Essays

1. Patients who rate communication with their physicians as excellent are four times more likely to believe they have received excellent health care than those who do not. Also patients who like the way their physician communicates with them are …

#1 Difficulty in adding older records to an EHR system Today there are organizations that pick a start date and then implement their new EHR system but older paper medical records ought to be incorporated into a patient’s electronic health …

During people’s lifetime, there are many situations that may cause people to become an optimist or a pessimist. I will explain some basic ideas from two different articles that show how optimism may possible impact physical and psychological well-being of …

Death is an inevitable part of life. Consequently, many physicians are faced with the difficult task of conveying news about a terminal illness to their patients. Some of the physicians claimed to be inadequately prepared for this task while others …

This study seeks to investigate the non-verbal communication strategies used by doctors in doctor-patient interactions during the initial consultation in a clinical setting. Non-verbal communication can be conceptualised as any form of communication that does not use the written or …

Ebola and Marburg virus are filament-like group of viruses which has a diameter of 80nm with a variable length. These viruses have several shapes which can be a ‘U’, ringed shaped, curled or straight shape and have an end that …

The incubation period of this virus is about 2-21 days before the manifestations of the symptoms. Apart from the above symptoms, this family of virus can also affect the brain by causing condition or mental states known as psychosis, delirium, …

Healthcare officials advised the vaccination of about half of the U. S. population, with priority to healthcare professionals, young adults, and pregnant women. 160 million vaccines are expected to be available by October, but in the event of a shortage, …

There are various epidemiological study designs available for the clinical officials to use when investigate illnesses or injuries within a given population. However, the choice of a particular study design depends on the nature of health outcome under study, feasibility …

The objective of the healthcare record is “to identify problems and to understand the impact of the illness on the individual” thereby enabling the “amelioration of the problem to the patient’s satisfaction, within the bounds of medical capabilities and society’s …