Surgery Reports Samples For Students

Soft tissue injuries of the handCarpal tunnel Syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an arm disorder that causes tingling, numbness and other indications. Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with a pinched nerve in the wrist. Factors that can contribute to the carpal tunnel syndrome are; patterns of hand use, anatomy of one's wrist or certain health risk factors. Bound by tendons and bones, carpal tunnel is a thin pathway that is situated on the palm flank of the wrist. That passageway protects the main nerve from the hand and tendons that bend the limbs. The compression of the nerve is what produces ...

This procedure targets people who are overweight especially those with a body mass index of 40 or more and those with body mass index of 35 and other serious medical conditions such as diabetes (Lord, 2008). It is essential for those people who can’t lose weight by exercising and cutting their diet hence has compromised their health. The center should target patients who are members of the insurance providers because the procedure is costly. The insurance providers help to offset the hospital expenses. The patient makes an appointment with a bariatric surgeon who usually carries out an assessment of his ...

Bariatric Surgery

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a routine surgery of the stomach for the reduction of weight. During this surgical procedure, a gastric band is tightened around the stomach to constrict the stomach and reduce its volume (Code 43770). The band is adjustable so that the surgeons can go back and narrow the band more; this reduces the volume of the stomach gradually (Code 43771). The smaller the volume of the stomach, the less food the stomach can hold, and the more weight the patient can lose. Sometimes the band can cut through the stomach wall. When this happens, either the ...

Introduction

Healthcare is one of the industries that never see recession. No matter if there is economic slowdown or upturn people will always fall sick and seek medical treatment. In fact it has been seen that the number of medical cases increase in the hospitals in times of economic recession. First Medica is one of the hospital chains specialized in cardiovascular area operating along the west coast. I have made a strategic plan on the organization I work in – First Medica. I have touched upon the history of our organization, its mission and vision statement, its SWOT and the strategies followed ...

U.S. American Health Issues, Health care system

Summary

"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult is a novel about the family of Fitzgerald. At a tender age of two, Kate is diagnosed with leukemia and she urgently requires a donor in order to save her life. However, there are many attempts to find her a suitable donor, but all this is in vain. The novel is set in a span of two weeks where the author divides the scenes according to the day of the week. The story that happens within the two weeks gives a flashback from the points of views of the main characters in the ...

Non-Hospital vs. Acute Hospital Comparison.

Health care can be defined as overnight patient care that requires supervision of the health condition of a patient. Non-hospital care refers to care that does not require overnight stays in hospitals, and can be managed during patient’s visits to a hospital (Griffin, 2008). A non-hospital health care facility operates under four elements; curative medicine, disease prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation. However, these functions or elements differ in various non-hospital care providers (Singh, 2010).
Some non-hospital health care facilities specialize on treatment, others on rehabilitation while others specialize on disease prevention. In a non-hospital care facility, there lacks a clear classification ...

Introduction

Surgical site infections (SSI) are surgical wound infections that occur within 30 days after a surgical intervention. Surgical site infections are complications accompanied with significant post-surgical morbidity and mortality (Reichman and Greenberg 2009). Astagneau et al. (2001) pointed that more than 30% of the postoperative mortality can be associated to some extend with some complications related to surgical site infections. SSI’s can vary in severity from small local inflammation on the site of incision to a serious infection that can endanger the life of the patient. The resolution of SSI can also result in serious cosmetic, functional and even debilitating ...

Introduction

Cruciate ligaments are arranged like the letter X hence they are also called cruciform ligaments. The ligaments are primarily found on the knee and function in not only stabilizing the joint but also in allowing a wide range of motion. In the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligaments (PCL) criss-cross to form the cruciate ligament. The two ligaments are strong round bands that extend from head of the tibia to the intercondyloid notch of the femur (Margheritini, 2011). The anterior cruciate ligament lies lateral and crosses the medial posterior cruciate ligament like the limbs ...

As mass media continues to gain strength over the varying populations of the world, it is the body image of girls that seems to be influenced the most by the media’s effects. According to the survey, 68% of all respondents believe body image is important. This paper will analyze how the media effects the body image of girls, and will compare this information with the results received from the survey created and distributed.
There is a common central theme related to feminist research, which focuses on the homogenization of western cultural images of the ideal female body, which ...

Summer 2013

Abstract
Reliable techniques to meet the needs of patients with peripheral nerve repair injuries need to be refined. One of the strategies often used is to create a nerve guidance channel or build a nerve conduit Silicone is has been found to work well as a conduit from an injury for regenerated axon cells if it does not contain foreign components. The cycle of the cleaning treatment was repeated until the Pentane-Acetone-Heat Procedure was successful and the plated cells survived for several weeks. The duration of the plating and cell count using the cleaned silicone lasted from May 3, 2013 to ...

Introduction

The studied muscles on which this report is based make part of the skeletal muscles group; they are connected to the bones by “tough cords of tissue” (NIH 2012) which are called the tendons and, as they contract, they pull these same tendons and the bones attached, causing movement. These movements are of voluntary nature, one being capable of controlling them as one wish to. The action of these muscles can be described as being initiated on the body’s standard or anatomical position and used for specific movements that one requires for a given activity. Some of these actions ...

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is cancer, which emanates from the breast tissues, normally the lobules, or the milk ducts. The one which starts from the milk ducts are identified as ductal carcinomas whereas the one which starts from the lobules are identified as lobular carcinomas (Saunders & Jassal, 2009). After lung cancer, breast cancer is the second most prevalent cancer across the globe. Although it is a women disease, close to 1% of its cases are reported in men.

Pathophysiology and Etiology

The most significant causes of breast cancer include the advancing age and hereditary factors. A woman whose daughter, mother or sister has the ...

1.0 Introduction
Breast cancer is a type of disease where certain breast cells develop abnormally mostly in the milk ducts and lobules leading to formation of tumors. The exact cause of breast cancer is a topic that has flavored many debates and researches but still remains unknown. However a plethora of research has established that certain risk factors have a direct linkage with breast cancer. Breast cancer related risk factors are wide and varied and may include lifestyle choices like smoking/ diet or factors that are beyond the control of a person like gender, age or family history. It is however worth noting ...

Ovarian Cancer is cancer that begins in the ovaries, the reproductive organ found in females. According to Medical News Today (2016), the majority of ovarian cancer will begin in the outer lining, or epithelium, of the ovary. The germ cells can also form tumors as can the stromal tumors. The germ and stroma are the two other main cell types found in the ovaries (“Ovarian Cancer,” n.d.). Other forms of ovarian cancer include ovarian low malignant potential tumor (OPMPT) and low malignant potential (LMP) (Green, 2016; Nordqvist, 2016). After a discussion of the symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and prognosis of ...

Advantages

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin. Circumcision may be performed for various reasons such as medical reasons, religious and cultural reasons and HIV prevention. Firstly, circumcision might be done to treat the following conditions:
Phimosis is a condition wherein the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back over the glans penis. This can be a cause for pain during erection and may cause urination to be painful and difficult.

Recurrent balanitis is the inflammation of the foreskin and head of the penis.

Paraphimosis wherein the foreskin can’t be returned to its original position
Penile cancer
Aside from the medical reasons mentioned above, circumcision is a religious and ...

Age: 75 years

Medical Record No: 66543N
History and physical examination conducted: June 21, 2016
Source: The patients presents his own medical history and is a reliable source
Chief Complain presented: Abdominal pain
The History of the Present Illness
Past medical history
The patient presents with diabetes diagnosed 10 years ago, that is well controlled with Metoprolol medication. He also presents with depression and the patient uses Prozac medication for depression management. Mr. X had been previously hospitalized in 2010 due to MI and cardiac catheterization was done therefore, the patient present with a positive history of surgery.

Social history

Family history
The patient ...

Executive Summary

Video gamers have been with the society for a while, and they are associated with certain positive implications for individuals who play them. Video games enhance social skills since they can be used as a bonding activity and people interact over the internet when playing video games. Video games also improve social confidence which improves social interactions between individuals. Learning of subjects such as mathematics can also be enhanced by playing video games. Soldiers, surgeons and pilots can also improve their performance at work by engaging in video games. Management skills such as strategic management, planning and decision making ...

Today we are at the peak of technological development and the use of 3D printers is one of its features. 3d printing has already achieved significant development and, moreover, it has never been easier to make lots of different prototypes of devices as it is today. Undoubtedly, one of the most interesting areas for the application of three-dimensional printing technology is medicine. This area affects the most complex scientific issues such as human health and life. Currently, a large number of patients around the world has the opportunity to benefit from this technology. Using this technology in medicine has ...

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the medical device salesforce software according to its strengths and weaknesses and to assess it as regards to both sales approach and organizational structure. The medical device salesforce has significant process inefficiencies and current salesforce issues include unstructured sales approaches and haphazard customer information management necessary to properly equip the sales team, all directly impacting efficiency and sales growth. These inefficiencies are analyzed by specifically looking at problems faced by Medical Device Companies with a view of drawing observations and probable solutions. The salesforce inefficiencies faced by these medical device companies ...

Working Time Directive of the European Union

Working Time Directive (WTD) of the European Union is a real protective measure for workers. It was established in 1993, with the aim of improving the employment and living standards of workers within the EEC. It ensures that the safety and health of employees are protected by controlling some working hours to rational minimum hours per week. The directives bestow an EU workers the legal right to rest breaks, paid holidays each year, right to work for a maximum of forty-eight hours per week as well as restriction on excessive night work. Other provisions include minimum rest of 11 ...

Indeed, in the recent years, there is upsurge proliferation technology in the societies to overcome numerous obstacles of space and time, that is, the use of cars, airplanes, and the internet. For sure, these technologies have enable people across the globe to comprehend and understand diverse cultures, meet individuals from other parts of the world and continents, strengthen and maintain relationships, make effective communications regarding their daily events in addition to making people to become more articulated and socially adept. The proliferation of technologies has been viewed extensively by many people in the world. Some conservatives see the use ...

Introduction

Orthopedics refers to the branch of surgery devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of illness, injuries malformations and deformities of the musculoskeletal system (Goriainov et al. 2014). The system includes the muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints and bones. Orthopedic engineering leverages biomaterials in the form of implants such as sutures, joint replacements, bone plates and so forth. It also deals medical devices to replace damaged and defective parts of the body (Goriainov et al. 2014,"Material, Technology and Profit” 1988).
Biomaterial is termed as "Any substance (other than drug) or combination of substances, synthetic or natural in origin, which ...

Introduction about the Radioisotopes

In this paper, a trainee is going to learn about the operation and handling of radioisotopes. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine using the radiation to analyze the function of the organs. This information is used by the physicians to have an accurate diagnosis. The radioisotopes are used to determine the affected organs in our body. The problems, like, thyroid, organs, bones, and many other organs can be easily imaged using this device. Over 10, 000 hospitals are currently using the radioisotopes in the medical field. The radioisotopes are the common isotopes used for diagnosis in technetium – 99. In the ...

The Never Event Plan from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Research indicates that about 44000 to 98000 deaths take place yearly within the US resulting from preventable medical errors (Kohn, Corrigan & Donaldson, 2010). According to reports by CDC, in the year 2002, about 99000 deaths occurred due to preventable or avoidable hospital-acquired infections (Klevens et al., 2009, p. 160). Moreover, studies reveal that medical errors can account for over 2.4 million additional hospital days as well as 9.3 billion USD in excess charges (Kohn, Corrigan & Donaldson, 2010). As a result, of these alarming statistics as well as shocking medical errors, efforts have existed to enhance the delivery of medical care ...

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an initiative in medicine that falls under the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM, 2013). The role of NCCAM is to identify complementary and alternative medicine practices using laborious scientific approaches and develop an evidence base that outlines the safety and effectiveness of such practices (Lubkin, 2012).

Alternative Medicine

According to the NCCAM website (2013), alternative medicine refers to medicine, which has been developed using a non-mainstream approach instead of using conventional medicine. For instance, the use of special diets to treat cancer, as opposed to going through chemotherapy or surgery is a form of ...

Mechanics of Prevention and Rehabilitation

Introduction
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament of the knee in regards to stabilization (Friedberg, 2013). The function of the ACL is to resist anterior movement and medial rotation of the tibia in relation to the femur (Markolf, Mensch, & Amstutz, 1976). It is the most common injury of the knee and is frequently injured in non-contact; high impact sports injuries such as, skiers, gymnasts, football, and soccer players, where there is quick movement, and changing of position of the feet. Treatment of ACL tears may require surgery or may be treated conservatively in the case ...

Other Current and Emerging Issues in Health Care

Lesson4:1-Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Consent
Lesson 4:2- Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Reproductive and End-of-Life Issues
Lesson 4:3 -The Impact of Globalization & Emerging Technology
Abstract
This document contains three essays pertaining to the lesson entitled ‘Other Current and Emerging Issues in Health Care’ outlining three subject areas. Lesson4:1 relates Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Consent; Lesson 4:2- Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Reproductive and End-of-Life Issues and Lesson 4:3 -The Impact of Globalization & Emerging Technology.
Lesson4:1-Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Consent
Question 1:- Case Study, Mrs. Mary Smith.

Step 1: Facts

- She was admitted to Jones Memorial Hospital
- Initially her injuries did ...

Introduction

Over the past five decades, there has been a systematic gradual change in the health centers section. Theses dynamics have necessitated for large health companies to form a quality management plan aimed at increasing patient safety through the provision of transformations governed by high performance, answerability, and discipline. The National Center for Patient Safety has not been left behind in this movement directed towards the improvement of patient safety through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Health Administration is a component of the United States National Center for Patient Safety helping over 5.8 million patients in more than 1,400 health ...

Babyface: A Story of Heart and Bones (McDermott 2000) is a mother's personal account on dealing with her baby's birth defect called Apert Syndrome, a craniofacial anomaly. Patients with Apert Syndrome typically have tall or high skulls, bulging eyes with the eyelids abnormally tilted at the sides, sunken middle facial area, and unusual webbing of fingers and toes (Apert Syndrome 2011). As McDermott describes in her book, children with this condition share some similar characteristics with patients suffering from Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS). Similarities include elongated facial features, small nostrils, wide nose, open mouth expression, and cleft palate, among others. Aside from ...

How Medicine Evolved

Introduction

Medicine is a subject that deals with ways of restoring the health of a living thing (Zimmer, 2004). The many procedures of restoring health all have the goal of identifying and curing of the disease in the living thing. Modern medicine uses latest medical technology and research in diagnosing and treating diseases. This is a major change from the past as nowadays illness identification processes are more accurate. Incurable and killer diseases, such as cancer and AIDS, are now manageable with the life expectancy extended unlike in the past.

Evolution of Medicine

The ancient form of medicine and medical practices in the early society ...