Category: Health & Medicine

  • Eating Habits, Body Weight, and Self-Esteem

    Several academic studies attempted to reveal relationships between eating habits, body weight, and an individual’s self-esteem. For instance, Nagata et al. (2019) studied 14,891 U.S. young adults and found that muscularity-oriented eating disorders were primarily associated with self-perception of being underweight and lower body mass index scores. Cruz-Sáez et al. (2018) surveyed 806 adolescents in…

  • Fertilization and Pregnancy Process

    Fertilization is the process of two different cells recognizing one another. The process of fertilization is comprised of four distinct phases. The first phase of conception involves the preparation of the sperm. The sperms that are ejaculated cannot fertilize immediately because they are not fertile; instead, they undergo a process known as capacitation. During the…

  • Gastroenteritis Diagnosis in a 47-Year-Old Woman

    J.R., a 47-year-old woman, presented with generalized abdominal pain that began 3 days ago. The general review concludes that the patient did not take any medication because she did not know what caused the pain and what remedies could help eliminate it. She claims that after three days, the pain is rated at 5/10, but…

  • Themes in the Recovery Process

    Recovery refers to the process in which people focus on improving their health or learning how to overcome an illness and eliminate disruptive elements in their behavior in future. In most cases, the recovery process is used in individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental disorders. However, depending on the individual’s personal needs, characteristics, and…

  • Inflammatory Response Genes in Genesis of Bowel Cancer

    Table of Contents Introduction Overview Conclusion Reference List Introduction The high prevalence of colon cancer raises concern across the world over treatment and management approaches. Cancer is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the world and a leading cause of death and morbidity (Mattiuzzi and Lippi, 2019). Developing countries bear 80% of the…

  • People Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine With Prayer

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction The usage of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming increasingly popular. Many US citizens, including both adults and children, are interested in nonconventional healthcare approaches, some of which emerge outside of traditional Western practice (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health [NCCIH], 2021). In particular, about…

  • Care Delivery or Nursing Model Change

    Introduction Patient-centered care continues to gain recognition as the main approach to healthcare. Currently, many organizations revise their models and standards to adhere to this philosophy and improve their relations between patients and care providers (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). In the present case, the delivery care model of a hospital’s department is reviewed to showcase…

  • Pressure Ulcers With Elderly Patients

    Pressure ulcer risk is increased, particularly in senior patients, by pelvic and acetabular fractures because they cause discomfort and immobility. There is a lack of information in the literature about the risk factors in the development of pressure injuries due to geriatric pelvic or acetabulum fractures (Fritz et al., 2020). When there is poor bone…

  • Birthing Center Construction Planning

    It is always important to consider the legal, ethical and regulatory concerns in the process of planning a birthing center. This provides a sense of security and guarantees that the person working on the project is aware of the underlying factors that need to be considered. Some of these factors include accessibility for people with…

  • The Rheumatoid Arthritis Analysis

    Table of Contents Summary of the article Search Strategy Bio-statistical Study Design Statistical Findings Recommendations My view as the author Data availability References Summary of the article In rheumatoid arthritis, the allocation of progression scores is severely skewed, necessitating complex statistical analysis approaches, with different methodologies yielding different results. Hypothesis: Most individuals with early rheumatoid…