Dissertations on Medicine

The area of Medicine focuses on the healing of patients, including diagnosing and treating them, as well as the prevention of disease. Medicine is an essential science, looking to combat health issues and improve overall well-being.

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Impact of Children’s Exposure to IPV

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Introduction A growing attention has been paid by researchers over decades, to the experiences of children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) which not only affects children’s well-being bu...

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Radiation Protection for Angiography Procedure.

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Fluoroscopic procedure produces the greatest patient radiation exposure rate in diagnostic radiology. Therefore the radiation protection in fluoroscopy is very important. Several feature and technique...

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Smoking and Coronary Heart Disease Impact

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Introduction Medical innovations and rapidly evolving technology has led to a decrease in the rate of mortality from diseases. However, the fast and constantly changing hectic lifestyle of today has ...

Last modified: 12th Dec 2019

Liver Function Tests Literature Review and Practice

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Introduction The liver is the largest internal organ in the body. In adult the liver weighs approximately 1-2.5 kilograms. It is “wedge-shaped”, soft and reddish-brown in colour. It is situated un...

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Causes of Cardiovascular Disease | Literature Review

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2 Abstract 3 Introduction 3.1 Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the broad class of diseases that involves the heart or/and blood vessels. CVD includes atherosclerosis, heart valv...

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Neurological Aspects of Pain

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1.1. Functional Properties of Nerve Fibres 1.1.1. Properties of Peripheral Somatic Nerves Peripheral somatic nerves consists generally of somatic-motor, autonomic-motor and sensible fibres. 1.1.1.1. S...

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Drugs in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disease

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Introduction Many of the drug groups discussed elsewhere in this book have important applications in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and other organs. Other groups are used alm...

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Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications

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Abstract This chapter discusses about the hydrogels both natural and synthetic that can be used for wound healing applications. Also it discusses briefly about the various novel techniques that have b...

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Septic Shock Case Study: Causes and Effects

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Introduction Septic Shock is a serious circulatory disorder often characterised by a whole- body inflammatory state and the systemic response to infection (Titheradge, 1998), with the most common caus...

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Creatinine Clearance Test to Estimate Renal Function

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Introduction: Kidney is a part of group of organs that constitute the urinary tract system which consists of two kidneys, two ureters, bladder and urethra. The kidneys do the major function of the uri...

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A Preliminary Literature Review of Attitudes to HRT

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A preliminary literature search was conducted to access the feasibility of the topic and develop further insight into it. This comprehensive search......

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Learning Experience of Infection Prevention and Control Module

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Learning experience in this Infection prevention and Control module (IPC).   Entry 1 30/08/17 Expectations of the module, my personal expectations, and the expected outcomes. Including how I feel an...

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Anaphylactic Reaction to Penicillin: Physiological Responses, Causes and Treatment

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A patient is attending you for surgery.  The patient is given a dose of penicillin and develops an anaphylactic reaction.  Explain using the normal physiological principles the aetio – patho...

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Wound Healing in Immune-compromised Patients

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There are many textbooks and research papers (Dougherty and Lister 2015, Dealey 2012 & Daeschlein 2013) that suggest wound healing in Immune-compromised patients takes longer and is more complex ...

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Does Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Influence and Contribute to the Development of Multiple Sclerosis?

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Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system in which plaques of demyelination develop in the brain and spinal cord1. The disease can cause va...

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Sentiment Analysis in the Medical Field

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Chapter 2: Literature Review 2.1 Introduction This chapter discusses current literature and work in sentiment analysis along with the analysis process and classification methods used. Section 2.2 wil...

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Ideal Exercise Prescription for the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia

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Abstract Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease are an ever-increasing problem in the United States, the severity and importance increasing with the rising prevalence of metabolic syndrome diagnos...

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathological Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment

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INTRODUCTION Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or commonly known as ALS is one of the major neurodegenerative diseases alongside Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease in the United St...

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Types of Stroke and Risk-Factors

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Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. Describe the pathological sub-types of stroke, including relevant risk factors, and differences in their outcomes. (50%) Based on their main pathologi...

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A Conceptual Model for Symptom Management

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM STATEMENT CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW Fibromyalgia: clinical and social construct Pathophysiology Peripheral and Central Nervous System Mechanisms of Pain Peripher...

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Literature Review on Dengue Fever and Vaccine

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CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1  Introduction Prevalence of Dengue, knowledge and attitude regarding Dengue fever have been extensively being describe in many study from Asia and South America. How...

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Interstitial Cystitis: Effect on a Patient’s Quality of Life of the Drug Uracyst

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In this essay the writer seeks to explore the condition interstitial cystitis as a research topic, design a research question and project aim and discuss three different methods. Data collection and...

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Short-acting Antimuscarinic and Short-acting Beta2-agonist Use for Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Short-acting Antimuscarinic and Short-acting Beta2-agonist Use for Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Table of Contents Purpose Statement Abstract Objectives Evidence Acquisition Evidence Sy...

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Pathophysiology of the Clinical Presentation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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– With reference to your chosen case study, describe and explain the underpinning pathophysiology of the clinical presentation and associated dysfunction highlighting any contributing factors. ...

Last modified: 9th Dec 2019

Diagnosing and Managing Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

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Contents Abstract Introduction MEN1 MEN type 2A, 2B and non-familial MTC Background Aim Methods Results Discussion Conclusion References Appendices Abstract BACKGROUND and Aim Multiple endocrine neopl...

Last modified: 9th Dec 2019