Hall v. Hilbun Betty Ford Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on May 14, 2014, for Ann Nevers M230 Medical Law and Ethics Course. Hall v. Hilbun As a healthcare professional it is our duty to provide your patient with the best possible care. Standard of care means that the professional must exercise the type of care that a reasonable person would use in a similar circumstance (Fremgen, 2012, p.39). In the case Hall v. Hilbun, you are able to see the 4 Ds of negligence and how it can impact a patient and how it can be prevented. Dr. Glyn Hilbun, a general surgeon, examined patient Terry Hall who was complaining of abdominal pain.
The reason for this huge slowness of time is what makes this American Renaissance of artistic creativity special. For the first time in History it was the opinions of the average person who could read and finally afford to buy books and magazines who controlled this explosion of artistic creativity. Before that all art was in the control of Royalty, Nobles and the rich who controlled not only art but also history. With this American Renaissance people of royalty, nobility and the rich finally lost control of art and its creativity that they had grew for years but they have never lost control of history, they still had full control over history. It took History a long time to figure out that something must have happened between the Dark Ages and the Reformation.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 1 Title of Work: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2 Author and Date Written: Rebecca Skloot. The novel was published in 2010, but written in the 1990s and 2000s. The time period was in a more modern time of technology and medicine, where more and more cures to previously incurable diseases were being discovered. This time frame affects the novel because Skloot learned about the impact Henrietta’s cells had made years after her death and buzz over the woman behind the cells. Since modern medicine had been so well developed by Skloot’s time in college and there was not much racial prejudice in America as before, science books gave the brief mention of Henrietta Lacks to credit for scientific progress.
The History of health insurance in the United States. (n.d.) Retrieved November 19, 2009 from http://www.neurosurgcal.com.The earliest health insurances only offered coverage against accidents related from travel by rail or steamboat. However, the plans did pave the way more comprehensive plans covering all illness and injuries. The first policy giving comprehensive benefits was offered by Massachusetts Health insurance of Boston in 1847.The history of health insurance in the United States. (n.d.) Retrieved November 19, 2009 from http://www.neurosurgical.com.
In 1539 a physician and anatomist by the name of Andreas Vesalius made an significant discovery that changed the understanding of human anatomy forever. During the Renaissance, many people still believed and were taught the Ancient Roman philosopher Galen's ideas about the human body, and these teachings were unchallenged for hundreds of years. Vesalius was one of the few doctors of his time to make his own discoveries instead of blindly following ancient diagrams. He dissected human bodies and made detailed anatomical diagrams that proved the Ancient doctor's ideas to in fact be wrong. The immediate effects of Vesalius' discovery were that surgeries became more successful due to a better understanding of anatomy, doctors now had accurate diagrams of where each organ was located in the body, and a greater understanding of the human bone structure.
The discovery of penicillin became a widely used medicine in the year of 1943 the required clinical trials were performed showing an effective and fastest way to treat medical wounds. though it is peculiar that one stray mold spore could have been responsible for the discovery of penicillin. so what made penicillin a special medical use? penicillin was originally discovered by French medical student named Ernest Duchesne in 1896.penicillin was then re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming. he observed that a plate culture that contained staphylococcus had been contaminated by a blue green mold and that colonies of bacteria adjacent to the mold were being dissolved.curiously Alexander grew the mold in a pure culture and found that it produced a substance that killed a number of disease causing bacteria.
These two often contradictory forces greatly influenced HeLa related research. The research first involved with HeLa was mostly altruistic. However as time moved on and scientists became more familiar with the HeLa cells, the research for HeLa became more profit influenced (Skloot 2010). In 1951, a black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Her cells were taken without her knowledge and grown in a laboratory by George Gey.
The Americans view western medicine as the peak of importance and the latest in modern technology. The doctors being highly educated, use their knowledge to diagnose patients based on symptoms and using medical equipment to aid in treating their patient’s bodies. Since the Hmong medical knowledge consists of spirit and soul, shaman uses a holistic approach to healing the soul and then the flesh (Yang, 1998), holding conversations with their patients to decipher the thoughts and theories about their illness. Standing from the viewpoint of the Hmong, biomedical practices will hence be determined to be irrational as the doctors do not mention the soul, which is something the Hmong believe that by leaving the soul untreated, it will lead to the manifestation of physical ailments. With the Lees standing firm on adhering to their culture and they feel that the western medical field lacks proper interaction with patients thus the inability for the Lees to be able to fully trust the doctors.
The Scientific Revolution During the 1600’s to 1700’s, the western world was greatly influenced by science. Wonderful scientists such as Galileo, Isaac Newton, Copernicus, and William Harvey all played contributing roles during the Scientific Revolution. Not only did scientists have a large impact on the western world, but discoveries and inventions such as the study of astronomy and the invention of the telescope played important roles as well. In 1564, our world was changed due to the birth of one of the most well-known and influencial scientists, Galileo Galilei. Being the oldest of seven, he set out to learn about medicine and eventually found that he had a passion for arithmetic.
The Bach Flower Remedies were developed by Dr Edward Bach, a successful English physician who chose to give up his Harley Street medical practice to research the connection he had recognised between plants and people’s emotions. Dr Bach set out to establish exactly what this connection was and how it could be used to help patients obtain and maintain optimal health and wellbeing. Between 1930 and 1936 Bach developed a number of remedies that could be utilised for patients dealing with issues ranging from fearfulness to uncertainty. His approach to treatment was “treat the patient not the disease” (Nature Care College, Distance Learning Workbook; Bach Flower Remedies, 2004, pg 3), a far cry from the medical approach of looking at the disease alone and providing a remedy for it. In 1930, Dr Edward Bach was a medical practitioner, widely recognised in the field for his work as a “bacterialist, specialising in the development of vaccines for diseases” (Nature Care College, Distance Learning Workbook; Bach Flower Remedies, 2004, pg 2).