Essays on Medical Diagnosis

Expert systems are a particular type of Knowledge Based Systems. Their name comes from two sources: one, that “they are able to learn by themselves” and the other, that the knowledge they manage comes from expert’s consultation. (Tyler) Typical applications of expert systems include tasks such as medical diagnosis, fault localization equipment and interpretation of measurement results. The expert system needs to solve problems that require for their solution expertise in some specific area. Thus, the expert system should have this knowledge in one form or another. Therefore, they are also called systems based on knowledge. However, not ...

The article “A Brief History of Medical Diagnosis and the Birth of the Clinical Laboratory”, by Darlene Berger, is an interesting read, which thoroughly explores the subject at hand. This article, which is Part 1 in a series of four articles, discusses medical advances from. “Ancient times through the 19th century.” Berger makes very succinct observations about advances in medicine and the advent of the clinical laboratory. She does an excellent job of objectively discussing many of the important discoveries in medical history, providing stirring examples of success and of failure in the context of medical history, and cites ...

Individual Reaction to the Advent of Artificial Intelligence

Introduction Through advancements in science and technology, human beings have managed to create machines that work more or less in the same way as the human brain, performing tasks like mathematical calculations and language translations. This is what has come to be known as Artificial intelligence (AI) which is the kind of intelligence that machines exhibit when certain manipulations and programming is done to them. Some of these machines like the IBM computer, Watson, are capable of mimicking or performing certain cognitive functions that are normally associated with the human brain only. Artificial intelligence research thus deals with problems ...

Over the years, the nursing profession has undergone various changes that have expanded as well as reshaped the concept of nursing. The evolution of the nurses’ roles have subsequently led to changes in the scope of practice. For instance, most of the current nursing functions were initially within the domain of medicine and other related disciplines (Barker, 2015). As such, this metamorphosis is part of the gradual maturity as well as evolution of the profession over time. In the light of this, Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) is one the key nursing specialties that has significantly evolved to become one ...

In a paragraph briefly discuss the pathophysiology of the medical diagnosis- viral conjunctivitis

Viral conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye is a viral infection which causes reddening and irritation of the eye which is highly contagious. The surface of the eye is formed by the conjunctival and corneal epithelium and the tear film. Various microorganisms can come into contact with the tear film and result in infections. The reason for the virus’s attack is a result of reduced immunity and external contamination of the eye. The eye is prone to blood-borne infection and invasion from adjacent sides of the eye. A viral infection activates a leukocyte, and they replicate in the ...

The rule against hearsay provides that a statement made out of court may not be admitted into evidence in order to prove the validity of the assertion made. The Federal Rules of Evidence provide the definition, limitations, and exceptions to the rule against hearsay in Article VIII, rules 801-807.

As concerns the first scenario, Quincy’s physician is on the witness stand and is asked by Edward’s attorney whether or not Quincy told him that he fell because he lost his equilibrium as a result of dizziness. This is not hearsay for a number of reasons. Firstly, under rule 801(d) ...

Diabetes Types, stats and pathology

Introduction 2 Statistics 2 Types of Diabetes 3 Type-1Diabetes 3 Type-2 Diabetes 4 Juvenile Diabetes 4 Gestational Diabetes 4 Prediabetes 5 LADA 5 MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) 5 Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis 6 Medical diagnosis 7 Causes 8 Monitoring diabetes and Drug Therapy 10 Insulin Shots and therapeutic agents 10 Dietary Considerations and Nutrition Therapy 11 Conclusion 11 Introduction Diabetes is a challenging disease for current health care that is causing a heavy financial burden to the society. Estimations have ...

Application of Neural Networks in Medicine

Artificial Neural Networks are extremely parallel, distributed processing systems that using new computational technology founded on the analogy of human information processing system. Artificial neural networks exhibit the propensity to save previous knowledge and after learning it make it available for use for future computations. Artificial Neural Networks have been defined as extraordinarily connected network of simple processing elements known as neurons. ANN has been applied in a number of fields including pattern recognition, classification, function approximation and testing (G. Schaefer).Predicting drug-target interactions using restricted Boltzmann machines In silico prediction of drug target interaction is an important study ...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's penned "The Yellow Wall-paper" at a time of immense changes in the early- to mid-nineteenth century society. A woman’s position remained in the privacy of her home as she carries out her stipulated role as mother and wife. In contrast, men ruled the world of politics, work, and economics. Nevertheless, the middle of the century brought changes that impacted positively on mental health. Many feminist groups embraced the changes in the concept of the “the New Woman.” Psychologist Patrice Engle writes, “despite mounting evidence of the impact of maternal mental health on women and children, prevention ...

Introduction

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the term used to describe a wide range of malignant tumors originating in the upper aero digestive tract (9). HNC imposes acute suffering on the patients while swallowing, breathing or speaking. Tobacco and alcohol are the primary causes in majority cases of HNC (18). Cancer is the second leading cause of death with estimates of 1.66M and 0.58M in 2013 for new cases and deaths respectively (15,16). Endoscopy, biopsy, mirror scan and CT/MRI imaging are commonly used methods for diagnosis in the last 20 years.

Ways of treating HNC

The treatment methods (10) vary from medication, abstinence ...

Introduction

There are many techniques that are being used today to examine the functionality of the human brain. Most of the current technologies emerged in early 1990s. Some of the technologies that are used for brain imaging include; computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), event-related potentials (ERPs) and magnetoncephalography (MEG). This paper will look at the history of these techniques used for brain imaging(Katz & Alexander 1994). 1895 – 1900 Early uses of brain imaging The process of imaging human dieses started in 1895 following the discovery of Wilhelm Roentagen. He was a physicist that ...

Internet security

The internet offers us good things and through it we can achieve a lot of things. Organizations are able to contract suppliers and distributers online. Online payments and ordering of products in one of the major benefit that internet has offered to business community. Initially, internet was reserved for the technological persons. The internet used to be a limitless source of information for few individuals. There has been rapid growth of internet connectivity not only in businesses but also in homesteads. Many users both in developed and developing world are able to access internet through the small devices such as mobile ...

MRI is an imaging system that is applied in radiology in visualizing the interior composition of the human anatomy in fine details. The MRI process in medical practice uses the properties of magnetic resonance in creating images of the nuclei of the body cells and as a result it creates a detailed image of the body structure as compared to the X-rays. The MRI technique has had a rapid development within the field of medicine since the introduction of the early MRI equipment in medical care at the start of the 1980s. Consequently, by the year 2002, it is estimated that more ...

Question one

Susan’s mother was initially aware of the abuse but got reluctant to report her daughter’s case to relevant authority, which amounts to a breach of law punishable under the Florida statutes. This is because, the law demands mandatory reporting of any child mistreatment. This will render Betty accountable for the whole act even if she was not directly involved. Even if she were not aware, the law under the code of default care would still bind her. As a single mother, Betty ought to give an optimum care to her young daughter since the law remains to hold despite ...

Abstract

The invention and the continuous research on intelligent machines have greatly impacted on the way man carries out his day to day activities. This research paper examines the topic “Artificial Intelligence” in its broader perspective. It gives the definitions and brief background information on the topic of study and then extends to detailed examination of the topic as given in various literature materials. Artificial Intelligence is considered as a great step in technological innovations and this paper analyses its importance and the areas where it finds applications. A conclusion of this work affirms that, indeed Artificial Intelligence has greatly enhanced ...