Wednesday, November 4, 2009

2009 Nuclear Medicine - Group 2



16 comments:

774110 said...

This group addressed the unique nature nature of radioisotopes.

Pros: can diagnose several severe problems: thyroid problems, blocked arteries, tumors.

Cons: expensive, requires many injections.

I felt the pro side was more convincing

642575 said...

The group discussed what radioisotopes are and how they are used by the PET Machine in order to diagnose medical conditions. In defense, the group talked about how radioisotopes are injected into the blood so that pictures taken using gamma rays can determine whether or not arteries are blocked and where. This can be helpful in diagnosing and treating illnesses. The group also talked about how there can be side effects such as glowing in the dark. I disagree with this form of nuclear medicine because the doctor seemed very unsure of what the side effects might be.

295920 said...

Yes I think that the group addressed the unique nature of a radioisotope that allows it to be used in nuclear medicine by discussing its uses and how its used. The advantages of nuclear medicine are that it is able to diagnose many problems including thyroid problems, tumors, and blocked arteries. It also does not take a very long time to diagnose these problems. On the other hand, the disadvantages of nuclear medicine is that it involves multiple injections into your body, injecting radioisotopes into your bloodstream that move throughout your whole body. Another disadvantage is that it is very expensive to use. In my opinion, the advantages seem to outweigh the disadvantages because of the major problems it is able to diagnose.

402680 said...

Group 2 did address the properties of radioisotopes which allow the operations of Nuclear Medicine.
The defense argues that Nuclear Medicine can solve numerous ailments of the body, many of which have no alternative cure. The opposition however, argues that there could be unforseeable results of the radioactive substances injected into the body, and are very expensive.
In this case, I would agree with the defense, because for many health problems there are no alternative cures.

350497 said...

This group did address the unique nature of radioisotopes, using funny characters and jokes to help drive their points home.

Pros: the nature of radioisotopes allows doctors to trace the flow of fluids in the body, map out the body from the inside, and detect tumors and other harmful conditions.

Cons: The treatment is expensive and may require many visits, an inconvenience to the patient

It was clear in this video that there are much greater benefits to the medical use of radioisotopes than any negative side effects.

617702 said...

This group expertly explained the nature of a radioisotope and how it affects nuclear medicine. The pro-side of the discussion explained how nuclear medicine can be used to diagnose bodily ailments, and even cure many of them. The con-argument members, however, explained how nuclear treatments are extremely expensive and requires many treatments. I followed the pro-side due to the fact that in many cases, nuclear medicine may be a person's only option. Overall I felt this video was very well developed with lots of interesting characters and funny jokes.

631160 said...

This group thoroughly explained the nature and significance of radioisotopes.

The defense argued that through the use of the PET Scanner, doctors are able to determine severe health problems quickly such as blocked arteries or tumors.

The prosecution argued a person would have to get many injections, and could have side effects such as glowing in the dark.

The defense made a more convincing case with all of its details and information for a safe operation.

624280 said...

This group addressed how radioisotopes can be effectively used in medicine. The pros of nuclear medicine were its wide variety of uses in diagnosing several complicated, life-threatening problems. The cons were that it is a very complicated procedure and would thus be expensive. The pro was overwhelmingly convincing, but that was mainly because the con argument was barely represented.

567709 said...

This group did successfully address the unique nature of radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine.

The defense's arguments were that nuclear medicine can cure many faults to the body that most have no cure for.

The prosecutor's arguments were that the results of injecting these substances into someone are unforseeable. Also, very expensive.

I would have to agree with the defense because if there is a chance to cure a certain disease with nuclear medicine when there is no alternative cure, it should be done

872170 said...

This group used interesting characters, jokes and good props to address the unique nature of a radiosotope and how it is used in nuclear medicine. The good thing about nuclear medicine is that it can help diagnose and cure many bodily problems. These include cancer, and thyroid problems. The bad thing about nuclear medicine is that it can be very expesive and repetitive. You may have to undergo the treatments many times in order to get results. All in all I am for nuclear medicine because it saves peoples lives.

Anonymous said...

This group did address the unique nature of radioisotopes throughout their presentation of nuclear medicine.The arguments used in defense of nuclear are very important to the health of human beings.Within nuclear medicine there are many different machines along with actual medicines too. The macchines involved in nuclear medicine help to diagnose severe health problems and the medicine injections help to cure them. The downfalls to the use of nuclear medicine are that the pieces of equipment used in nuclear medicine are very expensive. Also the nuclear medicine requires a lot of injections which can get painful after a while. Though nuclear medicine and the equipment needed are very expensive, I feel the world needs nuclear medicine to help cure all the illnesses in the world today.

155900 said...

THis group used a lot of information but I didn't catch anything about the radio isotopes execpt that they're used to make these test work. How does it help the test work I'm not quiet sure of. The defence for the use of nuclear medicine is it can be used to find certain problems within the body, such as heart problems and blood flow issues. The down fall of it is you are injected with radioactive materials and it's still unknown what the long term effects are. I support the use of nulcear medicine, I'm sure it will help medical science learn new things about our bodies and diseases. I also hope that the use of these medicines are being tested many times over for there effects.

617770 said...

I believe tis group adressed the unique nature of radioisotopes. Advanteges of nuclear medicine inlude curing many problems of the human body. As nuclear medicine can cure many problems there are some dissadvantages. The process is very expensive and may require many injections that some people might have a problem with. I believe that the defense side made more sense because it is very helpful to medical uses.

613040 said...

Yes, this group did a good job of addressing the unique nature of radioisotopes that allows the nuclear medicine to exist. In the defense for nuclear technology, they discussed how doctors are able to find severre health problems quickly by the way the radioisotopes trace the inside of the body. On the other end, it is very expensive and requires many treatments to be effective. The defense for the technology makes more sense to me.

642613 said...

The unique nature of radioisotopes was addresses thoroughly by this group and the use of nuclear medicine was made clear. The defense of radioactive dating said that radioisotopes allowed doctors to trace the flow of fluids inside the body, to detect harmful conditions such as tumors and blocked arteries, and the process does not take a long time. The prosecution said that the process is expensive, it is inconvenient, and it requires numerous injections. The defense is more convincing to me.

798320 said...

This group definitely addressed the unique nature of radioisoptopes in the context of nuclear medicine. The graphics were wonderful and the plot was comically as well as informative.

Advantages: Through the use of nuclear medicine doctors are able to diagnose certain problems such thyroid problems, tumors, and blocked arteries. This can be done in a relatively short period of time, as we see in the video where Farmer Franny was in and out of the hospital in one day.

Disadvantages: Nuclear Medicine is highly expensive and involves several injections into a persons body which can be uncomfortable.

As we see in the movie, the radioisotopes are able to leave the bodies bloodstream relatively quickly. In my opinion, nuclear medicine is a great advance in the medical field which we would be crazy to not take advantage of.

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