Academic papers on Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

Chest Pain and Coexisting Conditions: Steps for a Medical Evaluation
A 7 page overview of the steps that might be taken when evaluating an elderly patient complaining of chest pain and who has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension, high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia),...
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Recommendation to Purchase New Operating Room Lights
A 3 page executive summary of a report concluding that a hospital needs to replace obsolete operating room lights. Reasons for replacement includes insignificant cost differential in replacing bulbs vs replacing the entire system; better patient...
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Political Debate Over Stem Cell Research: Republicans Versus Democrats
5 pages in length. No differently than with any other issue where Democrats and Republicans fight doggedly to outdistance the other's argument to secure a victory, the debate surrounding stem cell research
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Heart Disease News Letter
A 3 page research paper that discusses the history, statistics, causes, and symptoms of coronary heart disease. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Concept Analysis Paper on Presurgical Anxiety
This 15 page paper provides an overview of the issue of presurgical anxiety. This paper uses a concept analysis format. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Blood Sampling and Hemolysis
This 5 page paper provides an overview of blood sampling and hemolysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Strategies Used in Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Their Clinical Accuracy
This 12 page paper provides an overview of an article on post-operative pain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A Treatment Plan for Constipation and Hemorrhoids
This 5 page paper provides an overview of a patient treatment plan for a person suffering from constipation and hemorrhoids. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Single-Payer Health Care in Massachusetts: A Policy Memo
This 5 page paper is a policy memo, designed to discuss the significance of a single-payer health care initiative in Massachusetts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Nitric Oxide Induced Apoptosis and The Effects of P53 Activity In Human Diseases
This 10 page paper provides an overview of the existing research. Nitric oxide induced apoptosis, or cell death, has been the focus of a considerable amount of research, especially in terms of efforts to prevent or treat disease. It has been...
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The Use of Artificial Neural Networks for Interpretation of Medical Data: A Review of Literature
This 40 page paper provides an overview of the use of artificial neural networks for interpretation of medical data. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Literature Review: The Conceptual View of Self and Occupational Therapy
This 20 page paper provides a review of literature on the therapeutic use of self in occupational therapy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Cleaning Instruments Before Sterilization
This 5 page paper provides an overview of what occurs during the cleaning of instruments. This paper offers some information about sterilization and preventing cross contamination. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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Odontogenic Residual (Periapical) Cysts
This 5 page paper provides an overview of Odontogenic Residual (Periapical) Cysts. This paper looks at the epidemiology, etiology and treatment/prognosis. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Medication Errors
7 pages in length. The phrase "no one's perfect" takes on an entirely different meaning when applied to the health care industry, particularly when it comes to the all-too-prevalent aspect of medication errors. The writer discusses ethics,...
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