The new literature states that episiotomies should not be given unless the baby is in breech position, the babies" shoulders are stuck in the birth canal, or if the fetal heart rate lowers meaning the baby is in distress. Recommended procedures need to be more detailed, since during labor fetal heart rates are hard to interpret. ... Analysis and Reflection Episiotomies seem to be such a cruel cut and now that I am aware that they are not needed most of the time, it angers me that they are so prevalent. ... I have assumptions that intervening with the natural process can have devastating res...

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"Vitamin E has been shown to reduce the rate of decline of functions in patients with Alzheimer's Disease" (Cummings & Cole, 2002, p. 4) While no one understands exactly why this positive result occurred, the logic for testing Vitamin E has a sound scientific basis. ... But earlier long term use (more than two years) was associated with an incidence rate that was only 45 percent of the rate seen in non-users. ...

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Among Filipinos, Diabetes Mellitus is the number eighth leading cause of mortality based on DOH (2009) and has a prevalence rate of 7.1% in 2008, (Quizon, 2008). ... As for myself, I need to fully understand a disease in order for me to decide on how to help the patient manage his condition. ... It allows me to understand more my needs. It made me realize that I need to protect myself from the future because of the thought that, what will I do now will always reflect in the future. If I will have the unhealthy living this time, sooner or later it will be me to suffer. ...

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Although I do not know her income level, the fact that she is starting out in her first job leads me to feel that a Fee for Service plan also known as an Indemnity Care Plan would probably not be the most sensible choice. ... The history of PPO's was that they were originally created to give large groups lower rates for health care coverage. ... However, it is necessary to sign up for Part B when initially signing up for Medicare to avoid being charged with higher premium rates. ...

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Medical Ethics Medical Ethics " Bioethics comprise every possible aspect of health care, medical, moral, social, political, religious, legal and financial" (Weiss 3). This includes the questions raised by new research. It takes a look at the results of that research that is used on patients. It takes into consideration contemporary ideas of personal freedom and human dignity. It deals with growth in medical services available in the United States and the sky rocketing cost. ...

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction The year 2000 computer issue is defined by Zetlin (1998) as "the result of a universal programming standard that records dates as six digits rather than eight, using only two digits for the year. Software that uses two-digit year fields (that is, almost all of it) will understand the year 2000 as "00- if the problem is not corrected in time- (pg. 1). The medical industry as a whole will approach year 2000 with months of new system implementations and developing contingency plans to deal with problems associated with Y2K. Medical manufacturers must pay close atte...

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