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Dk Case Interview

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Patient: DK Date of interview: Name of Interviewing physician: Dr. Bethany Sacks (Sina Famenini) DK is a 51-year old male patient presenting with Acute Myeloid Leukemia AML. Two weeks ago while vacationing in Ocean City with his family, DK visited the local hospital with the symptoms of swollen leg, difficulty walking, pain, and fever. Bloodwork was performed at the local clinic and revealed anemia and low cell counts indicating possible leukemia. Patient returned to Baltimore and was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital 1 week ago. His current symptoms are swelling of lower legs, fever, low blood Oxygen level, anemia. DK’s treatment plan is to first begin chemotherapy followed by allogenic bone marrow transplant. Patient reports feeling …show more content…

His mother is alive at the age of 75. Although patient’s used to smoke cigarettes in the past, she is reported to be full of energy and in good health. DK’s maternal grandfather was diagnosed and treated for an unspecified type of leukemia. DK’s father died from a heart attack at the age of 57. DK does not have any …show more content…

Patient also has two biological sons, ages 18 and 16. The couple has also been raising a 9-year-old boy since the boy 4 months old. The family also has a dog named Skippy. The 18-year-old son is studying arts and graphic design in college and has received substantial grants and scholarships in support of his academic and artistic endeavors. The 16-year-old son is a very good baseball player. However, DK believes that his 16-year-old is not taking school seriously nor is he cultivating his talent. His wife is his main source of emotional support. The family has had a difficult time processing the news of DK’s diagnosis. DK describes his family as “dumbfounded” and “shocked”, wondering why and how this could happen to

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