Urinary System Case Studies Samples For Students

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 ...

A 36-year-old woman is married and has two adopted children. She is diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), and she will soon have to go on dialysis or consent to a renal transplant.
1. What additional data should the nurse collect to help the patient make the best decision for herself?
The nurse would need to collect previous health records of the patient. Gathering information on the cause of kidney failure and the medications used would help the nurse analyze the health issue in a precise manner. Gathering information on the patient’s psychological health and family would help ...

- Drowsy with warm, turgor and dry skin and mucous membrane: The skin also has to be checked in order to detect the presence of sweat as well as the degree of elasticity. With dehydration, the skin loses water and becomes less elastic.
- High pulse rate: A person admitting dehydration has an increased pulse rate and the blood pressure drops due to fluid depletion.
- Abnormality in degrees of electrolytes: The admitting chemistries indicate abnormality in the electrolytes such as sodium, potassium and chloride. The blood tests are also carried out in order to assess the ...

Arguably, based on the scenario provided herein, it is evident that several factors can be attributed to the development of urinary calculi. To begin with, there is a high possibility that being sedentary and engaging in long hours of standing while working could have contributed to the development of kidney stones in that, long standing hours fosters the formation of the stone (Dua, 2000). Age is also a possible contributing factor, in essence, though kidney stones may affect anyone, it is normally common among people above the age of 40 (Rodman, et. al, 2010). Other factors that foster the development kidney ...

Oncologist

An oncologist is a physician who uses ionizing radiation or other methods in the treatment of cancer. They help in the diagnosis, staging of cancer and grading the nature of cancer. The three specialties in the treatment of cancer are the radiation, medical and surgical oncology specialties and all are used in the treatment of cancer. The Royal College of Physicians is responsible for certifying candidates eligible for certification in oncology and this ensures that qualified individuals offer services in the most appropriate way possible. To become a medical oncologist one has to pass the medical oncology certification examination. Medical oncology ...

Abstract

This paper focuses on a case study involving a patient with heart disorder. The paper answers nine questions based on the case study. The case study helps provide insight into symptoms management heart diseases.

Question 1

Both health and nutritional status of PF are poor. To start with, he has a medical history of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema presents with among other signs and symptoms, shortness of breath and course breath sounds. Given that PF has been complaining of shortness of breath, it follows that he might be experiencing yet another episode of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema can also be suspected given that heart ...

Q. 1 Assess Mrs Daps’ medication chart. Discuss three (3) significant risks involved with Mrs Dap’ home and/or inpatient use of medicines.

Based on Mrs Dap’s medication chart, it shows that the patient is being administered with regular, variable dose and PRN medications. The patient requires several medications that are specific to her condition. However, the number of medications scheduled for Mrs Dap could potentially cause a medication interaction, even though each targets specific condition. For example, the patient is being administered with 10mg of Felodipine daily, which is a CCB type of medication. However, calcium channel blockers tend to ...

J.K has acute kidney failure with Rhabdomyolysis. Acute kidney failure happens when the kidneys are suddenly not able to sift waste products from the blood. This results to accumulation of waste and affects the chemical balance of the blood. Rhabdomylosis is caused by skeletal muscles injury (Grau, Poch, &Bosch, 2009). The injury of the skeletal muscles results to the production of different intracellular muscle ingredients. In this case, J.K had an acute renal failure with Rhabdomyolysis because of cocaine and heroin use. Cocaine and heroin cause damage to myocyte. Damage to the myocyte leads to an entry of sodium ...

Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders that is clarified by hyperglycemia. There are many forms of this disease and the reason for hyperglycemia may be either reduced insulin secretion, decreased glucose utilization by the tissues, and increased glucose production. Diabetes causes many secondary physiological changes in the body leading to diverse affects on different organ systems; as well as being a burden to the patient and the healthcare system as a whole. Diabetes Mellitus is the leading cause of end stage renal disease as well as the leading cause of non-traumatic limb amputation and adult blindness. In the future it ...

Introduction

The body is made up of various organ systems which perform various functions. One of this is the urinary system which is responsible for excretion of various metabolic wastes. An important organ in the urinary system is the kidney. In the kidney, blood undergoes ultra filtration; nutrients such as glucose are reabsorbed back while waste products such as urea and excess water form urine which is excreted. The kidney maintains electrolyte and water balance in the body. During sustained physical activity, the body looses a lot of water through sweating. This disrupts the electrolyte balance in the body and leads ...

The Digestive Tract

Part I: Parts of the Digestive Tract/System
Part II
Section A
The Mouth
The digestive tract starts at the mouth. This is the first step of digestion. When one takes the first bite, food begins the digestion process through chewing. Chewing breaks down the food into more soluble pieces. This also increases the surface area for which the digestive enzymes can work on the food in the latter stages of the digestion process.

Oesophagus

The oesophagus is located in the throat near the windpipe (trachea). This is the second stage of the digestion process. This part ...

- Sodium imbalance
The normal range for serum sodium levels in adults and older children is 137 to 145 millimoles per litre. A person with more than 145 millimoles of sodium per litre is said to have hypernatremia. A person with less than 137 millimoles per liter is said to have hyponatremia.
George’s sodium imbalance could be as a result of lung carcinoma which he suffers from. Lung carcinoma is known to cause syndrome of inappropriate anti diuretic hormone. This syndrome results in the abnormal secretion of anti-diuretic hormone. The increase in the levels of anti-diuretic hormone ...

The numerous small round objects found in the urine sample could be glucose and ketones. In urine, no or little glucose is found. However, in conditions of kidney damage and uncontrolled diabetes, glucose is evidenced in urine. Ketones develop in urine in cases where there is incomplete breakdown of fats. Ketones may also develop in cases where vomiting or diarrhea causes starvation. These small round objects may also be crystals from components such as calcium oxalate.

If the laboratory technician is not able to identify these small objects, the technician may suggest that the patient is suffering from diabetes ...

Chapter 12: How must Christian distribute lands to the landless?

The case study on Chapter 12 focuses on a landed family whose father, Dom Pedro, has just died. Raoul, the first born, needs to settle some matters with regards to their tracks of land. He asked Bishop Silva for a good advice. The priest’s opinions happen to stir the good man in him and lives since the funeral of Dom Pedro might be an opportune time for the rebels to kill them. The Rural Democratic Union (UDR) is a local organization which opposes land reform in Brazil (Wolfe & Gudorf 260). His sister Martha does not want their family to share lands ...

The diagnosis is Chronic Renal failure because of the duration of the illness. It would have been acute renal failure if the duration was less than 48 hours, but George has been having Polyuria for 2 weeks prior to presentation.
The Polyuria is as a result of the inability of George's Kidneys to concentrate urine. Also, he has been losing weight because of the loss of appetite. And the fatigue he is experiencing is as a result of the anemia he has.
The blood results show anemia with a RBC count of 3.8 million cells/mcL. Also the Hemoglobin concentration is ...

Stone Formation in the Kidney/ Role of Citrate in the Kidneys

Kidney stones are calcified or solidified molecules taking place in the upper urinary tract and the kidney. Kidney stones are usually composed of calcium as oxalate, phosphate, or carbonate. Stone formation in the kidney happens when the amount of mineral salts in the urine becomes saturated, during which the mineral will automatically crystallize (Rao et al., 2011). Stone formation is further facilitated by increasing amount of calcium in urine and dehydration. High levels of calcium in urine can indicate kidney disorder, prolonged incapacitation, hyperthyroidism or overactive thyroid, excessive intake of milk or aluminum and vitamin D. Stone formation in ...

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 ...

Acute Kidney injury is also recognized as an acute renal failure that is defined as an abrupt reduction in kidney function that develops for several hours in a day (Waugh, 1959). The cause of the acute renal failure is divided into three categories: Prerenal, Intrarenal and post-renal.
Prerenal Acute Renal Failure it occurs after there is an unexpected decrease in blood flow to the kidney that causes a loss of kidney function (Seibert et al., 2016). In other words, it is a condition that causes reduction of normal flow of blood through the kidney. The following are the examples ...

Health abnormlities of several kind require a thorough assessment in terms of management. With the technical advancements, medical field had evolved to simplify the complex assesssment tasks. For instance, medical imaging has come up to make feasible the analyis of body parts through the production of images. There is a need to know much about this particualr area. In such context, the present description deals with a topic Magentic Resonance Angiography (MRA) of the remal artery with a special emphasis on the 3D gradient echo sequencing in MRI.
Briefly, magnetic resoannce angiography constitutes a kind of MRI (magnetic resonance ...

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Pathophysdiology

The following paper is interested in the effects of hyperglycemia on geriatric diabetics patients with chronic kidney disease, In doing so, it reflects three distinct disease entities. They are hyperglycemia, which serves as the dominant variable; geriatric diabetes and chronic kidney failure. Consequently, the pathophysiology of these three entities will be addressed separately.

Hyperglycemia

When hyperglycemia occurs, it represents a medical emergency. However, the extent to which blood sugar is elevated can be directly related to underlying disease conditions. These may include kidney failure, infections and systemic disease. While disease processes may be obvious, this ...

I. General pathology information

A. Other Names

1. Urinary tract infection
2. Inflammatory disease of the kidney

B. Causes

1. Vesicoureteral reflux
2. Altered bladder function
3. Congenital urinary tract anomalies
4. Renal calculi
C. Incidence rates
1. In females, annual rates for outpatient treatment are 12-13 cases per 10,000.
2. In females, annual rates for inpatient treatments are 3-4 cases per 10,000.
3. Among males, outpatient annual rates are 2-3 cases per 10,000.
4. Among males, inpatient annual rates are 1-2 cases per 10,000.
5. Incidences are highest among young women, followed by infants and the
elderly.
D. Signs ...

Meal Planning for Type II Diabetes Mellitus

As the Diabetes Education Centre dietitian, you must provide SG with dietary guidance.
- Based on the information presented develop a nutrition diagnosis for SG. Write this as a PES statement.
- Patient’s uncontrolled glucose and hyperglycemia is related to type 2 diabetes as evidenced by high fat and carbohydrates intake and abnormal laboratory results of Hb-A1C.
- At the risk of cardiovascular and hypertension related to excessive consumption of saturated fat and trans-fatty acid food and pre-packaged products as evidenced by high lipid profile including high total cholesterol, LDL-C and triglyceride level in laboratory results and ...

A nurse in a nursing home care facility observed that there is an increasing incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among its elderly residents. Most of those who got infected happened to be using catheters. Thinking that the UTI may be caused by catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), the nurse looked up the Internet to see if there are ways to minimize the incidence of CAUTI among the residents. The nurse discovered that CAUTI is one of the types of infections in long-term health care facilities that are most common (Nicolle, 2014; Matthews & Lancaster, 2011).
Fortunately, the nurse saw ...

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 ...

Jane Doe

Questions:
Describe how burn wounds are classified. Identify and describe Mr. Angelo’s burn injuries.
Burn wounds are classified using four degrees that are based on the severity of how many layers of the dermis have been damaged; the higher the degree of burn classification, the more severe the burn injury and damage done to the patients skin and body. In the case of Mr. Angelo’s burn injuries, he sustains both 2nd and 1st degree burns covering approximately 40 percent of his body.

Explain the “rule of nines” used in assessment of burn injury.

When assessing burn injuries, the “rule of nines” is a formula to assess how much ...

Meadowbank TAFE

HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information
HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions
PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
–ASTHMA–
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 ...

Presentation: 52 year old male presents with complaint of wet cough and intermittent fevers for one week. Symptoms have progressively worsened with onset of back pain over the last two days.
Previous Medical History: No health insurance and has not seen provider for five years. History of Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Diabetes Mellitus-2 controlled with diet.

Allergies: Penicillin and Erthyromycin
History of Present Illness: Onset/duration: one week. Pattern: cough worse at night. Associated Symptoms: fever and back pain worsens with coughing. Relieving factors: sitting up and drinking fluids. Aggravating factors: smoking and lying down. Effect ...

Liver is the largest ‘gland’ of the digestive system. It is located right under the dome of the diaphragm, coated by the capsule. It is distinguished the liver’s convex upper surface adjacent to the diaphragm, and a lower, downwardly facing and in contact with the back and abdominal organs. On the part of the upper surface of the liver it can be seen its right and left lobes, the boundary of which is the crescent liver ligament. To the lower surface of the right lobe there is a gallbladder, close to the deep groove of the liver there ...

Application of Neural Networks in Medicine

Artificial Neural Networks are extremely parallel, distributed processing systems that using new computational technology founded on the analogy of human information processing system. Artificial neural networks exhibit the propensity to save previous knowledge and after learning it make it available for use for future computations. Artificial Neural Networks have been defined as extraordinarily connected network of simple processing elements known as neurons. ANN has been applied in a number of fields including pattern recognition, classification, function approximation and testing (G. Schaefer).Predicting drug-target interactions using restricted Boltzmann machines
In silico prediction of drug target interaction is an important study ...

Myelomeningocele is a very severe form of spina bifida among fetus. It is a condition where the spinal cord fails, making it a very delicate procedure during surgery of a fetus. This is in the sense that it can impact the nervous system, kidneys, bladder, muscles and bones. The only safe and recommended way of treating myelomeningocele is carrying out a surgery on the fetus after birth (Mitchell, et. al., 2004). During delivery of the fetus, the safest and recommended way of carrying out a cesarean section delivery on a pregnant woman is through open fetal surgery, that involves ...

LEGENDS:

Smoker
Heart Disease
Underlying Pathophysiology
The participant is a 20 year old Caucasian male. His family history shows that his maternal grandfather and father have been diagnosed with hypertension, while his paternal grandfather had died of a heart disease. Porth had indicated that the risk factors for hypertension include one's health condition, family history, and lifestyle. A family history that shows relatives with hypertension does not guarantee that one may acquire the disease. However, a family history riddles with hypertension makes one more at risk than other individuals. Increasing age, a part of an individual’s health condition, may ...

PHYSICAL EXAM:

You will be expected to write up your response as follows:
List of Differential Diagnoses [rank ordered]
A. Congestive Heart Failure
B. Angina
C. Hypercholesterolemia
D. Myocardial Infarction

E. Diabetes Mellitus

F. with Grade II diastolic heart failure.

G. Hypertriglyceridemia

H. GERD
I.

J. Hypertension

Leading hypothesis : Congestive Heart Failure
Active Alternative hypotheses
Must not miss diagnoses [critical rule outs]
Congestive Heart Failure
Angina
Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypercholesterolemia
Most common diagnoses [reasonable alternatives]
GERD
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Presumptive Diagnosis [assumption]
Congestive Heart Failure

Treatment Plan

Non-pharmacologic / lifestyle interventions (provide rationale)
• Modify Diet.
- Advance to a low-sodium, low-cholesterol, low-fat, solid diet as tolerated R: to minimize metabolic demands ...

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Care plan for a GU clinical Case

Patient Initials: ABC Age: 60 Sex: Male
Subjective Data:
HPI:
Decreased urinary flow, symptoms exist for last two years
Symptoms got worse in last two days
Patient has been suffering from increased nocturia from last two weeks
Slight terminal dysuria with weak strength of urinary flow
Significant difficulty in starting urine flow that impacts his routine actions
Passes urine four to five times during night
No symptoms of any radiating pain
Symptoms are turning severe
Patient feels mild fever yesterday
Severity of urinary obstruction led him to ...

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.
...

Introduction

With the current technology, there are many ways to save lives. However, the methods have brought controversies on how right or wrong the application of the methods is. In the medical field, lives have to be saved daily while other lives are lost daily. Some actions are taken to help save lives while others are to fasten the death of the dying patients. There are several factors that must be considered before applying the methods and consultations have to be made with different sources.

With the current technology, it has been possible to perform organ transplants. Body parts 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) ...

Every profession has its own ethical considerations, but the area of social work has some of the most heart-wrenching ethical stories, because when practitioners act unethically, either through neglect or through malice, the effects are so tragic. In this case study, the patient was a 52-year-old single man (never married). Because he had multiple handicaps, he had a social worker serving as his legal guardian. He did have two relatives in the area – two sisters. Both of them took care of their brother as much as they could, but they also had full-time jobs of their own to hold down. Over ...

The case is based on acute right quadrant abdominal pain of Mrs. DC who comes to the emergency department. She states that the pain occurred after dinner and has steadily increased. She complains that the pain has increased substantially which has moved towards her back. She also reports to feel bloated and gassy (Yarmish, et al. 2014).
The cause of upper right quadrant pain can be due to varied reasons which is based on the general conditions, age, and sex of the patient (Mazzei, et al. 2013). The medical history and physical examination of the patient would help in ...

Drug metabolism is the enzymatic break down of drugs-a process that takes place in the liver. While drug metabolism can take place at the cellular level, the liver is the major site for this process due to its size-translating to a big supply of enzymes. Drug metabolism is classified as one of the liver’s processes to detoxify the body or get rid of foreign compounds (Law et al., 2014). When the drug reaches the target site and finished working, the remaining amounts may accumulate in the body to levels that may be poisonous or toxic. Drug components are ...

Mary’s father is not a patient. However, he is compatible with Mary and is therefore expected to donate a kidney. A patient refers to an individual who is either receiving or registered to receive medical treatment in a healthcare institution. Confidentiality agreement applies to the patients only. Therefore, confidentiality agreement does not apply to Mary’s father in this case. Moreover, the father’s decision to keep the secret from his family instead of volunteering to save his daughter is ethically unjustifiable. Further, it sounds as if the father is absconding his duty to care. It is the ...

Haley is a 5-month old Caucasian female of Dr. Smith who is a direct admit from her pediatrician’s office for dehydration. Upon admission, her parents reported that her oral intake has decreased over the past few days. Haley’s medical history includes an uneventful pregnancy. She was born at 38 weeks with no complications. Health care providers should ask Haley’s parents how many wet diapers she has produced since they noticed her becoming ill, how Haley’s activity level has been, and if they have noticed any struggle breathing. It should also be assessed if Haley has ...

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 ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 60 years old Sex: Male
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient has already been experiencing similar symptoms for the past two years. Similar symptoms of decrease in urinary flow, however, of a much lesser degree of severity.

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

Patient has been previously diagnosed with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Client was also hospitalized five years ago for assumed angina but was overruled after. Patient is under maintenance medication of two drugs, specifically Cardizem 240mg and Zocor 20mg both taken once daily. Patient denies any medication allergy.
Significant Family History: Patient has ...

The field of healthcare requires extensive attention from administrators especially when it comes to serving the needs of the public, the patients to whom the said industry owes service. Relatively, when such conditions of operation are not met, it could be expected that the turnout of results would not be as positive as hoped to be. In consideration to this matter, Kotter’s directive culture of change dedicated to innovation and employee development is to be used in the process of determining the resolutions needed for this particular discussion and analysis. The primary references would be dependent on Kotter’ ...

This case study entitled “Airborne Infection Control Case Study: Bay Oaks” (n.d.) describes a rare success story in the fight against Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) or “superbugs” as they are sometimes called. This Miami assisted-living facility has virtually eliminated HAIs, using a system called Novaerus HAI Eradication Technology that filters and processes all the air within the building, including all common areas and the rooms occupied by the home’s residents. A typical resident in Bay Oaks is 84 years old and female, and the oldest resident is 102. A spokesperson noted that if a resident becomes ill and needs hospitalizing, they ...

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, ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive report on a case study conducted on an individual who is displaying symptoms of hypertension. The paper explicitly explores as a chronic disease and some of the aspects that will be touched on include its epidemiology, Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, drug analysis and follow up care.
Hypertension, also commonly referred to as high blood pressure is a body condition in which blood vessels, specifically the arteries high and persistent pressure. This high pressure makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to all the other parts of the body. Hypertension ...

Abstract

In this essay, a description of a non-pathogenic and of a pathogenic microorganism is made. As microbiology aims the study of the microscopic organism that inhabit the ecosystems, the understanding of what are the species present in the biosphere, what are the condition in which they live, what are their metabolic processes and products, and of how can these influence, positively and/or negatively other living forms, including humans, it is essential to study them to know how their caused illnesses be prevented, treated and, furthermore, how can possibly help the health welfare. As examples, the Lactobacillus casei and Clostridium botulinum species of ...

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 ...

Introduction

Bronchiolitis is an infection in the lower tract of the respiratory system common amongst children. “The major cause of the infection is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) accounting for over 90% of infections in Australian children and infants” (Lenney 2009, p. 36). Globally, it is a leading cause of infant hospitalization being associated with increasing morbidity rates and costs in recent decades. For instance, it was reported that 21% of infants in North America developed the disease in the first year of their life, with an annual cost of $390 million annually (Checchia 2008). In the UK, the infant death rate ...

Diseases and disorders occur due to many reasons such as bacterial or viral infections, can genetically be inherited or they can be linked to nutritional deficiencies. One such disease linked with nutritional deprivation is termed as Rickets or Osteomalacia. It is an illness which has been around for many centuries and mainly affects children. However, the prevention of rickets has been made possible with research and discovering the factors which can help improve bodily health. Yet, the disease is a commonly recurring one in developing countries where infants and young children are exposed to a nutritional deficiency of Vitamin ...

Introduction

Osteoarthritis of the knee also known as the degenerative arthritis is a major and growing problem for the elder population all over the globe. Approximately, 27 million individuals have been reported to suffer from osteoarthritis by the Arthritis Foundation in United States (US). Women have been more commonly reported to suffer from osteoarthritis as compared to men. The prevalence of developing arthritis has been found to increase after the age of 45 . Although, mostly elderly population are most affected yet there are few evidences of young people suffering from it. Osteoarthritis is also commonly defined as wear- and- tear ...

M.K is a female, 45 years old with 5.5” height and 225 lbs. weight and has a history of smoking for 22 years and poor diet. The history of Type II diabetes mellitus and primary hypertension is also observed with the recent diagnosis of chronic bronchitis. She has been observed with chronic cough with sputum, light headedness, excessive peripheral edema, distended neck veins and increased urination during the night. She has been using the medications comprising of Lotensin and Lasix to treat hypertension and Glucophage for diabetes mellitus.

Vitals and Lab Results

The patient is observed chronic cough with sputum and the cough ...

Crohn’s Disease is a chronic condition grouped under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) which causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract especially at the beginning of the colon and the end of the ileum. It can also affect the entire thickness of the bowel wall. This disease is usually manifested in symptoms such as: persistent diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, urgent need to move bowels, altered taste sensation, loss of appetite, sweating at nightime, fever, loss of appetite, sensation of incomplete evacuation of stool, constipation and in women, loss of normal menses (Greenstein p.400).
Apart from medication, the disease is also treated ...

Naso-duodenal tube feeding is recommended for hospitalized patients. This means that Sharyn does not need the assessment of the caretakers and the important home details. However, like any other patient, Sharyn needs to be psychologically prepared to the feeding method. Therefore, there will be need to establish an understanding between the hospital caregivers and Sharyn. This will include explaining to the patient everything concerning the procedure including the indication and contraindication. Hospitals will often provide the outlined procedure for the administration of the feeding method and this should be followed to the latter. According to the hospital procedure and ...

1. There are four essential components of a physical exam: inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. These parts of the physical exam should take place regardless of what organ system are being evaluated. Inspection involves looking at the patient and diagnosing any non-normal physical findings. A good example of this is bruising seen on the abdomen during an abdominal exam. The next part of the examination is palpation. Here the physician will feel for any abnormal findings, such as masses or abscesses. Following palpation is percussion. During this step, the physician uses their hands to produce a sound and can ...

Abstract

The essay looks at the social problem of racism in society. Racial and ethnic minorities are seen a poorer quality of health care as compared to the White non-minorities. Although the sources of these disparities are complex, they are rooted in historic inequities. Racism in health care industry involves many participants and at different levels, such as the healthcare systems, healthcare professionals, and the patients. Stereotyping, biases and uncertainty contribute to disparities in the treatments provided. Minorities experience a range of barriers when accessing health care. The purpose of the essay is to study the social problem and what ...

The aging process occurs during a person’s lifespan. Nobody can escape this process and it happens to everyone. Aging is associated with maturation, growth, and discovery (Cohen et al., 2015). Many abilities of human beings peak before the age of 30, but there are other abilities that continue to grow and develop throughout the life of a person. Most people who are over the age of 65 are healthy, fully independent, and happy while others start experiencing signs of deterioration. These changes are normal and not harmful. The hair thins and start turning gray and skins thins and ...

Patient information

The patient under review is a 42 year old female Indian who is admitted into the emergency room presenting with acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Prior patient diagnosis reveals the patient had suffered from dental abscess and also a fractured tooth, which was subsequently treated with antibiotics. However, a tooth extraction procedure was carried out for the extraction of the tooth. Ensuing dental ache was treated with drugs purchased over the counter (OTC) including ibuprofen and acetaminophen before the medical prescription of Vicoprofen. The patient complains of nausea and headache in addition to vomiting copious amounts of a dark brown liquid ...

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Diagnosis on the basis of Vitals

The case study selected for this assignment is case number 3.
QUESTION 1:
The three possible differential diagnosis for this case are:
Essential hypertension
Thyrotoxicosis
Post exercise state
QUESTION 2:
The most likely diagnosis for this patient is hypertension. According to Bickley, Szilagyi and Bates (2009), normal pulse rate for healthy young adult is 60-100. This patient has a pulse rate corresponding to upper normal limit. According to Madhur et al. (2014), a blood pressure of 150/120 mmHg, as in this case, is classified as ...