Postrel (2009) presents strategies organizations use to shorten the waiting lists for kidney donors. Both paired exchanges and donor chains increase the number of donors available to kidney transplant potential recipients. Paired exchanges allow incompatible donors to find compatible recipients through a pair of donors and recipients who will both benefit the kidney recipients. However, this strategy can only reduce the waiting list so far, and its economic limitations bar its effectiveness.
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Following these arguments in favor of a regulated compensated kidney donor system, it is paramount to note that such a system can only accrue the highlighted economic benefits if it is appropriately modeled. This means that there should be governing principles that distinguish it from organ trafficking.
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Kidney diseases have become a crippling phenomenon in today’s society. As many individuals suffering from kidney diseases search for the ultimate solution to their problem, they encounter a vast range of obstacles. In this view, Postrel (2009) seeks to enlighten the public on the increasing numbers of kidney patients and the insufficient numbers of willing donors.
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Working environment that regard critical care units, leadership and conflict management are vital areas for the successful performance of the unit. The causes of conflict in critical care units result from financial pressures balanced with the need to satisfy patients, scarce resources conflicting with the health care organization’s ability to meet the growing demand for quality services, and social strain on the workers (Marquis, Huston, 2008).
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Teething is a very common cause of fussiness in babies. It mainly affects infants of between 4 months and 2 years (Barr, 1998. P. 1287). Teething causes soreness in the mouth. This may however cause less crying since the baby is distracted from the agonies by other things that may be going on around them.
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Somatization disorder is defined as a disorder that involves chronic complaints of specific bodily symptoms without any physical basis, which persists for a minimum of six months. It is characterized by: historic complaints which involve at least four pain symptoms in different areas of the body such as the back, head and extremities; two gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea and bloating;
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Sample Essay
According to the National Health Survey conducted in 2008, dependence on alcohol was ranked seventeen among the top twenty causes of burden of sickness and injury for Australia in 2007 (Forcier, 2008). Moreover, the harmful effects of alcohol were perceived to contribute a significant 6.7% on the burden of diseases affecting Australian citizens. Further, consumption patterns indicate that close to 2 million (13%) of the Australian adults are at a high risk of the detrimental effects that alcohol presents (Forcier, 2008). Judging from the past records, the trends have been increasing over time.
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Undifferentiated Somatoform disorder as described by Schultz refers to the diagnosis given to an individual with one or more physical complaints, persistent for at least six months (57). However, these symptoms do not fully meet the criteria for Somatization disorder. The general characteristics of this disorder include: the patient experiences one or more physical complaints such as fatigue, gastrointestinal or urinary complaints and loss of appetite.
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New parents have been welcome into the world of parenthood in rather a sad note by their newborn, ever crying babies. These are very frustrating moments considering that this is their first time to be around with babies. The firs 3-4 months in a baby’s life are the most hectic with some babies spending up to 7 percent of a day crying (Barr, 1998. p. 1283).
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