Essays on Pain

The primary issue that is trying to be resolved in the present case is where a man is ordered to face a murder trial after killing his suffering wife. The wife was suffering from terminal heart disease and Lou Gehrig's disease, and due to this condition, she was unable to...

A synapse is a junction between which impulses are transmitted from one neuron to another. Transmission of impulses occurs through the release of neurotransmitters like serotonin. The synapses can also be described as the junctions at which neurons communicate to one another. Those synapses that need the release of some chemical...

The various organs in an individual’s body play a critical role in in a proper management of a person' health conditions or performance of activities. The organs and tissues comprise specific structure which enables them to properly coordinate their activities. Such the specific structural and mechanical traits assists in person's...

Euthanasia and its Moral Permissibility Euthanasia refers to physician-induced suicide (Chan 28). Exploring the moral permissibility of euthanasia by giving justifiable arguments and illustrations to demonstrate situations in which euthanasia should be acceptable will be the focus of this paper. The arguments will be centered on the appropriate use of euthanasia,...

A Clinical Presentation A clinical presentation is the best way to identify epiglottitis in the outpatient environment. Because of their effectiveness, history taking and physical examination should be the major diagnostic procedures. A variety of bacteria, as well as unusual causes such as lymphoproliferative disease, can produce edematous growth in the...

Assessment Tools Assessment tools are frequently essential for the home nurse practitioner since they allow them to fill out progress reports for children referred to pediatric wards. The alert voice pain unconsciousness score and the gross motor function classification systems are two of the most recognized assessment instruments. Both instruments fulfill...

Despite their distinct etiopathophysiology, one of the long-standing concerns regarding the epidemiology of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus is misdiagnosis, with each disease being misdiagnosed as the other. The difficulty stems from the fact that both illnesses influence the immune system and so manifest in comparable ways. Because they...

Horgas A.L., Yoon S.L., and Grall M. Pain treatment, edited by Boltz M, Capezuti E, Fulmer T, and Zwicker D. (s). Geriatric nursing procedures based on evidence for optimum practice. Springer Publishing Company, New York (NY), 4th ed., pp. 246-67, 2012. This guideline replaces an earlier version: AL Horgas, SL Yoon....

Hospice or Palliative Care and the Role of Palliative Care Nurses Hospice or palliative care is a philosophy and type of care that focuses on the palliation of patients suffering from chronic illnesses, terminal diseases, or who are critically sick. Palliative care nurses frequently cope with symptoms and pain while also...

In the United States, around 185,000 lower and upper amputations are performed each year, with the cost for unilateral lower extremity amputation patients exceeding $500,000. Amputation causes a great deal of pain since intra-operative and postoperative pain control is inadequate and the pain is caused by both neuropathic and somatic...

Euthanasia Euthanasia is the technique of inducing painless death in terminally sick or severely damaged persons. Medical practitioners refer to it as mercy killing in some circles. Some countries, like the Netherlands and Germany, have legalized the practice. Advocates of euthanasia point to benefits like as alleviating the pain of terminally...

Abdominal Pain and its Prevalence Abdominal pain is one of the few discomforts that cause victims to visit clinical emergency departments (CED) on a regular basis. While they provide difficulties for clinicians, victims may also be unable to pinpoint the source of their pain. According to statistics, the elderly make up...