Essays on Cuesta

Poverty and scarcity

The scarcity of resources in the society has a relationship with poverty. However, poverty refers to a scenario where people lack basic necessities or adequate wealth to sustain meaningful life. It is important to note that poverty can be rampant in a country that has more resources than a country fewer resources. Therefore, poverty declines if people utilize the available resources in an efficient way to meet their needs. For example, a country that is in the civil war will have more people languishing in poverty than a stable country. On the other hand, scarcity refers to a shortage ...

For this argument, we choose the stance that humans are not capable of pure altruism. We are all born selfish and being selfless is like acting against once survival. Altruism is just an adaptive feature that human evolve to coexist amicably with fellow species and the environment (Sánchez & Cuesta, 2005). Altruism comes from the Latin word, ‘living for others’. This selfless act is done voluntarily by the person, without any expectation of reward and with no concern for once own wellbeing (Batson, 2014). Even rare saints who are identified as altruistic, are gaining reward in the form of ...

Post-operative haemorrhage reporting

Part 1 Postoperative haemorrhage is the bleeding observed after a procedure involving a surgical operation (Bonjer and Cuesta 224). The bleeding may be delayed, or it may happen immediately after the procedure.

The prevalence of postoperative haemorrhage

In 2000, the prevalence of postoperative haemorrhage in the United States was estimated to be as follows: An occurrence of 2.24 postoperative haemorrhages with evacuation or surgical drainage per 1000 surgical discharges, 1.02 postoperative haemorrhages of people with the age range of 0 to 17 per 1000 surgical discharges and 1.5 postoperative haemorrhages among people of ages 18 to 44 per 1000 surgical discharges.

A scenario involving post-operative haemorrhage

A 40year old ...

Introduction

Pernicious anemia refers to a health condition that is associated with a deficiency in vitamin B12 due to its poor absorption in the intestines whereby this results to a reduction in the RBCs (red blood cells). Typically, the condition occurs as a result of inadequate production of IF (Intrinsic Factor) in the stomach whereby this leads to poor absorption of vitamin B12 (Bizzaro & Antico, 2014). Among the main symptoms associated with the disease include; fatigue, diarrhea, breathing difficulties, pale skin as well as tingling and numbness in the feet and hands. In reference to the case study, it is ...