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Physician Assisted Suicide Life Support Systems
1,691 wordsThe term Euthanasia has become well known throughout the United States. Euthanasia is derived from the Greek words "eu" and "thanks", these words come together to form the phrase "easy death. " Today, euthanasia is referred to by many names such as mercy killing, and assisted suicide. There is much controversy over whether or not the practice is right. Euthanasia raises many religious, legal, medical and ethical issues. The question of euthanasia being right or wrong is one that most would prefe...
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Effects Of Laughter On Patients And Caregiver
1,167 wordsLaughter can be a powerful therapy for most patients and the caregivers. There are many benefits from the effects of humor and laughter on the body, mind, and spirit; the patient during recovery from illness; and the health professional during delivery of care. Most experienced caregivers have discovered that attention to only the physical body during treatment will render a partial or temporary recovery. The patient's emotional responses, belief system, and support network may effect compliance...
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Terminally Ill Patient Physician Assisted Suicide
1,300 wordsA Critique of Neil Campbell's Problem with Voluntary Euthanasia Dr. Neil Campbell, author of "A Problem for the Idea of Voluntary Euthanasia, " questions whether there can be a such thing as voluntary euthanasia. Euthanasia, or physician-assisted suicide, is the intentional termination of life by another at the explicit request of the person who dies. Dr. Campbell's main argument is that "if the pain and suffering are by definition unbearable, then it seems clear enough that the decision to die ...
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Euthanasia And Assisted Suicide
5,342 wordsIn a 1988 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, an article titled "It's Over Debbie" describes how an anonymous doctor administers a fatal dose of morphine to a woman dying of ovarian cancer (Anonymous, 1988). In a 1989 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, ten doctors associated with the nation's leading hospitals and medical schools declare their belief that "it is not immoral for a physician to assist in the rational suicide of a terminally ill person" (Water, et. ...
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Hospice Care Medical Record
1,920 wordsAs we have learned, the hospice idea is not new. Literally meaning "given to hospitality, " hospices provided comfort, kindness, and nourishment to people in need hundreds of years ago. Today, hospices offer comfort to people as they near the end of life's journey. Hospice is a special way of caring for people with terminal illnesses and their families. It is a multidisciplinary health care program that is responsible for palliative and supportive care with consideration of the patient's and fam...
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Pain And Suffering Terminally Ill
2,009 wordsEuthanasia is defined as, "The act or practice of putting to death painlessly a person suffering from an incurable disease. " Euthanasia can be traced back as far back as the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. It was sometimes allowed in these civilizations to help others die. Voluntary euthanasia was approved in these ancient societies. Today, the practice of euthanasia causes great controversy. Both pro-life groups and right-to-die groups present arguments for their different sides. Pro-li...
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Modern Man In Search Of A Soul
1,028 wordsIn his book, Modern Man In Search Of A Soul, C. G. Jung gives a layperson insight into his ideas on dream analysis. Jung's primary objective in this book is to educate the reader as to what a psychoanalyst does when analyzing a patient's dreams. The principal message in the section of the book centered on dream analysis is that dreams should never stand alone. Dreams are meaningless in a vacuum, but on the other hand when put against a strict set of rules, they are oftentimes misunderstood. The ...
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Year Old Boy Psychotic Episodes
1,559 words... , consistent with prior animal and human data on response to acute LSD administration which suggest LSD-induced cortical dis inhibition... " confirming the disruption of the sensory pathways. (Abraham & Duffy, 1996) Further still, there was another study where several young people who had occasionally taken LSD developed palinopsia, a condition under HPPD where damage to the nondominant pareto-occipital cortex can cause prolonged afterimages even after the cessation of LSD usage. In the case...
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Impact Of Computers On Health Care
941 wordsIntroduction People have been using computers for hundreds of years: the abacus used by the ancient Chinese is actually a crude computer. Thus, the concept of using machines to do calculations is an old one. However, when we use the term "computer technology" we are thinking of the innovations of the last 20 - 30 years, and particularly the development of the microprocessor. It was this that made it possible for people like Bill Gates to develop machines that are small, portable, and affordable....
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Manic Depressive Bipolar Disorder
1,423 wordsIs bipolar disorder the cause of great madness or great genius? The symptoms of this mental illness may also be considered as the driving forces behind some of the most gifted and talented people to grace our society. Although individuals with this illness may have some obstacles to overcome, it can be accomplished. With all of the treatment programs that are widely available, people have many options and methods to turn to for help. Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic depression, is a m...
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Brain Surgery Plastic Surgery
1,416 wordsThe most important and influential discovery was the practice of surgery. With this invention, human life became more sophisticated, humans lived longer, and we obtained a knowledge of ourselves sufficient enough to break the boundaries built by ignorance. Lacking prescription drugs, accurate tools, computer technology, and any background experience to build from, our ancestors struggled to learn how to repair the human body. They did an suprisingly competent job of treating the sick and injured...
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Answers To These Questions Decide Whether The Patient Euthanasia
1,131 words... creatable method of euthanasia. It causes the patient to starve For oxygen and gasp for it, but when he / she cannot breathe, the body is starved of oxygen and suffocates. This is not merciful by any means. Rachel's also states, "One reason why so many people think that there is an important moral difference between active and passive euthanasia is that they think killing someone is morally worse than letting someone die" (1022). The idea that a patient utilizes a medical device and has grow...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Terminally Ill Patients
1,902 wordsIn America today many arguments are centered on the right to choose: the right for women to have an abortion, the right for gays to be allowed to raise children or be legally married, and the right to physician-assisted suicide. These arguments all have something to do with the individual having the right to make this choice or if society should be able to decide for them, thus removing this choice. Euthanasia is a choice everyone should have, but like all rights, it should not be taken advantag...
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Comparing The Issues Of Active And Passive Euthanasia
1,625 words"Passive euthanasia" is usually defined as withdrawing medical treatment with the deliberate intention of causing the patient's death. For example, if a patient requires kidney dialysis to survive, and the doctors disconnect the dialysis machine, the patient will presumably die fairly soon. Perhaps the classic example of passive euthanasia is a "do not resuscitate order." Normally if a patient has a heart attack or similar sudden interruption in life functions, medical staff will attempt to revi...
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Cancer Has Spread Radiation Therapy
1,464 wordsGreat strides have been made in recent years in the development of a vaccine to treat the cervical cancer. Scientists have cultivated a prophylactic vaccine that would protect against the human papillomavirus. HPV's role in generating cervical cancer was discovered in 1983. The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), located in Lyon, France, has been in the forefront in epidemiological and laboratory studies needed to comprehend the disease. The IARC have chosen different metho...
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Adolescent Depression Affective Disorders
1,664 wordsThe suicide rate for adolescents has increased more than 200 % over the last decade. Recent studies have shown that greater than 20 % of adolescents in the general population have emotional problems and one-third of adolescents attending psychiatric clinics suffer from depression. The majority of teenage depressions can be managed successfully by the primary care physician with the support of the family, says Maurice Blackman MB, FRCPC. Depression has been considered to be the major psychiatric ...
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Euthanasia Ethical Concepts And Nursing Challenges
1,934 wordsEuthanasia: Ethical Concepts and Nursing Challenges The arguments in support of or against assisted death, such as euthanasia, have traditionally been focused on almost the same concepts and ideas of bioethics, such as beneficence, autonomy, professional integrity of people involved, non-maleficence as well as societal consequences for that decision. Similar to any other complicated ethical problem, the argument can be developed on both sides. The attitude of nurses towards euthanasia is quite a...
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Medical Records Family Physicians
2,164 wordsThe Internet Age Influence on Electronic Medical Records The Internet has affected many industries around the globe, and its effects are ever growing. Medicine is no exception from this paradigm; various aspects of medical practice have been affected by the World Wide Web. One of the most heated controversies in the medical field now is Electronic Medical Records; this issue has triggered an array of contradicting responses from various experts. Within the scope of this research, we will elabora...
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Kidney Failure Sq Km
2,426 wordsAccess in quality care for dialysis patients in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description of selected community (location, statistics, etc) Philadelphia is the second largest city on the East Coast (North America). The city of Philadelphia is located 100 miles south of New York and 133 miles north of Washington, D. C. The city ranks fifth in the nation. Population of Philadelphia reaches 5. 8 million people. (Philadelphia Facts & Figures) Metro: 6, 188, 463 (2000 census) 5, 892, 937 (1990 censu...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Schizophrenia
1,917 wordsCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia INTRODUCTION Schizophrenia is a persistent and often unrelenting psychiatric disorder. Twenty-five to fifty percent of patients who are compliant with medication still experience significant symptomatology (Weinberger, 1995). Unfortunately, as many as 50 % of patients are not fully compliant with prescribed medications (Hale, 1995). Thus, practitioners treating patients with schizophrenia can become frustrated by the patient's lack of complete respo...
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