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    INTRODUCTION Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Ultrasound has advanced rapidly over the years and has a growing popularity. Ultrasound imaging can be seen in 2D, 3D and also 4D. Ultrasound is making it easier to diagnose conditions or simply see a picture of a fetus in a womb. Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to see images inside the body. Sonographers use ultrasound to see everything from a fetus to blood vessels. A sonographer is someone who is trained to perform these examinations

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    medicinal cannabis on children’s epilepsy”. This article manipulates the reader to pity the families mentioned, who must go outside the law to get medical cannabis for their children. The sympathy of the reader is manipulated to support the authors agenda, which is to show cannabis in a positive light. The author specifically chose a story which makes medical cannabis appear to be a ‘miracle drug’. In this article, the author uses several quotes from the boy’s mother such as “I was going, ‘no, it’s just

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    Diagnostic Medical Sonographer program matches my intelligence for several different reasons. The Anatomy and Physiology of the human body intrigues me just thinking about how the different organs, bones, and systems work. My deep interest in this area is one of the many reasons I decided to pursue a career in this field. Academically, I have studied the external and internal parts of the body, as well as the different movements, injures, and etc. that effect the human body causing changes to other

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    NZ has one of the highest marijuana use and abuse rates in the world according to an Australian study, published in British medical journal ‘The Lancet’, which is why the legalisation of a class C drug, even for medicinal purposes, is quite a controversial topic. ‘Medical marijuana’ refers to using the whole unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts to treat a disease or symptom in a severely ill patient. There are multiple drug organisations within NZ that push for the legalisation of medicinal

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    Medical Identity Fraud

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    oversee all their chart filing of insurance claims, SSI, Verification Forms, ID Cards, and Any medical codes that need to match the patients Files. Reading through National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association. (2016) I was shocked to see the amount of fraud that has occurred between 2000 and 2014. When you are going to see your doctor for a physical and you get a physical Exam and this occurs, " medical identity theft victim may unexpectedly fail a physical exam for employment because a disease or

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    Succeeding in medical school will require a tremendous amount of perseverance and passion. No one gets into medical school without demonstrating perseverance and overcoming the challenges that occur throughout the journey. I have persevered through being denied admission during a previous application cycle and throughout difficult coursework while pursuing a master’s degree. Not only did I overcome the challenges that I faced, but excelled academically, at my job, and in extracurricular activities

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    Becoming A Medical Doctor

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    Although I have wanted to become a medical doctor since a young age, I have constantly challenged my career choice, but my experiences have shown me that becoming a medical doctor is still the career I want to pursue. Being a small child with parents still in school gave me many unique experiences. For example, my mother would take me with her when she would teach a late-night nutritional science lab at South Dakota State University, which was where she studied, to give my father silence to study

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    Medical Malpractice Case

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    When someone is seriously harmed by a medical professional to the point where they will be damaged for the rest of their life, they deserve to be compensated, especially if the person is a dependent and will need lifelong care. A serious example of this problem is the case of a couple in Nebraska

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    reclassification of marijuana to allow its availability in the medical treatment of serious illnesses. We oppose the harassment and prosecution of patients, providers, and physicians who respectively use, provide, or recommend marijuana for the medical treatment of serious illnesses." In 1972 the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have "no accepted medical use."(5) Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective

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    4.03 Medical Office

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    1. Under HIPPA you are not legally able to view a patient’s medical information unless you are their doctor. It would be a violation of the patients’ personal information, which is against the law, because you were not given permission by the doctor or patient. 2. The way I would correct my error and provide the missing documents and instructions to the patient while still protecting patient confidentiality under HIPAA would be to go to the doctor and let the doctor know what had happened. Ask

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