alike hold such fervent opinions illustrates the tremendous implications of the method's potentiality. However, as with virtually all debates of this emotional magnitude, one side typically holds a greater foundation of validity than the other; with the subject of stem cell research, it is quite clear to see how it is a moral procedure given its ability to save untold numbers of lives that would otherwise be lost. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCStemCell.rtf
Cleaning Instruments Before Sterilization
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of what occurs during the cleaning of instruments. This paper offers some information about sterilization and preventing cross contamination. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: MHCrossC.rtf
Cleft Palate
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This 8 page paper explores cleft palate, its symptoms and treatment options, and the role of the speech-language therapist in that treatment. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: HVClfPal.rtf
Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip: Considerations in Dental Hygiene
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A 4 page review of the many concerns presented by cleft lips and cleft palates. The author defines these conditions and the type of care they necessitate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPcleftL.rtf
Client Diagnosis and Treatment: A Case Study
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of a client case study for an individual suffering from alcholism. This paper shows the client diagnostic process and the treatment protocols. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAlCaS3.rtf
Clinical Pathways
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A 55 page research paper that examines the use of clinical pathways in US hospitals and healthcare institutions. Clinical pathways are formulated so that they map-out the course of a medical or surgical intervention, and the expected outcome. By standardizing care, hospitals streamline their operations and make the most efficient use of both their available resources and their personnel, thereby, increasing the quality of service while simultaneously decreasing costs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khclways.wps
Clinical Supervision in Great Britain
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A 5 page paper discussing the role of clinical supervision in nursing. For the nurse involved in direct patient care, the result of the integration of national policy, health care governance, technical competence and positive client perspective is a continually-evolving program of continuous improvement and ongoing education. Whether that education is formal or experiential is of little consequence in forming a standard approach to direct patient care, but it can have implication in individual nurses’ professional development. That development must remain market oriented, but also remain in compliance with national policy. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursClinSup.rtf
Cloning
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A 10 page paper which examines the history and condition of cloning and discusses the risks. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RArkcg.rtf
Cloning Can Serve Useful Purposes
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion about the
benefits of cloning. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: CWclning.wps
Closed fracture: physiological changes in the first 24 hours after injury
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A paper which considers the physiological changes which occur at the fracture site in a closed fracture of the lower limb in the first 24 hours after injury and the way that these relate to subsequent healing processes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLfracture.rtf
Clozapine: Physiological Function, Therapeutic Effect, and Comparison With Other Drugs
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A 7 page overview of the drug Clozapine and older anxiolytic drugs used to treat conditions such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. The author emphasizes that there are definite advantages to drugs such as Clozapine when compared to older anxiolytic drugs. There are concerns as well, however. To be most effective and safe, Clozapine must be prescribed only in carefully defined conditions and circumstances. It is a drug for which the patient requires weekly monitoring as well in order to prevent potentially fatal complications. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPclozap.rtf
Coffee Consumption and the Reduction of Risk for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease: Correlation and Causality
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A 5 page review of an article published in the June 9, 1999 edition of the Journal of American Medical Association. This article reports on research which demonstrates a correlation between the consumption of coffee and the reduction of risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPgallston.rtf
Cohort and Case Control Studies
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This 3 page paper examines the different types of studies done in the field of epidemiology. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA907coh.rtf
Colic
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A paper which compares and contrasts two journal articles on the symptoms and management of infant colic, one of which is written for the medical profession and one for the general public. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLcolic.rtf
Collaboration in a Health Care Setting
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This 5 page paper discusses the concept of collaboration, and then relates it to health care. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVcolhth.rtf
Collaboration in the Health Service
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This 19 page paper looks at the role of collaboration in the health service. The paper considers the aspects of needs assessment, collaborative working and the potential results as well as the problems of turning the theory into practice. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEcomuty.wps
Collaborative Effort/Nursing & Social Services
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A 4 page research paper that examines the topic of collaboration between health care professionals and social services, focusing on an 1998 article that reports on such collaborative efforts in Great Britain. Three models for collaboration are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcolef.rtf
Colloids and Crystalloids in Fluid Resuscitation
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This 8 page paper considers the case fir the use of colloids and crystalloids in fluid resuscitation, examining the evidence to determines which fluid is best resulting in the lowest mortality rates. The paper looks at the general uses, such as trauma and injuries before undertaking a more in-depth consideration of surgery such as coronary artery bypass graft patients where there may be contra indication to the general population due to the cardiac indexes. The paper concludes with a policy recommendation. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEcelloid.rtf8
Colon Cancer
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This 6 page paper looks at a basic outline of colon cancer. The paper is divided into four sections covering etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEcolcan.rtf
COLOR BLINDNESS
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This 5 page paper outlines the characteristics of those who suffer from color blindness. A list of symptoms are provided. Latest genetic research is detailed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MBblind.rtf
Colorblindness
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This 6 page paper explores the causes of colorblindness, the impact of the defect on the sufferer's psychological makeup; the physiological conditions of a person with the defect, and the way the colorblind perceive the world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVClrBld.rtf
Colorectal Cancer Screening
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An 8 page paper. Colon cancer is one that is 90 percent preventable IF people over the age of 50 are screened for the disease. This paper discusses the colon's function, the incidence of colon cancer and five-year survival rates, differences among some minority groups, symptoms of the disease, the different screening tests used and the barriers to screening. Data included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGclncnc.rtf
Colostomy, Stoma and Peristoma Care
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A 4 page overview of the considerations that must be made in educating ostomy patients how to administer self care. This paper walks the reader through changing the appliance as well as nutritional considerations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmedColostomyCare.rtf
Combating asthma
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2 A paper which looks at some of the causes of asthma and considers the various ways in which the condition might be managed, especially in relation to pharmaceutical therapies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLasth2.rtf
Commissioning a Health Care Facility
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A 7 page paper discussing the rationale for including a commissioning authority throughout the design and construction phases of a new health care facility. The health care facility that waits until the end of construction to begin commissioning activities has waited far too late into the project. Though commissioning activities culminate with approval for occupancy and operation, they should begin early in the design phase and continue throughout construction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KShlthCarFacCom.rtf