Medical Essays

Importance of Insulin for Diabetes Treatment
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Insulin – its importance in the treatment of both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Introduction Diabetes Mellitus is a Health condition in which the patient’s body canno...

Case Study of Cholera
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Cholera Case Study Cholera’s past seven pandemics in the past two-hundred years have killed millions across the globe, with the seventh one still occurring. Causati...

Anorexia Nervosa: Causes and Treatments
Example essay. Last modified: 10th May 2019
Introduction: Problem: Too many teenagers are becoming anorexic. Question: What are researchers doing to prevent it? Introduction. Anorexia nervosa is a huge issue among men and women of all ages. Anorexia Nervosa...

Triage Tool for Sepsis Recognition
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Feb 2019
Introduction: “Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.  Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, affecting millions of people around the...

Psychosocial Concepts in Radiography
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Aug 2018
Introduction: “Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little” (Kelley, 2005, p. 69). The aim of this assignment is to describe and discuss the psychosocial aspects of patient/client care as applied t...

Causes of Dyslexia
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Apr 2018
Introduction: Possible Causes of Dyslexia Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes reading and language difficulties, in terms of spoken or written. Today, there are many researches actively taking place rega...

Pica Disorder: Causes, Effects and Treatment
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Apr 2018
Introduction: Introduction This essay will discuss one of the feeding and eating disorder called the Pica Disorder. Specific reference will be made to a clear explanation of the disorder, epidemiology, etiology an...

Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Apr 2018
Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease is slowly progressive and irreversible brain disease which is one of the most common cause of dementia [1]. In AD patients not only suffer from cognitive but also motor and sens...

Causal Explanations of Dyslexia
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Apr 2018
Introduction: Introduction Poor decoding and spelling abilities along with difficulties in precise and fluent recognition of words characterise the learning disability of dyslexia (International Dyslexia Associati...

Obesity: Causes, Effects and Treatments
Example essay. Last modified: 27th Mar 2018
Introduction: Obesity , is one of the common and serious disease over the world. There must be cases of obesity no matter in urban or rural area, as it is a widespread and escalating concern. It does not just happ...

Priority Pollutants and Their Health Effects
Example essay. Last modified: 27th Mar 2018
Introduction: INTRODUCTION The Priority Pollutants are a set of chemical pollutants EPA regulates, and for which EPA has published analytical test methods. the Priority Pollutant list published at 40 CFR 423, Appe...

Impact of Teratogens Affecting the Prenatal Child
Example essay. Last modified: 27th Mar 2018
Introduction: Tracy Morrissey The aim of this discussion is to explore the impact of teratogens affecting the prenatal child and the interventions available to assist in preventing teratogens. For the purpose of...

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting: a Novel Approach
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Mar 2018
Introduction: ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING, A NOVEL APPROACH Author: Abdul Latif Sheikh*, Ale Zehra*, Salwa Zubair*, Muhammad Zeeshan Khan*   ABSTRACT: Globally adverse drug reactions (ADRs) has major contribu...

Impact ADHD and Autism on Education
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jan 2018
Introduction: How does ADHD and/or autism impact on the pupil, other pupils, teachers and the whole school? Introduction and Overview First, is to define ADHD and Autism: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A...

Why is Disability Viewed as a Social Problem?
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jan 2018
Introduction: TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT IS DISABILITY A MATTER OF PRIVATE CONCERN FOR THE FAMILY? Disability excites interest because disability is seen as a social problem i.e. it is seen either in...

Compassion in Medicine | Reflective Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Nov 2017
Introduction: Advancements in medical technology have given rise to medicalization, a process where ‘non-medical’ problems have become understood and treated as ‘medical’ issues.1 This potentially objectif...

Glasgow Coma and Glasgow Outcome Scales for Brain Injury
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Nov 2017
Introduction: ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death in adults under the age of 45 and an estimated 7.7 million people in the European Union are living with a disability caused by TBI. ...

Importance of Monitoring Blood Pressure
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Nov 2017
Introduction: Why should we monitor high blood pressure? In this essay the reasons why we monitor high blood pressure will be discussed. In order to do this it will first be necessary to explain what blood pressur...

Nursing Interventions for Schizophrenia
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness in which individuals loose the ability to discriminate between reality and imagination, characterized by disturbances to their thoughts, behavior and feelings....

Polymers and plastics in biomedical applications
Example essay. Last modified: 5th May 2017
Introduction: Introduction Polymers are increasingly being used to fabricate biomedical materials for tissue engineering and wound treatment applications, as well as for drug delivery. For tissue engineering and wo...

Clinical Governance overview
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd May 2017
Introduction: “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which ...

Pharmacy is a health profession
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Apr 2017
Introduction: Chapter 1 The word is derived from the Greek word ‘pharmakon’ meaning “drug” or “medicine” and has been used since the 15th and 17th centuries 1. Pharmacy is a heal...

Therapeutic Horseback Riding
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Apr 2017
Introduction: Running Head: THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING Abstract Therapeutic horseback riding is very beneficial for a rider of any age and had been used as a way of improving the health and physically good ...

Leukemia: An overview
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Apr 2017
Introduction: What Is Leukemia? Leukemia is the general term used to describe four different disease-types called: Acute Myelogenous (AML), Acute Lymphocytic (ALL), Chronic Myleogenous (CML), and Chronic Lymphoc...

Robotic surgery
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Jun 2015
Introduction: Information Technology in Medicine: Should patients trust robotic surgery 1 Introduction to the topic Robots are ubiquitous today. They are found in our cars, in our houses, in our industries inside b...