Reflective Notes This case represented one of my first patient encounters‚ and I learned how important the interview is related to the process of an examination. The past medical‚ personal and family history can help clinicians process the pertinent information that builds a strong review of systems. For example‚ the patient disclosed that he had been in a motorcycle collision that was associated with alcohol fifteen years ago. He also disclosed that his father suffered from an alcohol addiction
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Scientific Basis Congestive Heart Failure is a disease in which the heart is unable to properly keep up with the amount of blood being sent to the heart. The heart muscle itself‚ in the case of heart failure‚ is unable to sufficiently pump the blood away from the heart and to the body to keep up with the incoming deoxygenated flow. This failure to pump blood can build up pressure and cause additional pumping resistance. The decreased cardiac output of heart failure causes the circulation to become
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process of cells in the entire body. 6. Silent Myochardial Infarction- Diabetes mellitus‚ Males ( Heart Attack). 7. Fatal Stroke- Hemorhage 8. Open-Angle Glaucoma- African-American‚ Hallow around light‚ no peripheral vision‚ tunnel vision‚ decreased color distinguishing. 9. Complications in circulation due to diabetes- Neuropathy‚ hypertension‚ poor circulation‚ retinal neuropathy‚ blindness‚ stroke‚ silent myocardial infarction‚ erectile disfunction (males). 10. Epiglotis- Critical
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THE HURDLES OF OBTAINING A MEDICAL A medical certificate is basically a statement from a doctor certified by the FAA‚ also known as an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME)‚ saying that the airman is physically safe to fly an airplane under normal conditions. It is the doctor’s job to find a reason to prove that you do not deserve a medical because flying can be very dangerous and fatal. The doctor will put you through several tests that are putting your body to different extremes trying to find some
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limitations that can be lived with‚ these changes can also exacerbate many medical conditions. The elderly client I decided to evaluate‚ H.J.is a 76 year old african american female‚ that has a past medical history of chronic heart failure‚ myocardial infarction‚ hypertension‚ asthma‚ and renal mass. H.J.also has a past surgical history of a left mastectomy. She is retired and lives at home by herself and has one daughter. Some of her medical conditions are definitely effected by age as well as
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ACCF/AHA Pocket Guideline Adapted from the 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy November 2011 Developed in Collaboration With the American Association for Thoracic Surgery‚ American Society of Echocardiography‚ American Society of Nuclear Cardiology‚ Heart Failure Society of America‚ Heart Rhythm Society‚ Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions‚ and Society of Thoracic Surgeons © 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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The “bB” factor. The family had a few adaptive resources and capabilities for meeting demands. There are the three categories of the adaptive resources: personal resources‚ family system resources‚ and social support. The family member’s personal resources. The Kim family members personally had individual resources include financial‚ education‚ health‚ and psychological resources: (a) Financial resources- Because the recession in Korea affected the Kim family at that time‚ Mr. Kim and Mrs. Kim couldn’t
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The risk factors related with atherosclerosis can be classified as modifiable and non-modifiable. It is essential to recognize the difference between the two since treatment can be used to hinder the modifiable variables. Non-modifiable risk factors include: age‚ gender‚ race or ethnicity‚ and family history. The physiologic changes related with age add to the advancement of atherosclerosis and CVD in adults. As an individual ages‚ the veins and arteries become less flexible and the walls of the
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A peptic ulcer is a mucosal contusion in the stomach or duodenum. Peptic Ulcer disease results from when the mucosal defenses get incapacitated and no longer shield the epithelium from the result of acid and pepsin. There are three types of ulcers that may occur gastric‚ duodenal‚ and stress ulcers. Most ulcers are caused by H.Pylori infection‚ which is carried through the fecal-oral route and thought to be received in childhood. It also can be received through contaminated endoscopic equipment.
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Prevention Of Atheromatous Heart Disease By O.P. Agarwal‚ M.D.‚ F.I.C.A. Angiology‚ Vol 36‚ Number 8‚ August 1985 Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting‚ American College of Angiology and 26th Annual Meeting‚International College of Angiology‚ November 5‚ 1984. Abstract Five thousand patients of atheromatous heart disease‚ presented as angina pectoris‚ were studied over a period of five years. After adding the “Husk of Isabgol” and “Aloe vera” (an indigenous plant known as ghee-guar-ka-paththa)
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