Condition Case Studies Samples For Students

Psychiatry in the Film Industry

Introduction
Cinema is a medium used to entertain people. It portrays many issues about the society, science and various myths. It depicts different psychiatric disorders such as suicide and drug abuse to schizophrenia and personality disorders. Gone are the days when films were used to negatively portray psychiatric conditions. Nowadays films are used for educational purposes as well as to change the negative attitude towards people with psychiatric conditions. Film portrays that even psychiatric people are geniuses and that they can solve complex problems. Mental conditions are portrayed in different ways in the film industry. Film is used to ...

Description of Nasra’s condition

Nasra, aged six, is a girl of Indian descent and the first born in a family four. Her only brother, Patel is aged four and has had a normal growth devoid of any serious health conditions. Patel helped me to draw out comparisons that established Nasra’s condition. When Nasra neared, I noticed some odd-looking features on her flawless face. She had a broad flat nasal bridge and an exceptionally high forehead. Her eyes were widely spaced and noticeably protruding and she also has a downward mouth. Her head and chin were also smaller than normal. When I enquired ...

A hospital administrator is tasked with the day to day running of the hospital (Sharma and Goyal, 2013). This means that the administrator bears responsibility for any breach of law that may occur during the discharge of their duties. The administrator must thus be aware of any legal requirements that relate to the hospital. One of the key laws to be aware of is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). From a general perspective, the law prevents ‘dumping’ of patients out of emergency departments (Pozgar, 2012).

Dumping essentially means transferring patients to another hospital either because ...

Multiple sclerosis

Introduction
In order to understand the situation to be addressed and discussed in this case study, it is necessary to start by understanding the medical condition in question. Also referred to as disseminated sclerosis, multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease, commonly found in young adults, which leads to the damage of the accumulated fatty sheath of myelin, in which case, demyelination results. Demyelination is the occurrence of diseases of the nervous system, which comes as a result of the scarring of the myelin fat, leading to impaired conduction and coordination of the nerves. At the same time, it is ...

Summary

The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a type of anxiety disorder which is mainly associated with obsessions and compulsions in the patient’s mind. The obsessions that linger in the patients mind include thoughts, images and impulses that repeatedly preoccupy the mind and make the individual feel out of control. The patient on the other hand does not find the ideas pleasant but finds them intrusive and realizes that they do not make sense. Karen was obsessed with ideas that some calamities might have befallen her children. However, when the children came back home, she realizes that nothing had befell her ...

Pathophysiology

One of the most important parts of achieving the goal of being able to meet the patient’s entire healthcare (i.e. nursing) needs is to ensure that the underlying disease’s pathophysiology is well understood by all the stakeholder groups. These groups, in this case, would include the medical and healthcare practitioners, patients, and their respective family members. It would be a lot easier to instruct a patient to have a patient undergo a prescribed healthcare routine once he understands the nature of his condition, why each procedure is being done, and how they collectively contribute to the end-goal ...

Abstract

In the movie Still Alice, Alice, a successful woman, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease (AD) loses almost all she had. Alice’s case doesn’t typically fall under the traditional age bracket for the onset of Alzheimer’s because she is only 50. However, the symptoms she displays clearly fall under the earlier DSM-IV criteria of diagnosis. Under the new DSM-5 criteria, she would still be a fit case for Alzheimer’s because she has been experiencing a gradual decline in her autonomy. She loses control over her speech, mobility and motor functions until she becomes completely dependent on ...

Question 1 – Critically discuss the initial history taking and assessment of Mr. Markantonakis

In every medical procedure, regardless of the type of medical practitioner (e.g. Nurse, Physician, Physiatrist, Physical Therapist, Paramedics), it is standard, at least in most medical centers that an initial history taking, assessment, and evaluation is performed. Aside from helping the practitioner paint a bigger picture of the patient’s condition and diagnose, and do medical procedures based on this document, medical documents such as this serve as protection for the patients (or in this case, the patient’s family), and the practitioner, should an unexpected death of exacerbation of the patient’s condition that would lead to a lawsuit occur. ...

Section One:

Background Information
Bipolar disorder, which is also known as the Manic-depressive illness. It is a disorder in the brain that triggers unusual changes in mood, activity levels, energy. It as well hinders the ability for a person to go about with their daily tasks. Bipolar has very severe side effects if it was not discovered in time. It may lead to poor relationships with other people, poor work relations with colleagues, poor performance in the workplace or at school and can lead to the victim committing suicide. The bipolar disorder can, however, be treated, and the people with the disease ...

Hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia

Introduction

Patients diagnosed with hyperlipidemia have inherited or developed elevated fat or lipid levels in their blood. The condition increases the patient’s risk of blood vessel disease leading to stroke as well as heart disease. Patient Lori is a 44-year-old Caucasian female and during her well-woman-exam voiced no medical complaints. Lori is a telephone operator for a busy law firm. Her Vital signs: BP 128/84; wt; 133 lbs; Ht 64 inches; eyes have yellow-orange raised lesions on eyelids; remainder of exam is unremarkable.

Literature Review

According to Rosenson (2015), Nelson (2012), Chanoine (2008), Jones et al (2013), Bays et al ( ...

[Institution Title]

Patient Initials: _N/A___ Age: ___52 years old_____ Sex: __Male______
Subjective Data:
Patient has been complaining of chest pain. Manifested signed of labored breathing and excessing perspiration suggesting signs of exertion. Chest pains also seems to radiate to neck as it intensifies.

HPI (History of Present Illness):

Patient has reported to have experienced angina symptoms four days prior to hospitalization. Patient defers seeking medical attention in the belief that the physical symptoms were simply the result of stress and would eventually be relieved after bed rest. Patient was not active as a result of non-activity particularly relating to work.

PMH (Past Medical History—include current medications, any known allergies, any history of surgery or hospitalizations):

Patient has no ...

Abstract

This paper answers four questions. In addition, through a case study, the paper illustrates considerations made in order to prioritize care given to hospitalized patients. A case study is given of six patients with various complications and care needs. The paper points out that those with airway problems are usually considered first for care delivery before other patients with other conditions. This is because airway problems pose more acute danger than other conditions. In this case, the paper gives a case study of patients with various complications and how the complications are managed. In addition, the paper, through another case study, ...

Psychology

Background

Mary is a 24-year old African-American woman that seeks evaluation of her condition. She has been using heroin since she was 19 years old. Mary is pointed out her boyfriend Max as the person that introduced her to heroin after she moved in with him. She has a history of family dysfunction and grew up seeing her father as an alcoholic and her mother undergoing an alcoholic recovery phase. Mary reported that she never received any substance or professional help before and that would justify any hesitation on her part to undergo evaluation. Another crucial part of her situation is ...

Fight Club is an 1999 film based on the novel of the same title by Chuck Palahniuk published in 1996. The movie appears to be a story about an underground fighting club that the narrator and Tyler Durden have created. Apparently, there is more in the movie than what an average viewer could decipher. Fight Club is a depiction of a mental disorder known as Dissociative Personality/Identity Disorder or DID, at least in a psychological point of view. Evidently, the mental imbalance suffered by the character in the film is obvious in the plot. At the beginning of the movie the narrator can ...

In the context of international trade, the term “Covered Interest Rate Parity” implies to the situation in which there exists equilibrium between interest rates and forward and spot currency values of two economies. Consequently, there are no opportunities for arbitrage between these two currencies. As an illustration, consider nation A, whose currency is trading at par with nation B’s currency, (Robert, 2005, pp. 21-6). However, the rate of interest in A is 5% while in B is 2%. Ceteris paribus, it would be beneficial to borrow currency of nation B, change it in the spot market to the ...

Patient’s Personal and Medical History, Drug Treatment, and Follow-up Care

Cindy Wachenheim was an ordinary woman who was a loving aunt to her nieces and nephews. She was competitive lawyer who worked for the State Supreme Court (Belluck, 2014). Cindy had been longing to be a mother, which finally happened in her 40s. It was a happy moment for Cindy, as she had been dreaming of being a mother. However, things have changed when her baby turned few months old. Cindy thought that her baby had a brain damage, which can no longer be treated. Because of this event, Cindy became obsessed and always blames herself for what happened ...

Step1: Patient situation:

The first step in clinical reasoning is to describe the patient in the context of the clinical situation. Ms. Melody King, a 36-year-old female was presented for an emergency laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured appendix. She has a medical history of asthma and depression. Her medication list includes Ventolin, Seretide, Sertraline. Postoperatively, Melody developed peritonitis and was treated with antibiotics and analgesic. The biopsy results of Melody’s sample revealed the presence of adenocarcinoma. Melody will need to undergo a few most test, and till then continue her stay at the hospital. The diagnostic tests: CT scan of chest, ...

Question 1

Sale of Woolen Wall Rug
Sale by Sample
Step 1
The first implied term that emerges from these set of facts regards sale by sample.
Step 2
The premise of this transaction is a clear manifestation of sale by sample as well as description. Section 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1895 (WA) stipulates that if a contract is entered into on the basis of the sample, first, the bulk or a great number of the goods must correspond with the features of the original sample. Secondly, the buyer must be given an ample opportunity to carry out ...

Emma always wanted to have a baby when she reached her legal age. She is a normal lady, with no major physical health issues and other abnormalities that might affect her daily life. Emma was able to give birth to two healthy children, she is already a mother of two, to which both pregnancies were normal and no adverse medical condition arose. Emma is now on her third pregnancy. On her 15th week of gestation, Emma’s BMI was at 28, with a blood pressure of 134/86 mmHg (plgf.com). Emma went through the normal stages of her gestation. When ...

Cause of Ms. S’s Diabetic Ketosis Acidosis (DKA)

Ms. S’s Diabetic Ketosis Acidosis (DKA state is one of the most extremes of diabetic decompensation since it is associated with high mortality rate. The incidence of Ms. S’s DKA, usually, occurs at 4.6-8.0 per 1000 persons-year among the patients with diabetes. The pathogenesis of the condition occurs as a result of the abnormalities associated from the combination of relative or absolute insulin deficiency (Health & Medicine Week, 2014). When the level of insulin is deficient, the increased levels of glucagon cortisol and catecholamins will automatically stimulate hepatic glucose production through enhanced gloconeogenesis and increased glycogenolysis. The combined level ...

Jasmine is diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most common form of pediatric cancers. It is caused by malignant transformations that occur in hematopoietic stem cells, making them undifferentiated cells with increased longevity. In ALL, those cells are called lymphoid cells, and their rate of proliferation causes fast growth and destruction of healthy bone marrow. Because of Jasmine’s age, the chances for an initial remission can be estimated at 95 percent (Rytting, 2012). However, achieving a complete cure is not a likely outcome, and an open and honest communication with Jasmine and her parents about her condition ...

The 2-year child has complaints of the ear that have deprived him of sleep due to the associated pain. There are two possible diagnosis in this case; on one hand the patient could be having a swimmer’s ear condition also known as the acute otitis externa which usually a condition that causes, inflammation, irritation as well as infection on the ear canal that runs from the eardrum to the external region of the ear (Burns, Dunn, Brady, Starr & Blosser, 2013). The condition is characterized by the production of an odorless clear discharge from the ear which can advance ...

The patient presents with anorexia, heartburn, and weight loss over the past 6 months while also complaining of back pain. All these symptoms point to a problem within the gastrointestinal system which is slowly developing and which if not managed at this early stage could progress to severity. The weight loss over the last six months is an indication of the inability of the body to process and utilize the meals taken as would be expected and the body is currently more reliant on the food/energy reserves (Jarvis, 2015).
In this case, there are three possible causes for these ...

45 years old Hispanic male patient, who works for a constructions company, complains that two days ago while at work he experienced difficulty in breathing accompanied by coughing and short of breath. The difficulty in breathing and chest tightness increases at night when it gets cold. The patients state that he is allergic to cockroach droppings dust and grass pollen. Recently, he received a letter from management warning him of being laid off if he does not improve his work output. This has caused his stress levels to rise and in an effort to cope with the pressure of ...

Question 1

Alzheimer is a disease that mainly affects the elderly. Individuals who suffer from this ailment usually experience irreversible and progressive brain function impairment. This leads to reduced intellectual ability.
Several signs and symptoms may occur in an individual, and these may lead to a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The most common of these include changes in behavior, mood and memory loss. Apart from there are several other occurrences that may lead to a probable diagnosis. Most of the are cognitive disturbances and include things such as failure to identify and recognize common objects, disturbances in planning, sequencing, organizing and ...

Evidences in recent times have revealed that type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is associated with several forms of microvascular and macrovascular events which occur overtime. These pathophysiologic changes influences the patients vessels and other organs of the body and one of the resultant effects which mostly associates with the condition is that of the cardiovascular system. These in most situations remain a major source of concern to the affected individual. The changes are from the line of thrombotic aftermath is a pathologic problem which caused by accumulation of fatty tissues and cells within the blood vessels.
Once this form of pathologic ...

Following the case study of "healing and autonomy," while observing the Christian narrative; it involves a family of four. There are grappling with their son's acute illness that is kidney failure. The problem can only now be addressed through an organ transplant whereby in case it fails, he will succumb to the disease. The family comprises of parents Joanne and Mike and the two boys who are twins Samuel and James aged eight years. In the case, a spiritual conundrum and health care have emerged, and it puts the family in a dilemma in deciding what to do for ...

R M. G

Dr. S
P. A., a 56 year old Italian male that identifies with the Italian culture with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with the chief complaint of recurrent chest burning. P.A. says his wife believes that he is showing symptoms of having GERD but he has never been diagnosed. P.A states that “the chest burning and discomfort began five days ago and just got progressively worse despite his self medicating with TUMS” he presented to the emergency department on 05-31-16 and felt “some improvement” after a GI cocktail was administered. One set of biomarkers ...

The issue/ problem

The case concerns Mr. A. His medical condition relates to terminal cancer that is affecting his lower spine and pelvic bones. The problem with his condition is the complexity of the situation. The patient has decubitus ulcers since the skin around his pelvic bones has developed bed sore and pressure sore. At one point, nurses do not know whether to keep on turning him to avoid any further skin breakdown while other nurses insist that he has to remain in the present position to stop causing pain to the patient. Also, it is critical since Mr. A has a ...

Section 1

Part A: Assessment
Cause
Hank’s pain comes from a two-year-old surgery and radiotherapy for his left lung mesothelioma.
Objective Data
Hank is alert, oriented and can respond to questions in an appropriate manner. Hank’s skin appears pale with slight perspiration. The VAS assessment kit shows an intensity score of 2/10. Furthermore, Hank demonstrates distress on movement with visible restrictions on trunk movements. Finally, Hank’s chest is clear though with reduced air entry.

Subjective Data

Hank explains that he has a constant burning pain localized in his left chest area. He states that the pain has been continuous since ...

What are three major causes of chronic bronchitis?

The three major causes of chronic bronchitis are cigarette smoking, long time exposure to air pollutants (such as industrial or chemical fumes), and inhalation of toxic gasses (Madell, 2016).

What are the major pathologic airway changes are associated with chronic bronchitis?

Chronic bronchitis is the condition affecting human beings that cause a continuous irritation and inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tube. Bronchial tubes are airways that carry air to and from the lungs. Exposure to cigarette smoke, air pollutants, or toxic chemicals causes a persistent cough that leads to the formation of excessive amounts of sticky mucus in the airways that result in inflammation and fibrosis. The mucus blocks ...

Part 1

Notably, childhood asthma is one of the diseases responsible for deaths of children in the United States. A major point to note in this scenario is that without the proper medical care to children, possibilities of comorbidities from this infection are likely to be high (Lenney, 2012). In most cases, families that have got weak financial muscle power usually find challenges accessing the required medical care for their children who are struggling with the condition. As such, there is the need for state and federal programs to be put in place in order to address this condition with the ...

After decades of uncontrolled hypertension, Ms. Griffin was diagnosed with left-sided heart failure. Although her heart failure was diagnosed eight years ago, she is currently in nursing care and cannot move from the bed or wheelchair because angina and dyspnea episodes often occur even during periods of rest. Over the past 2 years, she has been losing weight and is currently at 93 pounds, which is a 58 percent reduction compared to her previous weight of 160 pounds, so a percutaneous esophageal gastronomy (PEG) tube was inserted in her.
According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system, ...

Dynamisms in technology in the health sector has created an awareness to people seeking medical services which in term help them to outsource the best medical services in terms of high quality and low costs. Meanwhile as the health care provides these services to patient they must abide to laws that regulate provision of services to patients. These laws help the medical practitioners to avoid legal suits that can lead to litigations. They also ensure that the patient receive quality services when visiting the medical facilities. Due to the sensitive nature of health laws, health care facilities should seek ...

Lowell Bray, The Plaintiff, filed an appeal in the Douglas County District Court asking for damages for injuries protracted when he skidded on ice on defendant's grounds. In its adjusted answer, the defendant, Kate Inc on behalf of Stockade Restaurant & Lounge, denied the petition's allegations and alleged that plaintiff was contributory negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout and in walking in such a manner that he lost his balance. It additionally claimed that plaintiff willingly presumed the risk of whatever hazardous condition existed.

Evidence presented by the plaintiff at trial illustrated that the Millard area in Douglas County, ...

Most people assume that the capacity to endure hardships and extreme situations is inexhaustible for soldiers. However, while it is in fact hard to break them, some of the experiences these service men get while in combat remain last as dark, disturbing memories. During warfare operations, service men are exposed to life-threatening events where some narrowly escape with their lives. Such experiences may include car accidents, explosions and enemy raids among other events that are characteristically deadly. In result, when exposed to such experiences, service men experience polytrauma among other forms of psychological conditions. Polytrauma refers to the resultant ...

Initial Patient Assessment

Overview
The patient is 67-year-old Mrs. Finch.

She lives with her husband in their marital home.

Recently, she suffered a CVA and had been in the hospital’s rehabilitation ward recovering from her latest episode.
Before her CVA, Mrs. Finch had a healthy and active lifestyle.

However, her condition has brought with it numerous other complications including a chest infection.

She is also having difficulty staying mobile due to residual weakness on her left side.
She has had a dark wound on her heel for about a week now. This wound keeps deteriorating into the present wound.
A series of CVA specific issues such as limited mobility, the risk for infection and reduced nutrition hinders Mrs. Finch’s capacity to heal.
Wound ...

Subjective Data:

Patient’s demographic and social information
Jnr. is a 10 year old African American Male patient brought into clinic by his mother who reports that Jnr. was recently discharged from hospital for acute asthma exacerbation. The boy presented with cough and difficulty in breathing combined with a running nose and elevated temperature which has now been resolved with over the counter Tylenol. The mother also says that her son has a history of multiple admissions to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbation. His mother reports child repeatedly loses inhalers. She also states that she does not check for inhaler ...

International Project Finance

Executive Summary
The project for mining in the hinterland of Peru Mountains is studied as a case in the paper. The Antamina projects as it is called is studied for numerous management aspects of Industry, Finance, Human resources and other international finance aspects. The financial aspect of project completion is an important part of overall banking regulations is determined. Also the design of workforce, stakeholder dialogue in irrefutable and complex circumstances indicates the strength of community and social impact of such projects. The investment commitment is a particular emphasis as also the promulgation of management think on how to cater ...

Introduction

Sally Thomas is a twenty three years old mother and is comprehensively covered in this clinical scenario. The scenario covers aspects of her family history which are of essence to any medical decisions associated with any clinical procedure. The aspect of her past pregnancies will be comprehensively articulated in the case study. Her medical history will be analyzed and clinical solutions proposed for her problems. It is pertinent to note that the scenario will be comprehensive and will articulate each stage of the pregnancy. The scenario will be broken down into multiple sub section which includes the ante partum, fetal ...

Axis I

Lucy suffers of a major depression or depressive condition. She is getting the attention or medication with the antidepressants. This depressive episode is causing a lot of disturbance in her daily life activities. The medical pain is extreme hence making her to fail going to her workplace.

Axis II

She is suffering from a personality disorder, which has contributed to the development of the depression. The attempted to commit suicide shaped her condition of depression. Her history of depression is as a result of the medical pain and being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The personality disorder induces the depressive episode in axis I.

Axis III

Depression disorder is ...

The case here is a case of failed back syndrome. Failed back syndrome is also referred to as post laminectomy syndrome. It is a term used to describe the discomfort and pain that a patient experiences after undergoing surgery. It would be recalled that Brenda underwent back surgery for a back condition a few years back. She has not relapsed into excruciating pain that has necessitated her attending a pain clinic, obviously to alleviate her pain.
I believe that the multidisciplinary team gave Brenda full details of her condition, and the fact that this condition is very difficult to cure. Even if a temporary solution ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will describe the case of Mr. Henry Spirk. He is a a 72-year-old man who has recently broken his hip and does not have the ability to take care of himself. In addition, he was diagnosed diabetes, hypertension, and partial hearing loss. However, Mr. Spirk refuses to believe in his current condition and claims that he is able to take care of himself. I will describe the discharge planning and identify which obstacles prevent us from discharging Mr. Spirk without additional home care. I will identify which health conditions need to be addressed and discussed with the ...

The significant loss of blood calcium commonly characterizes the condition of hypocalcemia. In particular, the loss of calcium is common in the extracellular fluid, and it occurs in greater quantities though it is replaceable by the intestine or the bone (Watad et al., 2016). The condition is a consequence of various clinical entities with the signs and symptoms of neuromuscular irritability. The common conditions of the neuromuscular irritability include the paresthesia, laryngospasm, muscle cramps, seizures as well as tetany.
The same instability of the neuromuscular structures appears in the elicitation of the Chvostek’s signs and the common Trousseau’ ...

Analysis of Incident Investigation Data for Causal Factors

Abstract
Accidents may be caused by various conditions: the worker’s physical and psychological condition, safety rules control, overload at work, lack of manual to prevent accidents from happening. If the worker in poor physical condition, tired and incapable of thinking clearly, he should not be allowed to work any further for safety reasons, and those conditions of workers should be defined by the company’s safety control officers before letting him start the job. Giving overtime to workers also needs careful test of workers’ physical condition. Sometimes exploited may not be equipped with safety terms. Working with dangerous ...

Guided by the findings of both the objective and subjective assessment of the 3 year old, the differential diagnosis that could be derived includes; iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia or lead toxicity. Each of these conditions is associated with microcytic hypochromic anemia as a classical feature. Both thalassemia and lead toxicity can be excluded from the scenario on the basis that thalassemia is a genetically inherited condition that runs in a family and no other member lives with the condition. Lead toxicity cannot predominantly feature in this case since from the subjective assessment, there is no likelihood for lead levels ...

In children, the presentation of a rash and a fever as in the case with this 24-month old patient is not normally a cause for concern and the early arrival at the clinic helps limit the spread of these symptoms to serious cases (Jarvis, 2015). In such instances, there are three major classifications; on in which the patient presents with a serious illness and may require immediate treatment, second where the viral syndromes are easily recognizable and manageable and third where there occurs an undifferentiated rash. In this patient, the rash and fever can be classified within the second ...

Description of the case

Vivian is an 18-year-old student who was diagnosed with asthma at the age of eight years. Her impairment includes chest tightness, periodic wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Coughing is most prevalent in early in the morning or during the night. Such impairments result in various limitations throughout her life. For instance, she finds it difficult to breathe due to the insistent airflow obstruction, especially at night. In addition, these impairments restrict her from social participation such as school sports and ability to maintain normal activities such as exercise and school attendance. However, despite these limitations, personal factors such ...

The first complication in many pregnancies is the fear of premature delivery. Such a realization increases the risk of health problems to the unborn babies. Studies have shown that more than half of all twin pregnancies do not stay up to the full term which increases the risk of miscarriage to the mother. The second complication that Teresa is likely to face is preeclampsia. This condition has been found to affect between 10 to 15 percent of all women carrying twins (Thomopoulos et al., 2013). Preeclampsia is characterized by traces of protein in the urine, high blood pressure to ...

Directions

The provided case study illustrates the case of one Mr. Red Smart, a hospitalized, elderly diabetic patient who equally suffers from hypertension and a host of other medical conditions. Mr. Red uses crutches due to an earlier fall and he experiences a sharp pain at home and falls unconsciousness and upon the doctors diagnosis, Myocardial infarction (MI) is detected. He is admitted to the hospital for three weeks but he considers to return home contrary to his family opinions. He also suffers from memory lapses.

Scenario

Red is a 60 year old man who lives with his elderly wife aged ...

Finger clubbing is an important medical condition associated with various diseases. Several studies and researches have stated that it is most commonly seen and described as the condition where there is an evident enlargement of the fingers specifically the terminal segments of the digits (fingers or toes). This condition exists due to the production or overproliferation of the connective tissues in the middle of the matrix of the nail and the distal phalanx (Myers & Farquhar, 2001, pp. 341).
The pathophysiology of finger clubbing has been studied by numerous scientists and health experts through the years. However, the formulation of ...

INTRODUCTION

The 6-month infant presents to the clinic with splenomegaly and lipemic samples at birth . Screening of complete blood count at birth was ordered, but could not be conducted, owing to the lipemic nature of samples. Subsequently, the patient was referred to a pediatric gastroenterologist, who examined the baby to be oversized with weight in 99th percentile, 81st percentile for height and 70th percentile for head circumference, and body mass index (BMI) in the 99th percentile. He exhibited multiple lipomas on one ear lobe, in the right eye, neck and abdomen. Abdominal examination presented a soft, nontender abdomen with splenomegaly ...

That Made A Curse A Gift”

Being a mother of a child with Down syndrome may be considered a traumatic; however, in the case of Joshua Myers, a 29 years old with Down syndrome, accepts the fact that such condition is a gift from God. Although, there comes a time in his life, he may think in a reverse way. As a matter of fact, Joshua considers his condition as a course. For that, he had a suicidal tendency – hoping to be hit by a car and ends his life. A person, who he does not know about and has not seeing that person ever ...

I. UNDERSTANDING THE DISEASE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
1. How is acid produced and controlled within the gastrointestinal tract?
The production of acid occurs in the stomach by cells that are therein. The cells found in the stomach produce intrinsic factors and hydrochloric acid. There are chemical messengers that help during the activity. They are histamine, gastrin and acetylcholine. Gastrin helps in stimulating the cells to produce secretions when food enters the stomach. An enzyme somatostatin inhibits the secretions when needed. The digestion takes place in three phases; the cephalic phase, gastric phase and the intestinal phase. It is in the ...

John, a 50-year old man, visits a convenient care clinic complaining of fatigue, increased hunger, increased thirst, and frequent urination over the last two months. He also reports increased episodes of itching. Clinical examination reveals the presence of dark patches on his skin in the neck and armpit areas. Physical examination reveals a weight loss of 5kg over the last one month. Laboratory test show the following results: A1C= 7.1%, FPG= 127mg/dL and OGTT= 202mg/dL. John is single and currently stays alone. He has one sister whom he last met two years ago. He is also not employed currently.
...

1. What is the underlying mechanism of M.A.'s asthma? What are the three airway responses that occur during an asthma episode?

An autoimmune response to allergens from cats and plants is the underlying mechanism for the patient’s condition. These allergens, though nonpathogenic, trigger an inflammatory cascade wherein lymphocytes, eosinophils, mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells exert their effects on the respiratory tract (Linzer 87). As an example, B lymphocytes synthesize immunoglobulin E which helps signal the release of histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandin and cytokines which are proteins that promote vasodilation and hyperactivity in mucus-producing goblet cells (Murdoch & Lloyd 27). Prostaglandin causes the smooth muscles in the airway to constrict. Along with vasodilation and increased mucus production, bronchial constriction ...

- Introduction: Crisis Theory and Intervention
Society is not a place without problems. In fact, it is a place with a lot of it. There are a lot of categories of problems that exist and perhaps the most common forms of problem are economic, political, health-related, and social in nature. The objective of this paper is to discuss a case of Crisis Theory and Intervention, particularly the case of Ken, a 20 year old college student studying at the University of Southern California, who is showing continuously increasing signs of anxiety and depression after being exposed to a traumatic criminal activity, that is the murder ...

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

This is a case study of Joseph. Joseph is a twenty five year old American male. There are more than 25 million people who are affected by schizophrenia. There is suspicion and uncertainty with regards to the causal attributes of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has multiple manifestations. It is hard enough to try to understand the cognitive processes of as healthful person, let alone understand the cognitive processes someone who is manifesting symptoms of schizophrenia. Imagine looking at a person who is sitting on a park bench pretending to argue with someone while sitting on the park bench by themselves. The ...

Management

Human behaviour is intrinsic to say the least and certain unintentional actions by a person can reveal the state of that person. Human behaviour is influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport and so on. A person can become aggressive when he or she is faced with an unsettling situation, and their aggressiveness need not necessarily be in the form of physical or vocal outbursts. It can be in the form of non-cooperation, or by showing signs of anxiety and restlessness. Elizabeth Hutchinson (2011), in Dimensions of Human Behavior, looks at certain theories that can be applied to ...

PART 1: Pathophysiology template

Disease: Ischaemic Stroke
Definition:
An ischaemic stroke of the left dominant cerebral hemisphere is a stroke that occurs when the blood supply to the left side of the brain is obstructed. The blood supply contains nutrients and oxygen for the brain cells. For majority of the people, the left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for the control of the right side of and hence its failure affects the right side (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010). It is also responsible for the control of speech and language (Hickey, 2009).

Aetiology:

Ischaemic Stroke of the left hemisphere is ...