Clinical Summary Derick is sixty-one years old male who lives with his wife and two of their three daughters, ages 21 and 17. Derick was the third of four children. His oldest brother is eleven years older than him, his sister is eight years older than him, and his youngest brother is nine years younger than him. His Dad, Edwin, passed away 15 years ago and his Mom, Rosemary, is 90 years old. Until five months ago, she, lived alone, worked full-time, and drove herself to work and to Northern California to visit her sister. Five months ago, she fell and broke her neck. The family has had to pull their resources together to take care of her. Unfortunately, it is also triggered Doug and the other siblings to relive issues from their childhood. History of presenting illness The family started out as middle-class. That Dad was in the military during WWII working at a base in the United States. Later he worked a as a firefighter, and eventually became a real estate broker. When the older children were young, the Mom stayed at home. For a while, Edwin did well in real estate for a while, the family lived in their dream home, and life was relatively normal. But then, in 1966, Rosemary gave birth to a baby girl who only lived for three days. Also, the real estate market in California plummeted, and Edwin couldn’t sell as many houses. Money became tight, and they eventually had to sell their house. They rented a house, but eventually, the rent became difficult to pay and they ended
The Second World War began in September of 1939 and was between the Allies and the Axis. It began with Germany’s unprovoked attack and conquest of Poland, and involved Britain and France from the beginning. Its origins lay in German resentment at the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), the economic crisis of 1929-30, which favored the rise to power of Fascist dictators, the failure of the League of Nations to gain international acceptance for disarmament, and the policy of imperialism adopted by Germany, Italy and Japan as a means of acquiring raw materials and markets. As a part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the First World War, which then led up to the outbreak of the Second. The
The Civil War was a time of great learning in the medical field. Without these advances, we would live in a completely different world. The question is though, would the same amount of medical supplies and knowledge in both the North or South have changed the eventual outcome of the Civil War? Similar circumstances in medicine would have only affected the mortality rates of both sides, not the outcome of the Civil War. Almost all odds were against the South from the very beginning. It was just a matter of time from the very start.
Health history of a patient is an important tool in identifying health issues and devising efficient interventions to address them. Hence, health providers can use health history information to diagnose, treat and plan for the care of the patients (Ball et al., 2006). In that light, we will focus on the patient named BB for purposes of privacy and confidentiality. BB is a 70-year-old Caucasian female. The patient resides and recently just moved to Show Low, Arizona. She is married and operates her business with the help of her husband. The interview was conducted at her home in Show Low, Arizona. More importantly, the patient's consent was sought before this meeting and she was assured of the confidentiality of the information shared
During the Civil War, they had to have many medicines, operations, and surgeries done to themselves or others in order to survive (Jenny Goellnitz, Paragraph 1). Some of these medicines we still use today. Medical technology and scientific knowledge have changed dramatically since the Civil War, but the basic principles of military health care remain the same. The deadliest thing that faced the Civil War soldier was disease. For every soldier who died in battle, two died from disease.
Would anyone really want to go back to a place where there is barely any food, the living conditions are horrible, the risk of getting sick so great, and a high probability of dying even without the war beginning? Would anyone give up the comfort of a warm bed, the warmth of a cozy fire, the shelter of a home, and plenty of delicious food? This is the question that many faced during the terrible winters of 1777 and 1778. This is the choice that many young men who were forced to become soldiers to fight for their country had to make in those days. The time was the Revolutionary War, when Americans were fighting the British for freedom. George Washington’s army was camped at Valley Forge, eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During any war, medical advancements are commonly made in response to the atrocities that take place during these bloody and gruesome times. World War II is no exception. During World War II, medical advances simply had to be made to keep soldiers alive. With all the victims of bullet wounds and diseases spreading around, treatments had to be invented or advanced. I chose this topic because science and medicine is very fascinating to me and I want to become a doctor when I grow up. During the war, penicillin, sulfanilamide, atabrine, plasma, and morphine were used in abundance and saved a countless number of lives.
This example of a family’s interesting dynamics that come about can be seen in a show called, “The Fosters.” In this show, the Foster family lives in San Diego where Stef Foster and Lena Adams (in later seasons being Lena Adams-Foster) parent five children, four of them being foster children and one coming from a previous marriage. The children’s names are Brandon (17yrs old), who is the oldest, Mariana (16) and Jesus (16), who are twins that were adopted after Stef and Lena got together, and Callie (17) and Jude (13) who are siblings that both got adopted. Stef is the birth mother of Brandon, coming from a previous relationship with another charater named Mike.
World War Two, a harsh period of time in the 1930s-1940s, filled with controversial arguments, political battles, fights to the death, but most importantly, medical advancements. Did you know that without the research and discoveries made during World War Two, our medical programs would probably be lacking the information we have today? It’s very true, and in my opinion, the war strengthened our medical abilities, and it really put our world to the test. New medicine had been discovered, while old medicine had been improved; horrible medical experiments performed by the Nazis occurred during this time; but most importantly, World War Two has affected our medical programs that we have presently. These
We are all aware of the tragedy that took place in our nation from 1861 to 1865. The Civil War resulted in needless, devastating deaths of thousands of soldiers. What we might not be aware of, however, is the number one killer throughout those years. More soldiers died from this single calamity than battle wounds or blood loss. The catastrophe that tragically affected more soldiers than any other element of the war was disease.
Several social factors play a roll in Donna and her family affecting their health. One, they do not have transportation to get to doctor appointments or if in an emergency to the hospital. Second, they live in a home that has only one income that is more than likely to earn only minimum wages, this hinders them from paid health care, adiquit amount of food and mental health care that is needed for the children. Third, the parents seem to be of lower education levels which may hinder their ability to understand a health problem that needs attending to.
In World War One diseases were one of the biggest problem for the solders due to lack of hygiene, medical assistance and little medicine. The most common diseases that the soldiers faced in the war were influenza, typhoid, trench foot, trench fever, malaria, dysentery and diabetes. These disease were caused by soldiers being exposed to cold, wet, windy and damp conditions.
and Mrs. Barnes proved to be very insightful about their own struggles but did not reveal much about their relationship with their daughter or other family member. Most of our conversations were centered on the couple’s chronic health related problems. Mr. Barnes provided background information in regards to his recent heart attack while Mrs. Barnes revealed her own health struggles. She disclosed that ten years ago she was diagnosed with leukemia and since then, has been battling the disease. She talked about being unable to get a bone marrow transplant because of her other preexisting health condition.
“The world must know what happened, and never forget.” (World War 2) General Eisenhower reflecting upon the world war II, and acknowledging it as a pertinent event in the history of the United States of America. War is war, it is not pretty or humane, but what it is, is a diplomatic way in which to settle disputes and aggressions between countries. By analyzing these wars of the past, the people of the country can learn many things, be it mistakes made by one side, strategy from someone else or battle field etiquette. And it is through this analysis that the human race is able to further itself to not repeat the mistakes made by their ancestors. There are many lessons to be learned from looking at the
Directions: Refer to the Milestone 1: Health History guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 175 points, with 5 points awarded for clarity of writing, which means the use of proper grammar, spelling and medical language.
C was born in the 1950s. As a child, the patient grew up in a suburban community with her parents and no siblings. Her uncle sexually abused the patient, during her younger days. C developed Posttraumatic stress disorder shortly afterward. Eventually, the patient went to a university in Philadelphia and got her degree as a computer software engineer. She met her current husband at the university she attended. He has Asperger’s syndrome and now owns a little store near their apartment. After she got her degree she moved to Washington D.C and worked there as an engineer. She eventually got a promotion and became the manager of the company. After working there for a couple of years, her depression became