Odontologa en San Marcos

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS FACULTAD DE ODONTOLOGÍA Desafíos de la salud pública bucal en el Perú Análisis crítico Profesor: Dr. Alejandro Vásquez Olivares Turno: 11am.-1 pm. Alumna: Daniella Fernanda Núñez Díaz Fecha de presentación: 19/07/10 LIMA-PERÚ 2010 DESAFÍOS DE LA SALUD PÚBLICA BUCAL EN EL PERÚ Actualmente, no es desconocido el hecho que el Perú está quedando ileso de la crisis económica y que en vez de disminuir su crecimiento económico, éste sigue aumentando. Esto es debido a ciertos factores y medidas que se tomaron en el gobierno de Alberto Fujimori, quien adoptó medidas drásticas para que el Perú saliera de la situación trágica y deplorable en la que se encontraba después de la hiperinflación en la que había estado en el primer gobierno de Alan García. Las políticas utilizadas en el gobierno de Alberto Fujimori se caracterizaron por ser neoliberales y como todo, trajeron consigo aspectos positivos y negativos a nuestra situación. Como aspecto negativo resaltante, se puede mencionar la crítica situación de la salud pública de salud bucal. Ésta ha sido relegada por las autoridades y por la misma población, debido a la extrema preocupación e importancia que le dan a los aspectos económicos. La salud bucal y la profesión odontológica atraviesan una etapa de estancamiento debido a dos factores

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Obesity is linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Obesity is linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer Obesity is fast becoming the one of the West's most serious health problems. The number of people who are obese is rising rapidly throughout the world, making obesity one of the fastest developing public health problems. The World Health Organisation has described the problem of obesity as a "worldwide epidemic". It is estimated that around 250 million people worldwide are obese, about 7% of the adult population Obesity develops gradually over a period of time as weight is gained. Weight gain occurs when the amount of energy (calories) consumed as food and drink exceeds the energy which is used for exercise and other metabolic processes of the body. This is known as positive energy balance. The excess energy is stored principally as fat. Each kilogram of fat stores approximately 9000kcal. This fat can only be lost when the body requires more energy than is available from food and thus draws upon its energy stores. This is known as negative energy balance. Energy balance is tightly regulated in most people and does not usually require conscious control. A change in life circumstances that alters either the diet (and thus energy intake) or activity (and thus energy expenditure) can lead to weight gain or loss. It is often difficult to identify these changes as only a small imbalance can lead gradually, but

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Epidemiological data and demographic data Introduction What is epidemiology: Epidemiology is the study and investigation of the distribution and causes of disease. Evaluatio

Epidemiological data and demographic data Introduction What is epidemiology: Epidemiology is the study and investigation of the distribution and causes of disease. Evaluations of distributions of a disease may include the investigation of geographical distributions, and in toxic tort personal injury claims, where epidemiological studies are important and necessary, the studies are used to evaluate whether exposures to specific chemicals or products are risk factors for the development of the disease. Epidemiology does not establish causation per se between an individuals exposure and their disease, but the discipline helps in identifying and understanding risk factors that may have an inference of association with the disease. Study designs There are a variety of different epidemiological study designs. Some studies follow people though time, evaluating those exposed to a risk factor and comparing them for disease outcome with similarly matched people who are not exposed. Other study designs look at populations of people at a point in time, and evaluating the disease outcome. Retrospective study designs go back in time and follow persons exposed in a particular activity to evaluate patterns and disease outcome. Regardless of the particular study design, epidemiological studies are important for identifying, evaluating and understanding risk factors that may be associated

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Drug abuse kills - My key question.

PSE Coursework Drug abuse can kill! Introduction Drug abuse kills - My key question. This will be my hypothesis. I have chosen this key question because I have a lot of information and drug leaflets/books on drug abuse and how it kills its abusers. I already have some leaflets on death caused by drug abuse, but I still need more information on this subject. I'll collect more information on drug abuse from my library (John Harvard library) and the chemist close to borough station. My mother will also get me some general drug information which I will use to explain the functions of different drugs, what their medical use it and what their abusive use does. After the I finish the drug information, I will show some pictures of victims of drug abuse and a plotted map with the place which contains the most drug abusers. Drugs information. The types of drugs: Barbiturates - Barbiturates are any group of drugs that depress brain function, they come from barbituric acid, a combination of urea and malonic acid. Depending on the dosage or formulation, they can have a sedative, sleep-inducing, anticonvulsant or anaesthetic effect. Short acting barbiturates such as thiopental are injected to induce rapid anaesthesia before surgery. Phenobarbital, a long acting barbiturate, is prescribed with other with other medications to prevent epileptic seizures. Other barbituric acids,

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Reflective Portfolio

This assignment will illustrate instances wherein reflection as a nursing approach has helped me in my professional and personal development. This assignment is about my nursing experiences during my first clinical placement. This assignment also relates and focuses on patient confidentiality. I have chosen Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle framework for reflection. I hope to demonstrate my ability to reflect on a specific incident during which I have observed and practiced. During this process of reflection, I aim to demonstrate my ability to link theory to practice. Reflection has also enabled me to have a better understanding of myself and my professional practice. During this process, I became aware of some uncomfortable feelings which have stemmed from experiences which I needed to explore to identify the root of my concerns. Having analysed these feelings and knowledge, I hope that this assignment would illustrate that as a reflective new practitioner, I have arrived at new perspectives and action plans. According to Gibbs (1998) Reflective Cycle provides a straight forward and structural framework and encourages a clear description of the situation, analysis of feelings, evaluation of the experience, analysis to make sense of the experience, conclusion where other options are considered and reflection upon experience to examine what the professional would do should the

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Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma

FAST Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma 4 Views: Morison's Pouch Spenorenal Recess Subxiphoid, Parasternal Suprapubic GALLOP RHYTHM n : an abnormal heart rhythm marked by the occurrence of three distinct sounds in each heartbeat like the sound of a galloping horse S3 is the sound of the blood rushing into the ventricle and striking the muscular wall as the ventricle fills passively in relaxation after the pumping stroke is finished. S4 is the thump made by the contraction of the atria Suggests CARDIAC FAILURE, Left Ventricular dysfunction, elevated bNP, LVEF < 50%, Primary valvular disease with elevated filling pressures. CN III Acuity Field Light Accomodation Fundoscopy Pelvic # High riding/ Boggy prostate Blood urethral meatus Scrotal Hematoma Vaginal bleed Hematuria Earle sign (large hematoma or palpable # line on rectal exam) Destot sign (hematoma over inguinal lig, on proximal thigh or over perineum) Grey Turner sign Coccyx # Ring Cushion Shenton's Line (superior pubic ramus, neck of femur) Bohler's Angle (calcaneum) #femur subcapital transcervical intertrochanteric peritrochanteric (extracapsular) Lipohaemarthrosis joint effusion with fat / blood fluid level ** intra-articular # present #fibula Danis-Weber's classification # calcaneum first line from anterior process of the calcaneus to the peak of the posterior articular

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Pneumonia is a medical condition that describes a result of a variety of diseases in which the small, air-filled sacs in the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere are flooded with fluid. There

This sicknes There are many different causes of deaths out there. One of the major causes of death is diseases. There many different kinds of them out there. The number seven leading cause of death from a disease is pneumonia. In 2002, 64,954 people died of pneumonia (Pneumonia Facts Sheet). This is an infection of the lung that is either from bacteria, funguses, viral, or parasites. This is a very deadly infection if it goes untreated will kill you. Many people in the world die from this every year without even knowing that they even have it. At one point of my life I went into the hospital with severe chest pains. When I got there I found out that I had pneumonia in a quarter of one of my lungs and a little bit in my other lung. I will tell you it defiantly scared me to know end. So with this paper I am going to explain this disease and all of it consequences. Pneumonia is a medical condition that describes a result of a variety of diseases in which the small, air-filled sacs in the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere are flooded with fluid. There are many different kinds of pneumonia, but the most common type results from infection of the lung by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Other types can occur as a result of chemical or physical irritation of the lungs. Pneumonia is a common illness and occurs in all age groups.

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"Religion was the most important factor in the development of Egyptian medicine." Do you agree with this statement?

Q: "Religion was the most important factor in the development of Egyptian medicine." Do you agree with this statement? I agree and disagree with this statement as I believe Religion was an important part of Egyptian medicine, but, other aspects are also equally important, for example: the flooding of the river Nile, farming of the fertile land and the growing of crops for medicines. Here is the justification of my answer; Egyptians discovered some of the human anatomy through their religion. They believed that once a person died their soul left the body and would begin an afterlife. It was important for them to preserve the bodies so their soul could use it when they return. For this, they used embalming (mummification) to preserve the liver, lungs, stomach, heart, spleen and intestines in 'canopic' jars. They found ways of preserving bodies eg: by covering them in oils and bandages. Once they were embalmed they were called mummies. By removing the main organs they knew where they were positioned in the body and gave them a basic understanding of their purpose. This supports the statement as it does play an important part in the development of Egyptian medicine. Without their religion they may not of found out anything about the human anatomy. The Egyptians religion, however, prevented them from finding out the structure of the human body, as they must preserve the

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In my essay I will attempt to explain schizophrenia and the symptoms of the disorder. I will also describe and evaluate evidence that has been put forward to attempt to explain what causes the disorder.

In my essay I will attempt to explain schizophrenia and the symptoms of the disorder. I will also describe and evaluate evidence that has been put forward to attempt to explain what causes the disorder. First of all I will explain what schizophrenia is even if some deny that schizophrenia exists (see for example Laing; Foucault; Scheff). Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness and the odds that a person will develop this illness at some time in his life are one in a hundred. Schizophrenia comes from the Greek skhizo, to split, and phren, mind. But schizophrenia is not a split personality or multiple personality disorder (i.e. movies like "The three faces of Eve" and "Sibyl" also "Jekyl and Hyde") as most people may think, it is a distorted view of reality. It is now considered that schizophrenia is a variety of illnesses, in each of which there may be somewhat different symptoms and for which the causes may also are different. What exactly causes schizophrenia is at the moment unknown. Researchers have looked at all possibilities - physical factors, genetic inheritance, biochemical differences, social factors, and psychological explanations. Those suffering from the psychosis schizophrenia have such severe disturbances of emotion and thinking that they are out of touch with reality. The illness occurs in all walks of life and it affects generally people in the late teens

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Medicine in Ancient Greece.

Medicine in Ancient Greece Hippocrates: The Most Famous Greek Doctor. Hippocrates was born in 460 BC on the island of Kos, Greece, he was known as the father of medicine. He traveled a lot before settling in Kos to practice and teach medicine, he died in 377 BC in Larissa, Greece. Not much more is actually known about Hippocrates. He contributed to a collection of medical works which later became known as the Hippocratic Collection. In the more important works of the Hippocratic Collection are Airs, Waters, and Places (5th century BC), which, instead of blaming diseases on religious causes, discusses their environmental causes. It suggests that concerns such as a town's weather, drinking water, and location along the paths of favorable winds can help a physician find out the general health of people. Three other works-Prognostic, Coan Prognosis, and Aphorisms-advanced the then new idea that, by observing enough cases, a physician can predict the cause of a disease. Hippocrates' teachings and ability to make direct, clinical observations influenced the other authors of these works and had a lot to do with freeing ancient medicine from superstition. Hippocrates had many important ideas and theories, like the theory of the four humours, which was the idea that the body is made up of four liquids known as humours. These four humours are- Phlegm Blood Yellow

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