Inheritance Case Studies Samples For Students

Question 1: Explain the pathophysiologic defect of Cystic Fibrosis.

A mutation of a single gene, on chromosome 7, leads to the disease, cystic fibrosis. The gene is responsible for encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. The normal CFTR is a regulator of chloride channels, which can lead to the regulation of chloride and sodium channels on the surface of the cell. The most common mutation leading to an abnormal CFTR is a mutation is delta F508. The disease can have different phenotypic manifestations depending on the extent of the mutation. The differences in chloride transduction leads to abnormal secretions in various organs, such as the lungs leading to ...

How I would evaluate the situation if I were a part of the ethics board

If I were a part of the ethics counsel, I would analyze this case based on autonomy and beneficence. Autonomy holds that a physician should respect the rights of the patient and present all treatment options so that the patient can make an informed decision (Brody and Colloca, 2013). In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Harrelson, the inheritance of two FGFR3 genes would lead to adverse impacts such as stillbirth while inheritance of one gene would result in dwarfism (Veatch, Haddad, and English, 2010). However, there is a chance that one child in four will not inherit the ...

The concepts of databases have been devised with an effort of serving several clients (users) by a centralized system (database). Here, data is stored in a computer system that can be retrieved and modified in any manner the user sees fit. Thus the collection of the data, files, records and the application used to retrieve and modify such data is referred to as a databases management system. There several types of databases management systems due to the different methods that are used to manage the data. These different management systems are all defined by the manner in which the data is described ...

The patient has presented with brain trauma but not brain death. They are unresponsive. Half of the family insists they would not want to live this way and should be taken off of life support while the other half insists that that is inhumane and some family members stand to gain a large inheritance if the patient is deceased.

Ethical Issues

The patient is considered brain dead; parts of the brain responsible for higher thinking are no longer functioning. According to Elizabeth Price-Foley’s article “Blurred Lines: Redefining Life and Death”, published in Brain: A Journal of Neurology, when an individual’s ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center ...

Psychology Case Study

According to Sigmund Freud, the conscious mind includes all the things that are within the awareness of the individual while the unconscious mind includes all thoughts, urges, memories and feelings that are outside the conscious awareness of the individual. Most of the content of the unconscious mind are feelings and emotions that are unpleasant or unacceptable to the individual. They include such feelings as conflict, anxiety or pain. Moreover, the unconscious exerts a significant influence on the daily experiences and behaviors of the individual even though the individual is not aware of the presence of such influences. (Cherry, 2013). According ...

Executive Summary

This case study focuses on identifying fraudulent issues taking place in the given four situation of Forensic Accounting. It identifies the issue on hand for every situation and goes further to discuss the in details the presence of elements such as coercion, collusion, and concealment. Nevertheless, the paper utilizes the fraud triangle to explain how the fraudulent acts are committed. The conclusion for each situation discusses the possible ways of addressing the issues being identified.

Introduction

Fraud have been on rise in forensic Accounting creating path for more investigations in order to identify ways in which these frauds arise and ...

Stage 1: Facts related to the problem situation.

Four people come together on a new venture; they happen to be family members.

They are engage in selling olive oil as a family business for years and now wish to expand.

Initial enthusiasm and zest for “Tapenade” gives away to frustrations and strained relations.

Each member starts off with a given specific role: Barb investigates on other farms engaged in a similar activity, Barry researches on new machinery requirements, Christine a business plan, and Carl on a marketing plan for the new venture.
Conflict between Carl and Christine on ownership of the business and lack of clarity of their future roles. Both are ...