Academic papers on Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

The Benefits and Risks of Human Consumption of Cocoa
This 20 page paper provides an overview of the issue of human consumption of cocoa and the varied studies that exist. This paper integrates a view of the current studies on the use of cocoa and the human consumption of cocoa as it impacts health. ...
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Suicide: Nature And Treatment
8 pages in length. Suicide is a topic of conversation, like other unpleasant subject matter, is typically avoided at all costs. This knee-jerk response is both understandable and dangerous at the same time, inasmuch as it does not address the...
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Monitoring Geriatric Patients After Discharge at Newark Beth Israel Hospital
This 8 page paper provides an overview of care at the hospital as it concerns geriatric patients. The main issue addressed is the problem of readmissions and the monitoring of geriatric patients. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Detailed Overview Of Euthanasia
6 pages in length. The concept of euthanasia is one that prevents terminally ill patients from having to endure one more moment of an artificial existence. Being kept alive through the intervention of drugs and other invasive treatments goes...
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The Role Of Electron Microscopy In The Diagnosis Of Disease
5 pages in length. The role of electron microscopy in the diagnosis if disease has been defined as potentially lifesaving and a significant advancement in the technological advancement of molecular biology. Standard methods of diagnosing viral...
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Pain Management
7 pages. An in-depth look at the study of pain management. Specifically addresses the implications that psychological models of pain have for pharmacological/medical approaches to pain management. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Medical Ethics and The Right to Live
This 9 page paper evaluates a case study (provided by a student) that involves withholding or providing care for an individual who is critically ill. The family situation complicates things as does the disagreement between two treating physicians....
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INR Stability with the Involvement of a Nurse Educator
This 5 page report discusses the international normalized ratio or INR and how a nurse educator
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Pharmaceutical Industry: Tutorial
An 8 page paper. The pharmaceutical industry is one that is highly competitive and highly profitable. This paper provides an overview of the industry, including data regarding jobs and salaries, and then discusses two issues facing the industry....
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Impacts of Disease Throughout History: The Evolution of Understanding and Treatment
An 11 page overview of the impact of disease on world cultures. Correlates the impact on traditional cultures and the way those cultures dealt with that impact with advances in modern medicine. Emphasizes the impact of disease on the Americas and...
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Treatment Modality For Ventricular Tachycardia And/Or Ventricular Fibrillation: Antiarrhythmic Drugs, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Or Both?
11 pages in length. The medical community is constantly working toward decreasing the mortality rate by improving its myriad procedures. Treatment modality for ventricular tachycardia and/or ventricular fibrillation currently includes...
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Advance Directives
Every individual has the right and responsibility for their own life and decisions and, if they should ever find themselves in a position where their quality of life is threatened by continued medical intervention, they should have the right to...
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Gestational Diabetes
A 10 page research paper that examines and discusses gestational diabetes. The writer also discusses a new oral medication, glyburide, that promises to relieve women with GDM from insulin injections for the last six months of pregnancy. Bibliography...
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Plagues and Peoples; A Review
This 5 page paper considers the political perspective of this book by William McNeill that gives a potted history of the world in terms of the spread of disease. In looking at the way it has been treated and perceived as well as the way it was...
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Holistic And Allopathic Medicine: Incorporating The Two Approaches
12 pages in length. The world of medicine has witnessed a significant shift in treatment since the population has taken a great interest in the alternative approach. One of the most sought-after treatments in contemporary society is that of...
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