Difficulty Case Studies Samples For Students

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HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information
HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions
PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
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Abstract
Asthma is a chronic problem that influences lung function. Clinically asthma is identified by the variation in expiratory airflow and abnormal respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, cough, and shortness of breath. The aetiology of asthma is linked to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, though; heredity or atopy also plays a role in asthma. Asthma is categorized into two types: extrinsic (allergic) and intrinsic (nonallergic). Allergic asthma is an outcome of the reaction of an antibody ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

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Patient Initials: Patient H Age: 65 yrs old Gender: Male
SUBJECTIVE DATA:
Chief Complaint (CC): Patient H reports cough associated with with shortness of breath, and fever, as verbalized, “I do (have cough). And it's getting worsehad chills and sweats and it took forever to get to sleep”
History of Present Illness (HPI): Patient H is a 65 yrs old Caucasian, male who presents self in the outpatient ward with productive cough that was, according to the patient “getting worse”, accompanied by shortness of breath and fever with chills and sweats. He has difficulty bringing ...

Presenting complaint:

59 years old woman presented in the ER with complain of:

Breathlessness-1 month

History of presenting complaint:
According to the patient, she was in her usual state of health one month back when she experienced severe bouts of cough with sputum, white and non-foul smelling and difficulty in breathing. She had difficulty in climbing stairs. She experienced frequent episodes of wheezing. She has already been on albuterol inhaler for months and on and off antibiotic use. Her cough and difficulty in breathing has increased over the past one month despite these medications.

Past history:

She had several attacks of cough with sputum ...

The condition usually starts around 30years of age in men, but mainly surfaces with the associated symptoms around age of 50 years (Thomas & Haitham, 2003). It is a condition cannot be cured hence management usually focuses on reducing the associated symptoms. The type of management that is instituted is placed on how severe the associated symptoms are or how the complications has affected the patients’ health (Timothy & James, 2008). It is important to let the patient understand what the BPH is all about. It is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate.

The normal, healthy ...

Introduction

The present document presents case analysis of Melissa Hershey is analyzed. The mentioned conditions in the case depict the psychological condition of Melissa. It can be observed that the Melissa is undergoing stress, lack of concentration in her education and aggressive behavior. Moreover, she is going through trauma due to the death of her father that reoccurs depression and anxiety. However, Melissa is social and likes going out with her friends, but the past events in the family have greatly affected her patterns of interactivity, behaviors, responses and learning capabilities (Morriss, 2015). The information shared by her mother, teacher ...

Key information from the case study

Often, an anxiety disorder precedes an eating disorder, which might be Anita’s case. At this point, her eating-related behaviors are moderately problematic (distorted body-image, emotional eating, a sense of lack of control during eating). Nonetheless, if not appropriately addressed, there is high likelihood that these early signs will develop into a full-blown eating disorder (bulimia nervosa / anorexia nervosa).

Possibly co-occurring: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and (mild) Substance Use Disorder (DSM-5, APA, 2013).

Primary Diagnosis
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
There is a strong possibility that Anita suffers from GAD.
Individuals with GAD experience perpetual, chronic and most frequently unfounded worry. In some cases it disrupts work, studies, social activities. Physical symptoms include gastrointestinal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abstract

Prostate cancer is characterized by carcinoma of a gland in the male reproductive system and it typically develops in men over the age of 65. There is an assortment of treatment options in managing prostate cancer including: chemotherapy, hormone rehabilitation, surgical removal, brachytherapy, and external beam radiation therapy (Clinical Journal of Nursing). In external beam radiation therapy, it is essential for urologist to obtain consistency in the position of the prostate from the planning period before treatment to the initiation of radiotherapy to attain superior results. This study examines the efficiency of bladder filling and rectum emptying protocols and ...

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY

International Business Strategy
- The recent research in the coffee industry indicates growing trends in the consumption of the premium coffee in the developed and developing countries. This aspect is highly valuable for Espressamente’s (an Illy brand) strategic decision of increasing its international presence, because Illy is recognized as the best coffee in Italy, destined for the premium consumers (Alon and Lohwasser, 2012). Another reason that sustains Espressamente’s intention of pursuing an international expansion resides in the fact that despite the high competition existent in the coffee industry, the developed and developing countries possess a high potential ...

Proficient writing and reading skills are essential to success. Students who are not competent readers face the risk of experiencing academic, social, behavioral and even emotional difficulties. In every learning institution, there are students who experience difficulties in reading when compared to other students. However, having reading difficulties in the beginning does not signify that one is doomed forever. Students with reading difficulties can actually be helped to become successful both at the academic as well as at the social level. Teachers have the ability to change the trajectory for a student with reading difficulties and who is therefore, at a ...

Bunking classes, dating popular people and openly smoking and drinking are some of the attractive features of entering college which often makes it as one of the most exciting phases of life. However, the charm of entering into college is not a long lasting one merely because of the veiled responsibilities and adjustment issues which arise due to emerging adulthood. This is a period marked with mood swings, irritability, and depression along with other consequences of life stressors. Since people are quite often unprepared to face these challenges, it is highly essential to draw light on the number of issues associated ...

RTE 1503

Abstract:
Hypertensive pulmonary edema is a frightening disease that occurs occasionally with acute hypertension. This case study analyzes a middle aged woman and her visit to the hospital emergency department when she collapses and has difficulty breathing. It is shown by the x-ray technician that she is suffering from hypertensive pulmonary edema and after proper medical management she quickly gets better. It is important to distinguish this disease from cardiogenic pulmonary edema, which is chronic in nature and has a very different clinical picture.
A 47-year-old woman with a history of hypertension recovering from a recent bout of the flu suddenly fell ...

Question 1.

- Location of pain, intensity and duration of pain can be misleading. Various causes of acute abdomen include appendicitis cholecystitis, hernia and other gynecological causes may be difficult to distinguish and diagnose.
- Uncertainty of diagnosis and difficulty to identify abdominal pathology owing to the many organs within the abdominal viscera. An examiner will occasionally miss a diagnosis by mistaking the affected organ with an adjacent organ.
- Pregnancy – pregnant women are usually difficult to examine per abdomen owing to the physical and physiological changes e.g. enlarged uterus.
- Small children might be difficult to examine – they ...

Caner care and the complications of chemotherapy have always created concerns in the nursing profession. Arguments have been that these complications are preventable since evidence based research has discovered strategies to limit burns and other adverse effects of the treatment. The following pages of this document present a case study of a patient suffering from chemotherapy complication. A synthesis of evidence based research interventions that have been recommended as prophylactic measures will be advanced as an appropriate nursing care is designed for this patient.

Mr. John was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and agreed to surgery. Adjuvant Chemotherapy was prescribed after surgery ...

Observations about Christopher

For the five-year-old Christopher, his ability adequately matches the Early Stage 1, whose traits comply with Christopher’s descriptions, which include:
He recognizes that words on a page have a meaning and can be read aloud.
He spends time looking at a book.
He recognizes and interprets print in his environment.
He recognizes words during shared reading of literary and factual texts.
He participates in the shared and guided reading of visual and written texts.
He reads a variety of texts matched to instructional level (Reading Outcomes and Indicators)

The text that was used for Christopher’s ...

Introduction

NUCOR Corporation is an American-based steel company that was incorporated in 1955 (Thompson 330). By then, the company was referred to as the Nuclear Corporation of America, and the incorporation resulted from merger. This merger was prompted by the bankruptcy that the company had experienced in 1950. The Company has its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it was America’s second largest steel manufacturing firm by the year 2012. One of the company’s greatest reputations was the success in profitability by 2012. In 2012, NUCOR had a continuous profitability trend for decades (Thompson 330-331).
However, like any ...

Introduction

Pulmonary edema (PE) is characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the parenchyma and air spaces of the lungs. Most often PE is associated with respiratory failure and impaired gas exchange. Globally, PE is known to be characterized by two major factors, the first is associated with the injury of the lung parenchyma which is termed as non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. The second is associated with the failure of the left ventricle of the heart to release blood from the pulmonary circulation within the system and is termed as cardiogenic pulmonary edema (Glaus, Schellenberg , and Lang. 2010). The major cause ...

INTRODUCTION

Robert Feldman (2010) defines lifespan development as a study that analyzes different patterns of change and growth in behavior that happens throughout an individual’s entire life. Though multiple theories exist to explain lifespan development, all specialists agree that both environment and heredity contribute to human development. For our case study, we would focus more on the environmental aspect of both Tayib and Rachel. The environmental aspect basically describes the surrounding circumstances an individual grew up with. It is largely affected by the people around them and the accompanying cultural circumstance they are currently in.
Twenty-nine-year old Tayib is ...

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SCENARIO 1:

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
According to Shah et al. (2015), tonsillitis most commonly occurs either by viruses or bacterial infections. Few viruses that are involved in the etiopathogenesis of tonsillitis are Epstein Barr virus (EBV), herpes simples, measles, adenovirus and cytomegalovirus. It is noteworthy that tonsillitis, in children is most commonly caused by EBV. Similarly, the bacteria that most commonly cause tonsillitis are called as beta haemolytic streptococcus. This group specifically binds to the adhesin receptors located on the surface of the tonsillar tissue. Other rare causes of bacterial tonsillitis ...

Question 1

Speaking about ethical issues, one cannot say that this or that issue is more important or more problematic and should be addressed immediately. All ethical issues become problematic and important at the very moment they appear. However, out of given case studies I would like to speak about people, customer confidence and voicing your values issues not because I find them the most problematic out of all given, but because of the fact that, to my opinion, people face them more frequently than another issue due to everyday work and cooperation with other people and communication with customer and ...

Abstract

Homelessness has serious and often severe implications for families, but in particular for their children. The effects of homelessness for children can be devastating and long lasting. Even after a child is no longer homeless, he or she can still suffering lingering effects. This paper examines these negative effects of homelessness on children and considers possible methods for mitigating these effects. It also relates these to the specific situation into Durham, North Carolina by discussing the homeless statistics in the city. As this paper will point out, one of the most effective ways to address this issue is to ...

Whole Class Grade IV Literacy Lesson Plan

A Grade 4 school adviser, Kate Rollins, has been very keen on observing her class of 40 students in terms of academic achievement and physical development as part of the school curriculum. Kate’s students are children of well-off parents. Some of the students are well-behaved, while some are too naughty who likes bullying classmates. One of her students is Ruby Cruz, a typical quiet student who sometimes prefers to be alone and just watch his classmates play.
The teachers of Grade 4 students find Ruby very good in conduct as she is not a noisy and bully student. ...

Individualized learning helps students on practicing self-imposed learning strategies while giving teachers full control to the learning pace and better assessment of students. Individualized learning tackles the students’ ability to solve problems on their own and analyze their way towards the acquisition of new knowledge. The individualized learning may also pose some problems and concerns towards learning. Barrows and Tamblyn (2012) pointed out that self-imposed learning focuses too much on practicality, which often result in students’ non-inclusion of basic theories. They also pointed out that it may cause inefficiency because the length of time spent may play a factor on ...

Chronic Stress and the Brain: Response

Stress can occur in varying levels of severity and lengths of time and result in physiological responses that proportionate to the level and duration (Greenberg, Carr & Summers 2002). The functioning of the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are negatively affected by chronic stress in humans. The amygdala is the control center in the brain for emotions, emotional behavior and motivation (Wright). The hippocampus works closely with the amygdala; its primary functions are long term memories and declarative memory (Wright). The prefrontal cortex is responsible for goal oriented behaviors and executive functions such as short term memory, motor functions and ...

Initial post

First three things to do after a disaster; social psychological recovery
Disasters have psychological effects such as depression as well as anxiety that are the most common ranging from mild to a severe state. Anxiety normally includes the PTSD difficulty in concentrating, sleeping, experiencing chest pain, phobias, and dizziness as well as panic attacks. On the other hand, those suffering from depression experiences sadness, guilty feeling, sleeplessness, energy lack as well as feeling of hopeless and difficulty concentrating.
In that respect, there is a need for immediate support through psychological counseling, residential care for families, children, seniors as well as ...

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 ...

Asthma is a chronic airway disease that is difficult to manage because of numerous risk factors and complicated by poor self-management. This is a case study of acute severe asthma triggered by viral respiratory infection and exercise in an Aboriginal female with chronic asthma. The discussion will include the diagnostic tests, patient assessment, care and interventions, medications, and nursing care performed or should have been performed. The expected outcomes will also be described.

An arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis was performed showing respiratory acidosis and mild hypoxaemia. Above normal PaCO2 and below normal pH meant the lungs could not eliminate carbon ...

Analysis

The case study talks about Maryam Qureshi who is a very hard working lady.At the beginning, she has an outstanding performance report at her place of work. She arrives at work on time and does her duties efficiently and with a lot of determination.The management of the organisation was satisfied with her work until she started showing some change in behaviour. She reported late at her work place and also wasted a lot of time during lunch breaks.She frequently returned late from lunch breaks. Her supervisor, Haleema noticedthat Maryam had difficulty in completing her assigned tasks. She also faced a lot of difficulty ...

Child study Project

Barney Fernandez is seven years old. An attractive boy with dark, curly hair and a sharp nose, resembling his father. He is of average stature, just right for his age, and can be described as a little slim, compared to other children of his age. A close observation would reveal that the expression on his face is dull, listless, normally. There are sudden bursts of enthusiasm when there are prospects of doing what he likes. For example, playing out of doors. Swinging, sliding, jumping, dancing. Barney is not interested in painting, cutting, pasting or playing carom or cards. His preferences are ...

1) What blood test would you order and why? (1 point)
- Quantitative hCG blood test: measures serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels (US FDA, 2013)
- Above normal hCG values: determines if patient is having a normal pregnancy and the number of fetuses as well as gestational age, or if amenorrhea is due to hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, or ovarian cancer (Ratcliffe et al., 2008; US FDA, 2013)
- Below normal hCG values: indicates ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, incomplete abortion, or threatened spontaneous abortion (US FDA, 2013)
2). What is her estimated date of confinement (EDC) ...

Based on the level of interaction between the nurse and the patient from the time the patient woke up to the time he fell on the floor I can confidently say that the nurse was fully aware of the patient’s level of alertness. She was fully aware of the extent to which the patient was aware of himself and aware of his surrounding environment. The interactions between the nurse and the patient during the time duration in which the patient had breakfast was sufficient for the nurse to make a full assessment on the level of awareness and alertness ...

Scenario of Paediatric Care within a Hospital Setting

INTRODUCTION
Every day, children becomes ill or get involved in various types of accidents that require medical attention. Whether these children are taken to a paediatrician, specialist, clinic or a hospital setting, a nurse will tend to them. Therefore, a paediatric nurse plays a crucial role which is as imperative as that of a doctor. Paediatric nurses are known to provide essential information in regard to treatment, prevention of future illnesses and injuries in children, and helping the child and the family as well all through the illness or injury. In this paper, I will develop a scenario of paediatric care within a hospital setting for a ...

Part 1.

The pathophysiological template of an ischemic stroke involving the dominant left hemisphere of the brain is usually caused by the arterial occlusion resulting from a thrombus that embolized from a more proximal anatomical structure in the body that is closer to the brain, such as the heart and lungs and arterial plaques. The thrombus may cause a significant occlusion to the major intracranial arteries like the middle cerebral artery which carries the blood flow to the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. A left middle cerebral artery stroke will manifest a right hemiplegia and hemiparesis with the upper extremities more significantly affected than the ...

- What are some of the general challenges of starting a new business in another country? What specific challenges did Copy General face in Eastern and Central Europe?
There are general challenges of starting a new business in another country. One of these is learning to adapt to the local culture and business practices in that country. Another major obstacle is the difficulty in communicating with the people in the country because of the language barrier. Furthermore, one has to be aware of the social and political practices of the country. For Copy General, a specific challenge which it faced is ...

Early Childhood Development for a Mentally Retarded Child

Early childhood development is a common stage in human life, which defers in individuals child pace brought about by his/her interaction with the environment. Several factors influence children emotional, cognitive and physical changes some posing challenges to children development. In order to gain insight into children’s behavioral, thinking and strategies a step by step careful observation of the changes are considered for investigation bearing in mind the ages and sex of the children (Swift, 2005).
Considering a 4-year-old child (still in early childhood), being is introduced to Brooklyn Flatbush day care with the conditions that he is mentally challenged.

Observations and explanation

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Executive summary 1

Question 1: Environmental analysis of Severstal Company 2
Question 2: Severstal’s corporate and competitive strategies evaluation 3
Question 3: strategic recommendations for Severstal 4

References 5

Executive summary
Steel is one of the most widely used materials in infrastructure development. This is due to the quality of its products and the fact that it is relatively cheaper than other materials that would be used to make the same products. However, the steel industry has had its fair share of tribulations especially during the 2008 economic crisis that fell many giants in the business. The industry experienced operations ...

Public Health is defined as the art and science of preventing diseases which leads to the prolongation of life and also the promotion of health by the hard work of the society. Efficiency in the Public Health can be achieved by well timed, reliable and precise information which can be used to study the health pattern in the different populations. India has been experiencing a very high burden of the infectious diseases in the world accelerated by factors such as large population, poor sanitation, high poverty levels, and problems related with the access to preventive services and health care.
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40 questions answered from two different books.

Health Care Ethics Principles and Problems (Medical Ethics)

Chapter 1
Briefly describe the differences among ethics, professional ethics and health care ethics.
Ethics is concerned with the way people ought to live their lives. It must not be confused with religion even though they may tend to advocate the same values. However, ethics are distinct interrelations among human which can be considered acceptable or unacceptable.
Professional ethics embody regulations pertaining to how persons function within a discipline. It specifies right and wrong actions based on morality. It does encompass principles of being, but the authors of this text ...

Grant Wiggins, the author of the article "A Diploma Worth Having" expressed his points of view regarding highs chool education. According to his article, high school diploma should be abolished for the reason that diploma does not help high school students to be prepared for the adult life. In addition, Wiggins quoted "There's only one valid measure of the high school curriculum: How well does it prepare students for their adult lives?" (Wiggins, 2011, p. 28). This means that rather than setting which standard to follow in order to better prepare the students for their future is to set ...

Saudi Arabia and Australia:

A Linguistic Approach

Male and Female Workplace Interactions in Saudi Arabia and Australia: A Linguistic Approach

When a person talks about language, it is generally referred to as a mode of communication between people. However, different cultures and countries have languages that are vastly different from each other. If these societies spoke only their own local languages, communication would have become very difficult as people, even from different states from within a country in some cases, simply would not understand each other. This is where having a common language becomes a convenient mode of understanding, conserving individual social identity while promoting stronger social bonds ...

ERP: case study evaluation

This paper seeks to develop a summary and comparison of ERP business systems for companies in both the private and public sector. To begin with, the paper looks at the business system for the US Department of Defense. Since 2008, the DOD has invested in an enterprise resource planning system to improve on its day to day operations. The ERP system of the Navy follows a process effective for identifying the documentation requirements of the organization . It specifically emphasizes on management of requirements because this is presents an important blueprint for program managers and system developers to implement, test, develop and ...

Carolyn Davis is a 42 year old female who presents with cold intolerance and weight gain. She is also suffering from insomnia. Physical examination and investigations reveal a derangement in the thyroid hormonal levels. She has goiter and medical treatment has failed. She had surgery to remove the goiter and a subtotal thyroidectomy was performed.
The removal of the goiter [thyroidectomy] may lead to hypocalcaemia secondary to hypothyroidism. This would lead to symptoms which include numbness and tingling sensation in the digits or perioral area. There can also be carpopedal spasm. Severe symptoms include tetany, seizures, mental status changes or even ...