Physicians

A physician is a doctor that is used on regular basis, or for a specific occasion. Many people hate going to see physicians, and hold off until a serious problem persists. People have many different physicians. Until the age of eighteen people have primary pediatricians. These types of physicians work with children and perform annual check ups and procedures on them. They specialize on procedures that are specific to children and their immune systems. Parents are required to bring children to see these physicians because they are under age. It is extremely important that children see the same physician when they are younger so that they can be closely monitored properly and records are not lost. This also creates a significant bond between the child and the physician, seeing as how children hate the doctor. After the age of eighteen a teenager is required to find a primary care physician. These physicians are used to ensure the young person stays healthy. Most people experiment at first with new doctors to see who best fits them. Once the physician is chosen, most people stick with them for life. This creates a comfortable environment for both the patient and the doctor, and ensures that they are the healthiest possible. A primary care physicians purpose is to know a patients body inside and out, and create a trust between themselves and their patient. Many times people will go to this doctor for every diagnosis and every check up unless there is an emergency, or a referral has been made by the physician.

Specialized physicians include eye doctors, foot doctors, dermatologists, surgeons, OBGYN’s, neurologists, and more. Many times primary care doctors specialize in a specific area in addition to providing general care. Women use physicians a lot more frequently than men do. This is because more often than not, women are going in for yearly breast exams, checkups, pap smears, and visits when pregnant. When pregnant a women’s’ doctor will usually refer her to an OBGYN specialist and still monitor the care she is being given to ensure the patient is safe. They may even assist in performing a birth if it is not being done at a hospital. Men usually go in for check up unless they are in an emergency situation. It has been researched also that many men do not believe the doctor is a necessity until an emergency is detected, and usually skip monthly checkups. Men should be going to the doctor o a more consistent basis, and should be getting annual breast exams as well. The importance of physicians cannot be stressed enough, they help save lives. Aside from that, they are constantly learning and researching new ways to treat patience and cure diseases. For people to survive and have a longer life expectancy rate, they should trust in their physicians and keep them informed about any changes that may occur. Additionally, may times people catch diseases very early when going to see there doctors, which is the best preventative medicine there is.

Hospitals

Everyday millions of people are in and out of hospitals for different things. A hospital is used for emergency care, cancer treatment, baby births, surgery, eye exams, regular check ups and much more. The hospital is the most important facility because it keeps people healthy. Many times people are scared of hospitals because they hate the smell, needles, sick environments, doctors, bad news, and much more. The majority of society make a negative correlation between hospitals and death. This is so because everyday many people die in hospitals all around the world, and for the most part this is the last place people see when they pass. The flip side to this is that the first place a person is at birth is a hospital. For every death there is in a hospital, there is a birth to compensate for it. Millions of babies are born every day in hospitals all around the world.

There are many different kinds of hospitals around the world, some more equipped than others. The United States has some of the best medical care in the world. Many people from all over flock to the United States just to use the medical facilities. Hospitals in other continents like Europe, Australia, and Asia are very well equipped as well, but do not compare to the united states hospital care. Many continents like Africa and South America get aid from the untied states, and many times doctors and surgeons retreat to these countries to provide medical care.

A hospital is different than a doctors office. Hospitals can be run by the state or the military. Some military hospitals are known as veterans hospitals, and some are just military hospitals. Most military hospitals are stationed wherever there are military basis’. For example, Virginia, Boston, and Hawaii. The patients must be a part of the military, veterans, or children of a person in the military. Hospitals ran by the state except medical insurance from the state and private companies as well. These hospitals are more like to except patients without health care. They also except patients from anywhere in the country. Some hospitals may be affiliated with a university or college. These facilities are typically used for research purposes as well as the treatment of there student and faculty. The good thing about these hospitals is that they also will take patience from the surrounding communities.

Other hospitals are used for specific care like pediatrics. These facilities usually specialize in caring for children with serious deceases or conditions. When children are badly hurt in tragic accidents they are typically sent to a pediatric hospital. This is so because different treatment is needed when caring for a child. Nevertheless, hospitals are facilities that are needed in the world. They help increase the quality of life and is span for people every day. The progression of the human race has brought about more diseases and viruses that make us sick everyday. Research and medical care is necessary for survival. Without these facilities people would definitely lead more complicated lives.

Medicine

Medication is a substance used to take away pain, heal, or sedate people all around the world. Used by doctors to treat patients, and filled by pharmacists medicine helps everyday to prolong and save life. Thanks to the study of medicine the life expectancy of the average human has increased over time. This of course differs from country to country due to the access to such drugs, and the wealth a given country has. The access to medicine a country has, can determine how much a will prosper, and effects every other aspect of that country as well. If the people of a country are not healthy, it is virtually impossible for it to grow and compete in the global economy. Medicine is often used to cure many medical conditions including cancer, diabetes, ADD, dementia, cramps and headaches, and many more. Additionally, medication is used to ease the pain after surgery, accidents, and even toothaches. The worst thing medicine is used for however is to cure emotional pain. Medicine can become an addictive measure taken when someone is hurting and can’t get rid of the funk associated with it. Often times this leads to addiction for the long term and makes medication a detriment to health rather than a preventative measure. When dealing with medicine it is crucial that people take into account how easily it can be used and abused and ultimately cause disease and even death.

The positive side to medication is that it serves as a cure for many things. Chemotherapy is a form of medicine used to help kill off bad cancer sells. Although there is no actual cure for cancer, this is an affective way of making the cancer sleep, or go into remission. This form of deterrent is harmful to the immune system and makes a patient more susceptible to other viruses. Patients often lose their hair, and suffer the yellowing of their teeth due to chemotherapy, which can be a huge downside to this type of medication. Many patients will wear wigs and hair pieces to keep from sticking out from the crowd. Chemotherapy has helped many patients live suffering from cancer live a lot longer than even a couple of years ago. Many new forms of this medicine are tested everyday and much money is placed into cancer research to assure that this medication continues to exist for a while to come. Radiation is another form of medication given to patients that have cancer in an attempt to place the attack in remission. Radiation is also very affective however is done on a much rarer basis because of all the harm this can do to the body. Many times when going through radiation patients experience extreme fatigue, and often throw up, lose weight, and hair as well. Many organizations take the time to raise money to help look for cures to cancer, including the very popular relay for life. The relay for life is a voluntary marathon help many times throughout the year on college campuses and in organizations. The whole point is to get sponsored and raise money to provide funds for cancer research and hopefully new medication to cure it.

Diabetes is a disease that can be fatal if not taken care of and monitored properly. Diabetes has a lot to do with weight, diet, family genetics, and exercise regiment. For some this disease is preventable, and for others it is not. There are two types of diabetes type one and type two. One is more severe than the other, however, they both pose risks if proper medicine is not taken. The medicine used to help monitor diabetes is called insulin. This is a form of glucose that the body needs to function properly. When a person has diabetes they either produce too much insulin or not enough. In both cases, a needle is used multiple times in a day to draw blood and monitor the sugar levels a person has. If too low or too high a person will inject insulin into there bodies to level out their system. Diabetes is a non curable disease and can cause many other complications for a person that suffers from by it. This is one of the many reasons that a persons diet is extremely important. If a person suffers from a poor diet, and fails to take their medication many things can occur. Some examples include; loss of sight, loss of limbs, death, etc… Many times people go into diabetic commas and suffer fatally because they failed to take their medicine.

ADD or attention deficit disorder is when a person has a hard time focusing and or staying still. This disease is not as serious as the previous two, however medication is recommended to help people, especially children focus. This disease makes it difficult to focus in important arenas like school, work, sports etc…, and can cause people a lot of trouble in life. Ritalin or a substitute is usually prescribed to patients that suffer from this disease. Medication as such is ok to a point, however studies have shown that people who take this medication are more prone to suffer from addiction. It might be because of the habit of popping a pill into ones mouth, which makes it more comfortable to pop a pill of more extreme nature instead. This medication also makes people very quiet and zombie like which isn’t good either in settings like school, or work.

Dementia is a disease where a person starts to lose their memory, and its a early size of Alzheimer’s disease. This is a disease that affects older people, and is not curable by medication. Although incurable, sedatives can be given to keep people stabilized and out of harms way. Preventative measures taken include twenty four hour care and bed rest.

Cramps and headaches are really not diseases but they are two situations in which a person may require medication of some sort. Aspirin or Tylenol can be taken to take care of the minor aches and pains associated with these problems. For cramps or migraines however, stronger medicine is recommended.

After surgery medication is given to a patient to ease the pain of typically being cut open, which usually hurts a lot more than some cramps or a headache. When this occurs most doctors prescribe serious pain killers like vicoden, oxy codeine, and many more. This is when many people develop addictive behaviors related to these same drugs. Also medication is given to those that suffer emotional disorders or distress. This includes depression, bipolar disorder, turrets and much more. The problem here is when children are given these medications early on, they develop not only dependence on them but they also develop a habit outside of them. This can be caused by the taking of the medicine itself and the whole habit of it, or from the emotional distress suffered throughout life due to the disease as a whole. Many times a correlation can be made between the use of prescription medication and all that is listed above, which becomes a problem for the health departments as well as individuals as a whole.

Due to addictive behavior that comes naturally to humans, many people experience addiction to medicine after being on it for a long period of time. People begin to feel that they cannot survive without the medication and indulge into other harmful drug activity. Like stated above, many people use heroin, coke, crack, acid, inhalants, marijuana and nicotine as medicine to avoid going to see a doctor and ask for the drug. People that use these drugs and choose to go into recovery are not allowed to use any strong sedatives, or even aspirin. This is so because any medication no matter how dull effects the body, and once addicts feel this feeling they no longer wish to stay sober. All it takes is one time for someone to feel any unnatural sensation to a medication before they self medicate themselves and then begin to harm their bodies. This becomes harmful because when a person gives themselves medicine they do not monitor the intake and consume for than what is a healthy dose on a continued bases. This problem has become increasingly serious and is causing doctors and pharmacists to create harsher regulations on medicine. Medicine serves an important purpose in prolonging life expectancy and even preventing death. This is only true if something is actually wrong with a person and medication is needed. Too often people get there hands on very powerful medicine and become addicted quickly. One addiction leads to another and sooner than later they are full blown drug addicts addicted to worse drugs. Regulations are important when prescribing medication, and controlling the availability of illegal forms of different drugs for medicine to remain a positive aspect of life. For the most part however, many would agree that medicine is needed to help in situations like cancer, diabetes, and surgery, and without it in these cases many people would die. This makes the job of a doctor and pharmacist of the up most importance in society today.