... considerations for the industry ofthe previous sections - Chapter 11 provides the main findings, discussion ofthe results and the research questions. - Chapter 12 discusses the limitations ofthe ... Discussion onthe results 75 6 Industry consolidation and its effect on profitability 78 6.1 Current level of consolidation 78 6.2 Consolidation and pricing 80 6.3 Feasibility of increased consolidation ... ofthe important contributions ofthe industry to modern civilization. Today, the end-products ofthe industry are used by billions of people in their everyday lives: newspapers, milk cartons,...
... impact onthe form andintegrity of all other parts. The Chinese were well aware of all these issues as evidenced by theirrecognition ofthe effect ofthe weather and seasons onthe balance ofthe ... understanding of whatis happening in biology and medicine. One ofthe tenants ofthe laws of thermodynamics is thatthey only apply to the physical activity ofthe world. These laws govern the horizontal ... each examining a portion of the animal. One had the trunk, one the tail, one the tusk, one a leg, etc. Each blind man cameto a different conclusion as to the nature ofthe beast.This circumstance...
... process helps the physician develop an appreciation ofthe patient's perception ofthe illness, the patient's expectations of the physician and the health care system, and the financial ... get the impression that what he or she is relating is not of importance to the physician and therefore may hold back relevant information. The confidentiality ofthe patient-physician relationship ... –Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 1950 The practiceofmedicine has changed in significant ways since the first edition of this book appeared in 1950. The advent of molecular biology...
... precision, they often gain an aura of authority regardless ofthe fallibility ofthe tests themselves, the instruments used in the tests, and the individuals performing or interpreting them. ... significance in the context ofthe patient's condition and other test results. The development of technically improved imaging studies with greater sensitivity and specificity is one ofthe most ... diagnosis. Nonetheless, patients must endure each of these tests, and the added cost of unnecessary testing is substantial. A skilled physician must learn virtue of their impersonal quality,...
... practiceofmedicine and has led to the publication of a number of practice guidelines. Practice Guidelines Professional organizations and government agencies are developing formal clinical -practice ... Chapter 001. ThePracticeofMedicine (Part 3) Principles of Patient Care Evidence-Based Medicine Evidence-based medicine refers to the concept that clinical decisions are formally ... to help the physician decide how best to manage that individual's condition. The battery of diagnostic tests complements the history and the physical examination. The accuracy of a given...
... the patient's subjective view of his or her disability and the response to treatment, particularly in chronic illness. Thepracticeofmedicine requires consideration and integration of ... 6. Care ofthe Elderly The relative proportion of elderly individuals in the populations of developed nations has been growing considerably over the past few decades and will continue to ... aging; the diminished responses ofthe elderly to vaccinations such as those against influenza; the different responses ofthe elderly to common diseases; and disorders that occur commonly with...
... discussion of global issues, see Chap. 2. Medicine onthe Internet On the whole, the Internet has had a very positive effect onthepracticeof medicine; a wide range of information is available ... offset by the quality of care at these distant locations. As much as any other factor influencing global aspects of medicine, the Internet has transformed the transfer of medical information ... alone but by the interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Indeed, we have just begun to scratch the surface of possibilities that the era of genomics will provide to thepracticeof medicine. ...
... 001. ThePracticeof Medicine (Part 8) Medical Ethics and New Technologies The rapid pace of technological advances has profound implications for medical applications far beyond their ... have a responsibility to help shape the debate concerning the appropriate uses of, and limits that should be placed on, these new techniques. –William Osler, 1849–1919 Further Readings ... part of being a physician and must be given the highest priority. Research, Teaching, and thePracticeofMedicine The title doctor is derived from the Latin docere, "to teach," and...
... in the body part, especially in the news plentiful of content and the content expresses the reaction to the news. Like the headline, it attracts the reader’s attentions to the main content of ... And the structure is one ofthe features ofthe news story’s paragraph.According to Do Huu Chau [2]: “Structure is an art ofthe performance on content factors ofthe writers. Structurally, the ... face-to-face interaction. The situation, therefore, must be interfered from the text. Naturally, readers only pay attention to the contents or news ofthe news story, they do not care how the story are...
... relationsare not mere functions of class or anything else, and in this sense theyhave some genuine autonomy.An implication of relatively strong versions ofthe gender-autonomythesis is that the ... mobilization of classes on the one hand and gender relations onthe other. One might argue that the Class counts156 countries, therefore, it appears that in what might be thought of astraditional ... compositions.Class counts150 tion of housework ± to the contrast between highly egalitarian andinegalitarian households ± rather than to the distribution as a whole.None of these manipulations of...