Medical Case Study Exercise

When examining a patient, they may have questions about different aspects of their body. It is the Medical Assistant’s responsibility to be thoroughly educated on the human anatomy and its functions – the nervous system being one of them. Educating the patient is a critical aspect of the Medical Assistant’s role during an examination.

The acquisition and post-acquisition period for Mt. Mercy Hospital/Sister Mary Theresa’s purchase of Abbott Hospital experienced several organizational change issues. Within Dr. Belasen’s corporate communications model “CVFCC,” several quadrants became compromised. During the acquisition period, conflict arose within the realm of Investor Relations and Government Relations. Conflict continued to arise after the acquisition – specifically within the quadrant of Employee Relations.

How would Ed’s blood help protect him from a foreign invader such as the one now in his system?

Case Scenario 1: It has become necessary to ration a vaccine for a contagious disease. There is only enough vaccine available to cover 75% of the U.S. population. It is necessary to determine an appropriate method for doing this. Analyze this case by applying each of the theories of Utilitarianism, Rights-based, Justice-based and Virtue-based ethics as discussed in Module 2. (20 points)

1. Under HIPAA, are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not?

On Tuesday 06/27/2017, veteran Mr. Saenz walked very angrily in my office with his wife about 11:00 AM. I greeted them and offered to sit down; Mr. Saenz and Mrs. Saenz were very upset and asked me where they need to go as they have VA examination, they both said “nobody tells them anything; they have been sitting in waiting room”. They told me that the lady on the desk told them to come to me.

• Pre-Registration - When the Patient either comes into the office or calls over the phone for the inital appoitment. If they are new Patients you will need all their insurance information prior to appoitment to confirm they infact take that insurance, co-pays, and active insurance. You then will need to know what the patient is being seen for.

The patient reports being sick with the flu for the past 8 days. She has been vomiting several times a day and has been using more than the recommended dose of antacids in an attempt to calm the nausea. She has become severely dehydrated. After fainting at home she was taken to the hospital. An arterial blood gas sample was drawn and then an IV was placed to help rehydrate her.

In this case study, Ms. A is a 26-year-old white woman who is experiencing low levels of energy and shortness of breath. Ms. A also stated that these symptoms seem to get worsen during her menses. While playing golf in a mountainous area, she had gotten lighted headed. The attending physician had collected the objective data. The objective information is elevated heart rate and respiratory rate while having a normal temperature. Some of Ms. A’s history is have menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal problems for the last 10 to 12 years and takes 1,000 mg of aspirin every 3 to 4 hours during her menstruation. Also during the summer when she plays golf, she takes some aspirin to help avoid stiffness in the joints.

On June 24th, 2015, a female inpatient at Meadows Regional Medical Center for a procedure that included right ankle three view. The other procedures such as L-spine, hip and femur also performed on the patient. The patient had an old shotgun wound to the distal right lower extremity with multiple soft tissue pallets presents. She also noted that she's had swelling in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past few months, making it especially difficult to walk on her feet. In this case study a 72-year-old female who suffered from a medical history of Osteoarthritis and Chronic Gout for many years. Although most of pellets were still present, there were no other symptoms except lower back pain and swelling in ankle.

My patient was a 68 year old female that was brought to ER via EMS on Feb 15 with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea x2 days. The pt had not been able to eat or drink for the last 1.5 days, and felt weak and dizzy for the past 2 days. The patient lives at home alone in Kitchener, her spouse resides in a long term care home as he suffers from advanced dementia, they have no children. For IADL’s the client is able to cook her own meals, drive, and do her own shopping. However she receives help with heavy items and house cleaning from a

1. Prepare a brief situational analysis of LMF for Dr. Townsend, identifying at least 3 internal issues and 3 external issue/competitive issues that are affecting LMF.

Some of the most important issues that should be addressed before deciding where should Jack reside are the following:

Subject line: Describe what went right and what went wrong with this venture. Add in how you would fix the identified problems, if this was your company.

Mrs. J. arrives at the emergency department with her 6 year old son, PJ, who has a history of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). He is febrile (101.7° F orally), BP 98/66, HR 122, RR 32 with the use of accessory muscles. Mother states PJ has, for the last five days, exhibited signs and symptoms of upper respiratory infection, runny nose, low grade fever, cough, and fatigue. He has lost 2 pounds over the past 5 days due to anorexia though he has not had vomiting. He weighs 36 pounds and height is 3’2”. Today, PJ became more lethargic and his fever was difficult to control with pyretics.