While the United States has the most expensive health care system‚ it is fairly inaccessible and the quality of care falls short when compared to many healthcare systems in the world. Statistics obtained from The World Bank’s 2013 database show that the U.S. has the highest health care costs of any industrialized nation. In a report released by The Common Wealth the U.S. consistently underperformed relative to other industrialized countries on most dimensions of performance indicators (Davis‚ Stremikis
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CASE STUDY I. PERSONAL DATA Name: Juana Talion Age: 45 years old Birth Date: May 6‚ 1976 Address: Caramoran‚ Cataduanes Civil Status: Married Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Date and time of admission: September 20‚ 2010 10:30am Chief complaint: hypogastric mass Tentative Diagnosis: myoma uteri Attending physician: Dr. Espinola II. HEALTH HISTORY a. History of Present Illness Juana Talion‚
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Case Study Joe Camel‚ in room 725‚ is an 68 year old Caucasian male who was seen in the Emergency Department at Frick Memorial Hospital the morning of September 9‚2013 by Dr. Black D.O. Mr. Camel was initially presented with shortness of breath‚ chest pain (angina) and persistent cough. He was alert and oriented and was able to answer all past history medical questions. Joe has been diagnosed through his family physician with Diabetes Mellitus‚ hypertension‚ and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
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1. What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD? How would these differ from those of emphysematous COPD? Chronic bronchitis‚ also known as type B COPD or “blue bloater” in most cases (90%) is caused by cigarette smoking with the typical patient being overweight. It is symptomatically diagnosed with a conformation of chest radiography showing increased bronchial vascular markings‚ congested lung fields‚ enlarged horizontal cardiac silhouette and evidence of previous pulmonary
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Cardiovascular Disease-Case study #2 Christian Oyibe Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology Nursing 6150 Governor’s State University Professor Savannah Prince March7‚ 2012 Introduction Heart disease is often used interchangeably with cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or block vessels that can lead to a heart attack‚ chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other forms of heart condition
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ADVANCE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 724.2.4-01-07 10/16/11 The elderly patient requires specific nursing care; especially those that had a major illness or surgery. In this essay I am going to discuss several safety issues of an older adult client after surgery and the importance of facilitating the appropriate plan of care. In the case study “Elder care case study” the client Mr. Trosack is being discharged after undergoing total hip replacement surgery. As the nurse case manager it is my duty to discuss
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food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually in the United States‚ about 1 of every 10 Americans; about 9000 die. Salmonella and related strains cause an estimated 4 million cases of food-borne illnesses each year‚ and Campylobacter causes an estimated 2 million illnesses each year. Another bacterium‚ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes an estimated
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is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain. In the United States‚ 250‚000 cases of appendicitis are reported annually‚ representing 1 million patient-days of admission. The incidence of acute appendicitis has been declining steadily since the late 1940s‚ and the current annual incidence is 10 cases per 100‚000 populations. Appendicitis occurs in 7% of the US population‚ with an incidence of 1.1 cases per 1000 people per year. Some familial predisposition exists. In Asian and
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brought on through a client’s genetics or environmental factors such as air pollution. Asthma can often be categorized through a patients noticable and long-term symptoms which will be detailed through out this case. This case study for the patient depicted dislosures the pathophysiology and management of an asthmatic process. Though there is no cure for asthma‚ there are a number of preventatives and treatments that can be administered to avoid certain symptoms and triggers from occuring. The
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Inaccessibility of appropriate resources for care‚ specifically physical inaccessibility Goal: The family will be able to verbalize the nursing care management for hypertension Short-Term Goals: Within 3 days of nursing interventions and health education‚ the family will be able to: a. Determine risk factors that contribute to hypertension such as age‚ lifestyle‚ family history‚ dietary intake and obesity b. Incorporate low-sodium and low-fat foods into diet c. Acquire information on alternative
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