NCM501203 A case study Angelet Acot Name of patient Submitted to: Mrs. Arlyn Celestial‚ RN Name of faculty As partial requirement for NCM501203 Submitted by: CORONA‚ Rocky III AMENE‚ Nashon Neil LAPENA‚ Katrin Lou GALINADA‚ Kersy Wilcon BAZAR‚ Normina ROJAS‚ Policronio III VELASCO‚ Dennard CEQUIRINA‚ Reynaldo BERBIGAL‚ Czyzl NOVAL‚ Keecee Amor OLAPE‚ Myeh Table of contents PAGE 1 Introduction 3 2 Client’s Profile 4 3 Physiology
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You are working in the internal medicine clinic of a large teaching hospital. Today your first patient is 70-year-old J.M‚ a man who has been coming to the clinic for several years for management of CAD and HTN. A cardiac catheterization done a year ago showed 50% stenosis of the circumflex coronary artery. He has had episodes of dizziness for the past 6 months and orthostatic hypotension‚ shoulder discomfort‚ and decreased exercise tolerance for the past 2 months. On his last clinic visit 3 weeks
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Alzheimer’s Disease Case Study Kathleen Voves HCS/245 February 1st‚ 2014 Sheela Alvarado Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia‚ a neurologic disease characterized by loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living‚ lasting at least six months (Deirdre‚ Blanchfield‚ & Longe‚ 2006). At first Alzheimer’s disease will destroy neurons in parts of the brain that control memory. As these neurons stop functioning‚ the short-term memory will
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Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with an unpredictable course. The peak age of the onset of CD is in second to fourth decades of life‚ and its course follows a pattern of periodic recurrences and exacerbations1. CD predominantly affects the small bowel (in up to 80% of cases) and colon‚ but any part of the gastrointestinal tract may be involved‚ and more than one site may be affected. This disease is characterized by erosions
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Microbiology case study Spring 2009 Case Study On July 14th‚ a 26 year-old man developed severe nausea and bloody emesis. At a local hospital emergency room‚ he was treated with IV fluids and antiemetic medication and admitted for further observation. That evening he became disoriented‚ combative‚ and had difficulty breathing. On July 16th‚ he became hypotensive and hypoxic and was transferred to a specialty care facility for ventilator support. Examination revealed a temperature of 104
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Alzheimer ’s Disease Health Promotion Case Study Part 2: Gender‚ Culture‚ and Developmental Stages February 18‚1999 Gender‚ Culture‚ and Developmental Stages Introduction This section will discuss the impact of Alzheimer ’s disease on racial‚ cultural‚ and gender variables‚ with the focus being on the various approaches to care of the disease. Developmental stages and tasks will be discussed for both the client and the caregiver. Gender and Culture Alzheimer ’s disease and related dementias
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Discussion 5.1: Lung Diagnosis For this week this question I have chosen asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Asthma and COPD are chronic respiratory conditions. These two conditions have been the focus of multiple studies‚ and discussions with the health care community as millions of people worldwide are affected and died due to its complications. Asthma is a chronic condition‚ characterized by the inflammation of the airways and airflow obstruction(Goolsby‚ Grubbs‚ & Goolsby
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PROBLEM Coronary Artery Disease or Coronary Heart Disease (CAD/ CHD) is the primary cause which leads to the majority of all problems of the heart (AHA). More than 600‚000 Americans suffer from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) ("Coronary heart disease" 2012). In order for an individual to be diagnosed with CAD there has to be a significant amount of plaque buildup which in time‚ if not treated could lead to atherosclerosis‚ the narrowing of arteries. (CDC‚ AHA). This disease has been established as
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ABSTRACT Objective: To present and analyse the endoscopic and pathologic findings of an illustrative case of esophageal Crohn’s disease and review the relevant literature. Case Report A 43-year-old female with a history of chronic intermittent epigastric pain for the past four years‚ presented with weight loss‚ dysphagia‚ and odynophagia. The pain aggravated after food intake. She also had poor appetite and had lost 2kg in the last month. There were no distinguishable features in her personal and
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease is the first disease on my list it is known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy or peroneal muscular atrophy. The peripheral never is outside of the brain and spinal cord and it supplies the muscles and sensory organs in the legs and arms. The way I would basically explain to a patient that this disease will challenge his or her gait. There is no cure of this disease but physical and occupational therapy will help with walking‚ leg braces may be an option
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