Groote Schuur Hospital Essays

  • The Amazing Christiaan Barnard

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    the University of Cape Town. At the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, he did his internship and residency. In 1948, he married Aletta Louvw and he had two children Andre and Deidre with her. After his marriage, he worked at Ceres in the Western Cape as general practionner until 1951. He returned in Cape Town where he worked in as a Senior Resident Medical officer. At the same time, he was the register of Department of Medicine at the Groote Schuur Hospital. He continued to study and two years

  • Christiaan Barnard: Trailblazer In The Medical Field

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    Christiaan Barnard was a trailblazer in the medical field. He successfully completed the first human-human heart transplant. This procedure opened the door to all other organ transplant operations. The first human heart transplant was not only a consequential moment in medical history, but it was a remarkable achievement in the world’s history as well. Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born on November 8th, 1922 in Beaufort West, Cape Province, South Africa. His father was named Adam Barnard and his

  • Radiation and Its Uses, Specifically in South Africa

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    What is radiation? Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels in the form of waves or high speed particles. Radiation is mainly released from atoms, which is the smallest particle of matter. When radiation is emitted, it excites the orbiting electrons in atoms and causes the electrons to vibrate, which emits the energy. There are two types of radiation, namely Ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation. Non- ionizing radiation has a low energy level and therefore cannot change

  • Christiaan Barnard Biography

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    of the Cardiothoracic Surgery of the University of Cape Town at the teaching hospitals. Over the course of time, Barnard gathered fame as an intellectual, brilliant surgeon with remarkable contributions mainly in the treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot and Ebstein's anomaly, cardiac diseases. Later on in 1951, he served at the City Hospital in the post of Senior Resident Medical Officer and also at the Groote Schuur Hospital as a registrar in the Department of Medicine (The Famous People). In the year

  • 1960s Age Of Dreams

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    1960s:The Age of Dreams and Hopes The 1960s was the time of change and is one of the best eras that has come and gone. When people think of a time where rebellious, free spirited people played a part, the 1960s come to mind. From the Civil Rights Movement to new culture change, it has created a lot of drama and excitement which, in turn, left a big impression on people and is still affecting society today. They were responsible for branding the entire decade such as the fight for racial equality

  • What is a Heart Transplant?

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    Heart transplant is a surgical procedure to remove a person’s diseased heart (orthotopic approach) and replace by a healthy heart from an organ donor. Less commonly, heart transplant can be carried out without the removal of diseased heart and a healthy heart will be positioned (heterotopic approach) to encourage the recovery of the diseased heart of the recipient. Cardiac surgeons will only perform heart transplantation, if only congestive heart failure was diagnosed in the patient. And there are

  • Importance Of Teamwork In Nursing Care

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    Teamwork in any organization in this case health care is an essential element when it comes to sharing of workload and efficient patient care. Most units in any hospital setting have professionals with different experiences and coming from deferent backgrounds including training and culture. All these individuals with different ideas need to work to getter to achieve the organizational goal, it is a prerogative of the Manager in ensuring that this teamwork is achieve. 1.1 INTERNAL