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Medical Errors, Jennifer Spall
Medical Errors, Jennifer Spall
3690: A Journal of First-Year Student Research Writing
Overview: Time of Death: 5:07 p.m. – Proceeding the solemn afternoon of February 22nd 2003, the Santillian family listened on as doctors told them that their cherished loved one was officially pronounced brain dead and would soon have to be taken off life support. Two weeks prior to this, seventeen-year-old Jesica Santillian received the thrilling news that she had finally been matched with a heart-lung donor and would be admitted to Duke University Medical Center in early February for a double-organ transplant. After years of living in pain brought on by her failing organs, Jesica was supposed to be one …
Why Doesn’T A Pregnant Woman Reject Her Fetus, Lisa Merry
Why Doesn’T A Pregnant Woman Reject Her Fetus, Lisa Merry
3690: A Journal of First-Year Student Research Writing
Overview: Recurrent Pregnancy loss (RPL) occurs when a woman has three or more consecutive miscarriages; this phenomenon happens in about 1-3% of women. Why some women reject their unborn fetus and others carry theirs to term is still unclear. There are four main theories that exist regarding why some women reject their fetus and others do not: the maternal immune system might not be capable of responding to fetal antigens due to mechanisms that induce tolerance in responding maternal cells; a “barrier” may from between mother and fetus, preventing access of maternal immune cell to fetal antigens; fetal cells may …