Application of Change Theory to the Problem of Intravenous Medication Overdose
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This 10 page report discusses the need for change in a clinical setting regarding intravenous medication overdoses. When a patient is admitted to the hospital and is receiving intravenous drugs, it is clear that he or she is already in a relatively fragile state. To obtain the overall incidence of overdose of intravenously administered medications, it will be necessary to combine the incidence of overdoses occurring while in the hospital plus the incidence of symptoms and/or disease that would have initially required use of the medication. A literature review of the problem is presented as well as a recommendation for instituting a computer-based order system for medications. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWivover.wps

Argument: Taking Antidepressants Does Not Lead to Suicide
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This 10 page paper examines to articles, one claiming that taking SSRIs leads to increased suicides and the other claiming the opposite. The paper agrees with the view that taking these drugs does not lead to an increased suicide rate. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVnorisk.rtf

Argumentative Essay Supporting the Practice of Intravenous Feedings
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A 3 page paper which argues that intravenous feedings should be mandatory. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGivfeed.rtf

Article Analysis: "Evolution of Infectious Disease"
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This 3 page paper analyzes P. Ewald’s work, “Evolution of Infectious Disease” and gives a reaction to his arguments. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVPEwald.rtf

Article Analysis: Skin Cancer
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This 3 page paper is an analysis of an article by Geller and his colleagues dealing with SunWise, a program to educate children about skin cancer. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVGeller.rtf

Article Analysis: Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
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This 3 page paper analyzes an article that discusses the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVAlzTrt.rtf

Article Critique
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5 pages in length. The purpose of this research project was to determine the abnormal impact sustained upon the thalamus and pons in alcoholism and schizophrenia. Based upon prior research that established a definite correlation between the aforementioned and postmortem/in vivo brain imaging studies, the authors' hypothesis was to ascertain if or how much patients with both diseases would exhibit overstated volume deficits in either aspect. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCArtCrit.rtf

Article Review (Hypothermia)
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This 4 page paper examines an article appearing in the International Journal of Nursing Practice. The article concerns an experiment regarding hypothermia. No bibliography.
Filename: SA429hyp.rtf

Article Review / Dementia as an Epidemiologic Issue
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4 page review of a Lancet article in which the author posits that certain forms of dementia may be an epidemiologic issue among senior citizens. Advances in neuroimaging techniques of the brain are among the many breakthroughs discussed in this analysis. Full bibliographic citation for the article is provided.
Filename: Medicart.wps

Article Review / Estimating the Tumoral Half-life of Fluorouracil
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5 page explication of a 1994 journal article in which the authors assess the association of intratumoral pharmacokinetics of fluorouracil with clinical response. Built upon was existing research which had established that In-vivo flouring-19 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMRS) facilitates non-invasive, immediate, chemical identification of distinct fluorinated compounds within tumors found in humans after flouorouracil is given. The authors of the discussed study employ kinetic measures of the drug administered as well as metabolies to estimate the tumoral half-life of fluorouracil. No Bibliography.
Filename: Medartic.wps

Article Review / Interferon as an Impediment to the Progress of Hepatitis
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3 page review of a Lancet article which examines experimental uses of interferon as a treatment in cases of chronic hepatitis C (clinically called 'Poynard') and also in cases of HCV cirrhosis (clinically called 'Nishiguchi'). Full bibliographic citation for the article is provided.
Filename: Medicar2.wps

Asbestos
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A 10 page paper which discusses the history and the current situation of asbestos as it relates to its position as an occupational carcinogen. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: RAasbest.rtf

Asbestosis
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This 10 page paper examines asbestosis from the perspective of environmental health. The paper looks at the use of asbestos, how it causes asbestosis, the prevention of the disease, the incidence, at risk occupations. The paper then examines how asbestos damages the lungs, the symptoms, the diagnosis, the treatment and the prognosis. The bibliography cites 19 sources.
Filename: TEasbest.rtf

Assessing Ventricular Flow
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A 6 page paper discussing the use of the radionuclide ventriculogram and dynamic MRI in diagnosing cardiovascular disease or confirming the occurrence of a heart attack. The paper describes each procedure, the radionuclide ventriculogram more fully than dynamic MRI. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmedVentFlowImag.rtf

Assessments of Research Article on Heart Surgery
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The 4 page paper is a critical analysis of the article "Crystalloid versus colloid fluid therapy after cardiac surgery," published in Heart and Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care (January 1990), by Ley, Miller Skov, and Preisig. This critique outlines answers for ten central questions about the focus of the study, research design and outcomes.
Filename: MHArtRe9.rtf

Asthma & Emotions/Literature Review
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A 5 page research paper dealing with current research on the effect of emotion and psychological states on asthma. This literature review explores recent studies into the effect of emotional stressors on asthma management in order to answer the question of what research is revealing about the role of emotion on the development and management of this disease. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khasemo.rtf

Asthma and the Respiratory System
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This 5 page paper examines the condition of asthma as well as how the respiratory system functions under normal circumstances. Preventative treatments for the disease are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA017Ast.rtf