Week#5: What is it used for?

The nuclear medicine it has many utilities. Is it to detect many illness and many other things not just for diseases. According to http://carolinanuclear.com/que-es-la-medicina-nuclear-y-para-que-sirve/ 

In the heart:

• Assess the damage to the heart after a heart attack.
• Evaluate treatment options, such as heart bypass surgery and angioplasty.
• Evaluate the results of revascularization procedures.
• Detect transplanted heart rejection.
• Evaluate heart function before and after chemotherapy.

In the lungs:

• Explore the lungs for possible respiratory or blood circulation problems.
• Assess differential reduction lung function or lung transplant surgery.
• detect lung transplant rejection.

In bones, examine bone fractures, infections, and arthritis and many other things.

In brain, evaluate abnormalities in the brain, such as seizures, memory loss and abnormalities in blood flow; also detect the early onset of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, among others detection. 

Other of it functions are identify inflammation or abnormal function of the gallbladder, identify bleeding in the intestine, assess fever of unknown origin, locate the presence of infection, etc. 

The nuclear medicine gives us many helps, are more that the disadvantages. In general helps us in many ways to preserve our health and can help us to detect the diseases on time before that we cannot do anything.  

Week#4: Advantage and Disadvantage of Nuclear Medicine.

The procedure of nuclear medicine it is like any other of medicine, so also it has advantages and disadvantages. According to http://www.adviseamerica.com/5-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-nuclear-medicine/ this are some of his advantages:
1. Detailed and Accurate: There are many pros to using nuclear medicine. The first of these is the ability to make other wise complex procedures, simple simple and safer for the patient. They are able to examine the most sensitive areas in great detail. All of this can happen without have to subject patients to invasive or possible dangerous surgeries and procedures.
2. Increase methods of early detection: Due to the enhanced capabilities provided by nuclear medicine, doctors have a greater chance of detecting serious illnesses and conditions earlier.


3.Provides additional treatment plans: Nuclear medicine has expended treatment options for patients that suffer from serious diseases such a cancer by form of chemotherapy or radiation treatment. For some patient this makes the difference between life and death.
Also there are some disadvantage:
1. Associated health risks: For those that are exposed to too much, certain health issues can arise. The highest risks occurs in patients that are young, pregnant, or elderly. In these instances, alternative treatment plans are recommended. 
2. It produces mild radiation. If its users are not careful, it can develop cancer in the health of several patients.
3. High costs to operate: When it comes of the medical industry, purchasing, installing, maintaining, and operating some of these machines can be costly. In rare cases, forms of nuclear medicine can make certain health issues even worse in patients.  
The nuclear medical procedure it is effective but like everything requires the proper care to prevent bad management. This type of medicine can save lives with the correct procedure.  

Week#3: The Main Diagnostic Procedures in Nuclear Medicine

In nuclear medicine there are many procedures that are used to detect diseases. Some of these are specific procedures for an specific disease. According to http://hoy.com.do/salud-preventiva-diagnostico-con-la-aplicacion-de-la-medicina-nuclear/ here are some of them:

1. Thyroid scintigraphy: It allows us to assess both morphology and glandular function. Useful for the diagnosis of simple and nodular goiters, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid agenesis, thyroglossal cyst, ectopic and intro-thoracic thyroid, thyroiditis. We can distinguish which nodules are suggestive of malignancy, and then recommend a punch biopsy.
2. Parathyroid scintigraphy: It is used in patients with hyperparathyroidism for detecting hyperplasia and adenomas parathyroid.



3. Scintigraphy for Osseous scan: Its main application is the search for bone metastases in patients with known primary cancers, especially breast, prostate and lung. It also serves to monitor the response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We can also diagnose primary bone tumors, osteomyelitis, sacroiliitis, fractures, cellulitis, septic arthritis, avascular necrosis, osteoarthritis, prosthesis assess, among others.
4. Renal scintigraphy: It is the only study that allows us to assess perfusion and function of each kidney separately. Useful in the diagnosis of renal failure, obstructive pathologies, hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux, ectopic kidneys, reno-vascular hypertension, assess kidney transplants, etc.



5. Body scan with gallium: Useful for locating tumors, inflammatory and infectious processes in the body.


There are many more procedures but these are just some of them. They are an example for emphasize the great help that nuclear medicine gives us.

Week #2: Nuclear Medicine

According to http://explorehealthcareers.org /en/Career/31/Nuclear_Medicine _Technologist #Tab=Overview, the nuclear medicine technologist is a highly specialized health care professional who prepares and administers these radiopharmaceuticals as well as others medications to patients. Using specialized equipment, the nuclear medicine technologist monitors the characteristics and functions of tissues or organs in which the radiopharmaceuticals localize. Abnormal areas show higher or lower concentrations of radioactivity than normal. Nuclear Medicine technologist may also operate computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners that are used in conjunction with nuclear medicine procedures.

One of the reasons of why I like this profession it is because is a direct impact of help to people. The nuclear medicine is a new technology for detect different diseases. Working in this, it is an opportunity to help others in the search of their exact diseases. It is the one of the most specific and accurate technology on this moment. 

This technology works as follows: In nuclear medicine, radionuclides unstable atoms that emit radiation spontaneously are used to diagnose and treat disease. Radionuclides are purified and compounded like other drugs to form radiopharmaceuticals. This substance it can injected, orally ingest or inhaled as gas. 

Week #1: Natural Science

Actually I am in the Natural Science Program, on the university. But what I can do with this preparation? It is a good question. This program prepares me for the different areas of science. Prepares me for a big future with the necessary tools. The Natural Sciences study 

According to http://cayey.upr.edu/decanato-de-asuntos-academicos/dept-ciencias-naturales-generales/ this program proposed training professionals who work in fields that require a broad view of science and the world. Seeks to provide various curricular options so that graduates have more and better employment opportunities, as well as an excellent preparation for those who pursue graduate studies or professional field.It also provides the opportunity to explore various fields before deciding on specialization in any of them. 
Summarizing this program gives to me the knowledge to continue my studies in Nuclear Medicine.

Introduction Week!

My name is Paola Raquel García Delgado. I am 19 years old. I am studying in the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. I belong to Natural Science Program and I am on my second year of university.
  
On this blog I am going to talk about my future, about what I want to do with my life, about what I want to study and in what I want to work. Everything that I want to do in my future is related with the science. They are my passion and something that I like in sciences is the laboratory, I really love it. For me science are a world apart of this. I expect that you find everything what you are looking for on here. Thanks for visit my blog!