Case Study Chapter 37 Naomi Gonzalez Nur1150 Week 7 Virginia College Case Study Chapter 37 Jennie has been treated for adult-onset asthma for 3 years. She has been doing fairly well with her inhalers‚ but today she receives a prescription for Montelukast (Singulair)‚ one 10 mg tablet daily. 1. How does this medication differ from the corticosteroids that are used to reduce inflammation? Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that is used to lower the inflammatory
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Written Case Study Assignment HNB2102 Mr Hay is an 82 year man who has been in your ward for the past week. On admission he was complaining of sharp pain in his chest which is worse on deep inspiration and coughing. His respirations were shallow and he tended to use purse lip breathing with use of accessory muscles. His temperature was 38 C heart rate 106 beats per minute and his respiratory rate 28 breaths per minute. His family were concerned as he was found on the kitchen floor by a neighbour
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Case Studies in Middle Adulthood By Gail Hall BSHS/325 Professor Deborah White September 16‚ 2014 As a part of the human service professional reviewing case studies will be an important part of the job. Not only should we keep notes on every client but we could use them as a reference for future clients. The case studies could become useful if past and future clients have similar cases. In this case study we will examine family‚ social‚ and intimate relationships. Identify
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each case‚ include the following: An analysis of the situation and possible causes for the subject’s behavior A preliminary diagnosis of the subject’s disorder using the symptoms he or she displays The set of therapies you suggest for helping the subject deal with his or her symptoms Case Study Number One: Karen Karen is a 30-year-old single woman. She was referred to a psychiatrist after six visits to her primary care physician complaining of headaches‚ body aches‚ sharp pains above
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Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon that varies with each individual and each painful experience (Watson‚ Garfinkel‚ Gallop‚ Stevens‚ & Strenier‚ 2000). Within the past 20 years there have been dramatic advances in pain control (Carr‚ 1997). However‚ under treatment of pain continues to be a major public health problem (Berry & Dahl‚ 2000). McCaffery and Pasero (1999) noted that barriers to pain management are numerous and complex. The aim of this critical analysis is to explore some barriers
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Most likely diagnosis considering the clinical picture Localised chest pain over the sternum is a common symptom and can be an indicator of a large assembly of conditions. Commonly seen in cardiac diseases including angina pectoris‚ myocardial infarction and pericarditis (Patient.info‚ 2017). As well as in disorders of the gastroesophageal‚ psychiatric and pulmonary diseases; pneumothorax‚ gastro-oesophageal reflux disease‚ pleurisy‚ panic attack and pulmonary embolism (Kaski‚ 2016; Eslick‚ Jones
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Pain During Sex... | Is there Pain during sex? For experimentally delivered somatic stimuli‚ females have lower thresholds‚ greater ability to discriminate‚ higher pain ratings‚ and less tolerance of noxious stimuli than males. These differences‚ however‚ are small‚ exist only for certain forms of stimulation and are affected by many situational variables such as presence of disease‚ experimental setting‚ and even nutritive status.For endogenous Pain during sex‚ women report more multiple pains
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Esophageal cancer in a young woman with bulimia nervosa: a case report Eric T Shinohara‚ Samuel Swisher-McClure‚ Michael Husson‚ Weijing Sun and James M Metz Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007‚ 1:160 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-160 Received: 27 July 2007 Accepted: 29 November 2007 Published: 29 November 2007 Introduction In the past twenty-five years‚ the prevalence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased dramatically within the United States and it is now the most common histological type
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my hand reaches for the metal bucket.I squeeze the side of my rib in hopes of lessening the pain but it gets worse. It gets really worse. Unable to bear it any longer‚my knees buckle and I fall on the hardwood floor.My hands grip my sides‚hoping to stop the sudden pain‚but my attempts are futile. My bones crack as I crouch down in agony.But I know I can’t stay on the floor any longer.So despite my pain‚I crawl slowly towards the fire place and remove the remaining ashes.The cracking of my ligaments
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Nursing 3400 Questions for Case Study 1 – Henry Williams Case Study 1. What are Henry’s strengths? Henry is independent and takes care of himself along with his wife. He is slowly losing his independence due to health related issues. He is alert and oriented x3. He had a stable job in his past. He is also making responsible plans for him and his wife’s future that will benefit them. 2. What are your concerns for this patient? One concern is the patient’s lack of knowledge about his health
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