Medicine

Cotard’s disorder is a sort of mental instability that makes a person to trust that he/she does not exist anymore. Patients may likewise trust that they have lost some of their body parts. The Cotard’s mental disorder is quite uncommon, thus, the information regarding its prevalence is not accessible. Notwithstanding, a review made in psychogeriatric […]

Communicable diseases are caused by pathogens that are transmitted from one human to another, which makes them especially dangerous for social groups. Their effect is multiplied by the fact that the infection they cause can affect all levels of an organism, including cellular and molecular ones. Moreover, there are only two ways out of the […]

Clinical rotations are instrumental for my nursing education and career because they have enabled me to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills. As a result, they have improved my competence in handling moderate and extremely challenging situations in various healthcare settings. One of the most interesting clinical rotations is the one I have just finished, […]

Introduction Adulterated blood cultures result in unnecessary costs and meager patient care, while promoting the deployment of pointless antibiotics. In the US alone, studies have shown that physicians insert at least 5 million central venous catheters annually. Regrettably, the deployment of central venous catheters is linked to adversative events, which are dangerous and expensive to […]

Introduction Childhood obesity refers to a medical condition that children and adolescents face when they are growing. In particular, it means that they have too much weight for their age and height. In fact, childhood obesity is established primarily via the computation of the Body Mass Index (BMI). The excess weight affects them negatively as […]