Tuzlak: A Medical Case Study

Bloodletting was a popular method of restoring a patient's health and ‘humors’. Early surgery, often done by barbers, occurred without anaesthesia.

1. Dr. Gawande explains that in his training as a surgeon, he has struggled with the fear of not being able to fix a problem for a patient, even when he knows the odds are not good. If you were Dr. Gawande’s patient, what would you like him to know about your hopes for how he would handle a difficult situation like this?

After his lunch break, Tom didn’t have long to wait before the paramedics burst in through the swinging double-doors of the ambulance bay wheeling in a young man on a gurney. Edward, a veteran EMT, recited the vital signs to Tom and Dr. Greene as they helped push the gurney into the trauma room,

8. Six months later, K.N. informs you that he is going to have a knee replacement next

I remembered one time when the nurse was in the patient's room and ready to give the patient the medication, all of a sudden, the patient presented symptoms of a seizure. The nurse called the physician right away to check out. To my surprise, before the physician went into the patient's room, she invited pharmacist on the floor come with her. When they arrived at the patient room, the physician asked the pharmacist several questions and they both agreed on the medication use, the pharmacist called IV pharmacy immediate to be ready for this seizure medication order and verification. In the meantime, physician, pharmacist, and nurse helped the patient to calm down. I run to the tube station to received the IV bag. Everything finished within a very short period of time. These actions made by the pharmacist showed the collaboration between each healthcare providers, this valuable collaboration

Based on the progress report dated 03/28/16 by Dr. Bakhos, the patient presents for follow-up of his right knee

In a Smithsonian article by Matthew Shaer, titled “The Controversial Afterlife of King Tut”, he mentions that Zahi Hawass and his team noticed a break in his lower left femur seemed different than the breaks made by Carter. The break was ragged rather than sharp. This suggests that it was broken when he was alive. In the same article, Shaer also says that they noticed two layers of embalming material in the wound. History.com talks about how nobody knew that wounds needed to be kept clean so the wound would become infected with gangrene causing the leg to triple in size (History.com). This would explain why King Tut seems to have a “club foot”. The infection could have been caused by an accident involving a chariot, an animal, or both while hunting. Not much can contradict the evidence put forth proving that he must have died due to an infection in his lower left femur.

I wished beyond all reckoning that I could have helped my lady. I am no physician nor am I a healer. I should have sought help earlier, but who was there to talk to. I was too afraid to speak to my King, with his strange behavior and quick temper. I did not know what to do; I was not trained to deal with troubled minds only with troubled sheets.

11/18/15 Progress Report documented a follow-up visit. The patient presented with a history of right knee pain, stating the current level of pain is a 5/10. On exam, the physician indicated the patient had a tentative gait with ecchymosis to the right lower extremity. The patient had a 20 cc effusion to the right knee. There was tenderness of the tibial tubercle in the medial joint line. There was also tenderness of the patellar tendon. The physician indicated that the patient is progressing in physical therapy and recommended the patient continue to regain full function of the knee.

Coming to in the hospital room surrounded by the doctors was heart-wrenching and frightening. Elizabeth had never been sick for more than a day or so in her entire life, and she knew whatever happened to her would be a life-changing experience.

I grew up in the bustling city of Lagos, then moved to the small town of Benin City, Nigeria, then to inner city New Jersey, and finally to suburban Texas. In this time I have developed a more nuanced worldview that enables me to empathize with people in different situations. Furthermore, I have also become exposed to the different sides of healthcare. Ten years ago, my left knee gave out from under me. Fearing medical costs, my mother diagnosed it as a simple dislocation. There was no indication of lingering damage until three years later when the knee gave out again with a sharp pain. This pain persisted for months, but my parents’ distrust in the quality of treatment of complex health problems in Nigeria forced me to learn to deal with it.

The surgery recovery would not be instant after the extensive repair to Jarrod’s damaged knee. He’d planned to meet Alana that night and recite the poem he was writing for her, but while recovering, his language changed. His sentiments detoured to self-pity and his heart bled in his journal.

Their mother had awakened. Cleo gasps, carefully sending her arms around her mother. While embracing, her mother glanced over to her arm to see the injection marks made on her. In the distance, she saw a needle that had been recently used laying on the floor next to the nightstand.

Based on the progress report dated 08/26/16 by Dr. Boparai, the patient presents for left foot pain, rated as 2.5/10 with medications and 10/10 without medications. Quality of sleep is good. Activity level has remained the same. Patient is going to hyperbaric oxygen treatment daily and wound care clinic weekly for left foot amputation due to frost bite/gangrene.

DN is a 68 year old Caucasian male who lives in Pomona, Missouri. On September 14, 2009, DN underwent a scheduled left total knee arthroplasty at Baxter County Regional Medical Center. A consultation appointment about a total knee arthroplasty was scheduled when DN had increasing pain in his knees while doing chores and working on his dairy farm. The increasing pain DN was having been due to a history of osteoarthritis and the wear-and-tear on his joints throughout his life, no specific injury was noted. Depending on the outcome of the left knee, DN was consulted on having his right knee done in the future