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The definition of a perfusionist by the Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary is that of a certified medical technician, responsible for and maintenance of equipment (as a heart-lung machine). (Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary ’95 edition) The perfusionist is the heart and the lungs of the patient while they are having open heart or by-pass surgery.A perfusionist has…

Cognitive distraction during sexual activity still had a statistically significant relationship with how satisfied women were with their sexual experience and how they viewed themselves as sexual partners. The concept of spectatoring described by Masters and Johnson (1970), and Barlow (1986) has also been proposed as an explanation in level of sexual experience. Faith and…

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) goes by many names including atherosclerosis obliterans, arterial insufficiency, and peripheral arterial occlusive. The diseases defining characteristic is the clumping together of plaque where arteries narrow, veer, arch, and branch. The popliteal and superficial femoral arteries are the most common sight of occlusions caused by plaque. When an artery becomes blocked…

Adoption EHRs is increasingly being deployed within health care organization. When the access to complete and accurate information is available to the health providers, patients will receive better medical care. Electronic health records (EHRs) help in improving the ability to diagnose diseases ,may reduce medical errors and improving patient outcomes. In national survey 1 of…

Today, nurses across the United States provide excellent patient care with the assistance of technology, but just over 40 years ago this was not the case. In 1970, the first computer was developed as well as the new relationship between healthcare and technology. Technology in healthcare has since grown tremendously from just computers to what…

Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder that mainly affects the nervous system. Angelman Syndrome is considered a ‘syndromic’ form of autism spectrum disorder. Some characteristic of this condition are delayed development, intellectual disability which means it’s harder for them to learn, speech impairment, and ataxia which is problems with balance and movement. Most affected children…

Fungus are type of microorganism that infect human body. Most of them live in wet and hot area .Some fungi can infect healthy humans(Histoplasma and Paracocci- dioides) but they are more common in seriously ill patient such as cancer, immunosuppressed or patient with transplanted organ(Candida and Cryptococcus) (Hall and Noverr, 2017). Phoenix dactylifera L (date…

Considering the issues that Aboriginals have facing since colonisation, why did Dorothy choose not to see a Doctor? There could be many reasons that Dorothy has been reluctant to attend her local clinic and chooses not to see a doctor. One of the reasons could be mistrust and fear because Aboriginal or Torre Strait Islander…

Orphaned until he was 5 years old, his brothers and sisters wanted him to get involved with medicine. He completed his training with the great surgeon John Hunter at St. George’s Hospital in London. At the age of 23 he returned to Berkeley as the local doctor, leaving only to continue smaller practices in London…

History of the Disease Fungal infections are often uncomfortable conditions and they can have both physical and psychological consequences to the individual. Onychomycosis (OM) is one of the fungal diseases that results from a dermatophytic invasion of the nails. Fortunately, in the last few years, new oral treatment has successfully lowered the incidence of recurrence…