Palliative Medicine: Information and Resources

Living will and health care proxy Arbitration board of the German Hospice Foundation Advises on conflicts relating to living wills. Internet: www.stiftung-patientenschutz.de/service/patientenverfuegung_vollmacht/schiedsstelle-patientenverfuegung Telephone: 0231-7380730 Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Legal information on guardianship law, living wills and health care proxies. Internet: www.bmjv.de/DE/Themen/VorsorgeUndPatientenrechte/VorsorgeUndPatientenrechte_node.html Support services for patients and relatives Federal Ministry of Health Provides … Palliative Medicine: Information and Resources

Tavor: Information about the medication

This active ingredient is in Tavor The active ingredient in Tavor is lorazepam, which belongs to group 2 of benzodiazepines. This group includes benzodiazepines that are described as having a medium duration of action, with an average half-life of one day. The half-life indicates how long it takes for half of an ingested drug to … Tavor: Information about the medication

Perception: Irritant

Perceived information can be divided into groups; correspondingly, the receptors that respond to these stimuli: Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical stimuli, i.e., pressure, touch, stretch, or vibration. They mediate tactile perception (sense of touch) and, together with the sense of balance in the inner ear, proprioception, i.e., the position and movement of the limbs in space … Perception: Irritant

Perception: Illusions and Disturbances

Since our perception never corresponds one hundred percent with reality, the boundary to perceptual illusions or disorders is fluid. For example, we perceive colors even though light itself is not colored, but only has different wavelengths that are interpreted accordingly by the visual organ and brain; many animals, for example, perceive colors differently than humans. … Perception: Illusions and Disturbances

Perception: What is it Anyway?

“Wara neman” – for the ancient Germanic peoples, this meant paying attention to something. From this moment until “perceiving”, i.e. grasping how something is, many complex processes take place in the body in which numerous structures are involved. In order to survive, the organism has to find its way in its environment – an environment … Perception: What is it Anyway?

Why do Men Only Half Listen?

While she’s talking to her girlfriend on the phone, she can simultaneously change the baby’s diaper, make coffee and effortlessly do a samba on the dance floor with a broomstick. If he’s sitting in front of the TV, the most he can do is tap his foot to the beat. The sentence “Honey, please take … Why do Men Only Half Listen?