Beta blockers

Beta blockers or beta-adrenergic blocking agents are drugs which block norepinephrine as well as epinephrine (adrenaline) from binding to beta receptors on nerves. These compounds binds to the receptor without the ability of activating the catalytic site since no hydrogen bond can occur at this site with these compounds and they all interact with b-adrenoceptors … Read more

Tobacco related cancer

Tobacco related cancer is the most common malignancy, and one of the most lethal. The role of tobacco smoking in the etiology of cancer disease has been well known for many decades, and any approach aimed at expediting the detection of population sub-groups at increased risk should be considered a high priority task. It may … Read more

Minds united for health sciences and humanity

Objective: 1. To Promote Health Sciences among Public by all possible means that includes education, prevention, early identification, specific cost-effective treatment strategies and research 2. To Promote Humanity among Public by all possible means that includes creating awareness, encouraging research & use of specific strategies for propagation and incorporation of human values in all possible … Read more

Smoking

Smoking, for some people is an everyday essential in life, but for others, they class smoking, horrible and harmful to the people is the smoker themselves and also for people around them. The NHS spends between £2.7bn and £5.2bn on smoking related diseases every year. This is disgraceful. This could be spent on finding an … Read more

Cancer

Cancer is a tumor, or an overgrowth of abnormal cells. These cells grow by multiplying or dividing to rapidly make new tumor cells. This ability to multiply without limits grows quickly and invades surrounding normal tissues makes cancer cells different from normal )American Cancer Society, 2006(. Cancer is a cause death, which can invaded adjoining … Read more

Disability

Definition of Disability Disability is a critical social-spatial issue (Golledge, 1993). An attempt to define what disability is, will leave us with different point of views as a result of it complex nature. Different academic scholar, government agencies, international communities and disabled people’s organisation has tried to underscore the suitable and functional definition of disability … Read more

In Vivo Fluorescence Microscopy: Surgical and Therapeutic Uses

Today in the world of medicine various types in vivo fluorescence microscopy is being used to guide and innovate various surgeries and therapies. There are several types of in vivo fluorescence microscopy (IVFM), for example confocal and 2-photon microscopy. By the use of these techniques it is possible to image very small microstructures, in a … Read more

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous clonal disorder of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and is characterized by a differentiation arrest as well as the uncontrolled proliferation of immature myeloid cells (blasts). The heterogeneous nature of AML is reflected by specific abnormalities in morphology, immunophenotype, and AML specific molecular and cytogenetic abnormalities. AML is observed in … Read more

Effect of platelet transfusion in treatment of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Introduction: HUS is the most common cause of acute renal damage in children. It’s a systemic disease characterized by damage of vascular endothelial cells that has two clinical forms; a typical form called post diarrheal hemolytic syndrome(D+ HUS) and atypical form ,the typical form is caused by a toxin in the circulation most commonly produced … Read more

Sleep deprivation

When you are sleep deprived, your alertness and concentration level will lower and thought processing slows down. This makes it harder to focus which makes you confused; it is harder for you to pick up information and learning would not be as efficient. This gets in the way with your ability to accomplish tasks which … Read more

The Nurse Educator Role

A Nurse’s educator role that this writer selected from a handful of different functions is that of a staff development role. Although this chosen role is challenging, it is rewarding. A staff development person can see the transition of a newly hired staff nurse and at the same time continues to transform the experienced nurse’s … Read more

The HIMSS Davies Award

The HIMSS Davies Award was created to recognize the excellence in health information technology including the utilization of the EHR with the purpose of improve the quality care and safety of patients. The Award has recognized many organizations for their outstanding achievement in the implementation of EHRs since 1994 and has been promoting the adoption … Read more

Social adjustment

Social adjustment is an effort made by an individual to cope with standards, values and needs of a society in order to be accepted. It can be defined as a psychological process. It involves coping with new standard and value. In the technical language of psychology “getting along with the members of society as best … Read more

Intellectual disability

Task 1 1.1 Give 2 definitions of intellectual disability in accordance with a recognised source. Follow prescribed APA format when citing sources. Definition 1: Intellectual disability is a disability in terms of intellectual functions and adaptive behaviour. This is a consequence of physical and mental unfitness. Intellectual disability is a lack of conceptual skills, social … Read more

Management of uncontrolled convulsions in status epileptics

Management of uncontrolled convulsions in status epileptics (neurofibromatosis syndrome) Introduction : Convulsive status epileptics cases are considered an emergency in children especially if convulsions are long lasting without any recovery time between seizures which need immediate management to airway . breathing and circulation to preserve lfe first and then act to control the convulsions which … Read more