Social care and heath care essays

Introduction Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the world and constitutes almost 12% of the deaths in the world. Approximately, there are nearly one million cases of stroke reported every year. A stroke occurs when t...

Introduction Cancer mortality has been on the increase and there are several factors that have been put in place to deal with this. It has been noted that treatment and frequent screening would help reduce the mortality rates of ...

Part 1 Patient M reported to the hospital with complaints of chest pain and tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue, pain in the neck, back, arms, and shoulders, persistent cough, loss of appetite, and ankle swelling for two week...

Drug Sensitivity and Resistance as It Relates to Anti-microbial Usage Antimicrobials are chemicals that are used to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms as well as treating a microbial infection (Niederman, 2005). Antimic...

Introduction Cholera is an acute and life-threatening infection caused by ingestion of bacterium vibrio Cholerae present in contaminated foods or drinks. In 2010, the Haitian Ministry of public health was notified of a sudden inc...

Introduction Cough is a sudden reflex that mostly occurs in animals and human beings in order to clear the breathing passage and throat of all foreign particles that could be passing through it (Khan, 2012). It also helps in clea...

Introduction The prevalence of obesity in the US continues to increase with each passing year. Over the last decades, statistics point to a worrying trend with regard to the upward progression of obesity, both nationally and glob...

Introduction Over a long period of time, there have been perceptions that there exists tension and conflict between religion and science. The main differences have often risen during the attempts to explain the origin of mankind....