Health Case Study America

Introduction This case study discusses Adrian Mora, a banana plantation worker’s mysterious ailment. Readers travel along with Adrian through his journey of the mysterious disease, diagnosis, and alternative treatment. The doctor diagnosis Adrian with the Chagas disease, which is endemic to Costa Rica and Central South America. The doctor suggests that Adrian should get admitted to a hospital for treatment however; Adrian refuses because he is an illegal immigrant in Costa Rica. Adrian hesitantly

the biggest increase, with their rates tripling. This study lead to a more complicated

between the developed country and developing and underdeveloped country means that the process benefits the former while the latter often loses or gets a meager trickle down from the benefits. For example in the case study it is established that due to the shortage of radiologists in America, radiologists are often expensive and take home a large paycheck of approximately $400,000. Outsourcing to Indian radiologists would not only reduce the workload of the American radiologists but also cut costs

Epidemiology, and Impact Hantavirus has been identified to cause two distinct illnesses: Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) and Human Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2013; Willacy & Tidy, 2013). Recent studies have dated Hantavirus to the Middle Ages. However, the first sweeping outbreak of HFRS Hantavirus traces back to the Korean War between 1950 and 1953 where mortality climbed to 12% in soldiers suffering from renal failure. The virus was responsible

Senior Capstone 30 March 2018 Crohn’s Disease “The colon cancer vs. Crohn’s disease debate is generating a lot of interest in the medical community. Every year in the U.S., approximately 57,000 people die from colorectal cancer and 147,000 new cases are diagnosed”states Dr. Victor Marchione. Crohn's disease is a new disease that was introduced into today's society in 2015. 1.4 million Americans have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Of those, about 700,000 have Crohn’s has been diagnosed

are questioning their use and many Americans are not vaccinating their children. Vaccines are used to prevent disease not cause more health problems which is why they should be encouraged by health clinics across America and required for children to attend public schools. Public schools should require students to be vaccinated to attend school to protect the health of every student and to prevent the spread of diseases in public places. Vaccines have almost been in use from the beginning of our

Zika Virus and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Latin America Like other parts of the world, Latin America is also dealing with a sexually transmitted infection crisis. Infections remain largely understudied and under-reported in national health programs and agencies, and no regional agreement on how they should investigated has been reached. Additionally, though Latin American national health programs have studied the progression of HIV/AIDs, there are large discrepancies amongst countries

The study was properly conducted with well-designed research problem, study purpose, and hypothesis, and a relevant literature review. These elements of a research article enable the researchers to clearly state the need and importance of their study. The elements also help to define the uniqueness of the study. The article addresses the problem of childhood obesity, which is a significant issue in health care. The prevalence of obesity during childhood is on the increase across various parts of

Reflective practice is the constant process of reflecting and analyzing your actions, as the nurse, to adapt to the situation in order to address the patient’s specific needs (Oelofsen, 2012). This concept is grounded in the work of many health care professionals as they reflect upon their experiences to improve the care delivered to patients. It is essential that all nurses have knowledge about reflective practice to provide quality care. This teaching plan aims towards providing the knowledge of

In this case study, researchers examined the geographic factors that associated with male suicide in United States. Researchers decided to study on the male suicide because over the past decade suicide death toll gradually increased. From 2000 to 2006, suicide was ranked as the eighth leading cause of death for men and eleventh leading cause of death in the United States. Male suicide rate was four times higher than the female counterpart. By 2009, more Americans died from suicide than from other