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    CASE STUDY 3 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room No.: CCU-4 Date of Admission: 01/07/2013 Admitting Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD Admitting Diagnoses 1. Rule out myocardial infraction 2. History of tuberculosis. 3. Hemoptysis. 4. Status post embolectomy. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr. Barua is a 42-year-old gentleman from Bangladesh

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    policy of health care plan for older people mainly emphasis over improving the overall health status‚ offering quality of life where promoting greater participation‚ decreasing inequalities with in social life and in decision regarding disability and health care support provision. The policy highlights that there should be greater health promotion‚ injury and disease prevention and equitable and timely access to disability and health support services. The key steps and actions within Health care policy

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    social work practice with older adults and their families. Given the far-reaching social‚ economic‚ and demographic changes in the aging population‚ the authors argue for a methodological and practice-oriented transformation in future geriatric social work. The authors suggest that if older adults are to maintain their independence and well-being‚ a resilience-enhancing social work intervention will be especially effective in fostering the specific survival skills that older adults often already utilize

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    HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION_______________________ Patient Name: Chapman Robert Kinsey Patient ID: 110589 Room No.: 322-B Date of Admission: 23 February ---Admitting Physician: Martha C. Eaton‚ MD‚ Geriatrics Chief Complaint: Admitted from Dr. Max Hirsch’s office due to deep ulcer on left toe. Admitting Diagnoses 1. Severe peripheral vascular disease‚ status post deep ulcer on left toe. Rule out thrombolysis. The patient was admitted to a regular floor. Condition is serious. 2. ALLERGY TO PENICILLIN

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    Mental Health Issues in Adults Mental health is defined in Healthy People 2020 as encompassing the ability to engage in productive activities and fulfilling relationships with other people‚ to adapt to change and to cope with adversity (USDHHS‚ 2010). In the United States nearly 57.7 Million adults (18 years and above) suffer from a mental health disorder in a given year and 6% of the population suffers from a serious mental illness (NIMH‚ 2010). The purpose of this paper is to look into the perspective

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    NS 3205 Study Guide for Final Exam Chapter 42 Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems 1. Identify the etiologies and clinical manifestations common to all types of anemia. (See Table 42-1 p 870 and Chart 42-1 p 871) Common Cause Sickle cell disease: autosomal recessive inheritance of two defective gene alleles for hemoglobin synthesis Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency anemia: X-linked recessive deficiency of enzyme G6PD Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: abnormal

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    Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: How does the person describe current health? This is a 64 year old male with a history of hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and GERD. PC reports he is in good health and recently lost 20 pounds to help reduce is blood pressure and “get in better shape.” He walks an average of 2-3 miles‚ 5 days a week for exercise and plays gold 3 times a week. He feels he is in better health than he has been in the

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    THE OLDER POPULATION Gray is the new color of the world population. Today the globe is home to two billion people over the age of sixty‚ a group that is growing five times as quickly as the population as a whole. Of those‚ one hundred and eleven million are in the United States alone. With our elderly population increasing; we will have to find ways to care for them. According to the Census Bureau‚ more people were 65 and over in 2010‚ and increased at a faster rate than the

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    hypothesis that might explain why young adults are more likely to experience crime than older adults might be related to the type of housing they live in. 66.5% of young adults were more likely rented property than 30.8% of older adults (x2 = 3137.875‚ df = 1‚ p < 0.001 – Table8). Thus‚ data showed that there was a relationship between tenure and age; young adults were more to likely live in private rented accommodation and less likely own property than older people. The literature says‚ that people

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    take too well to Freeman‚ being unwilling to share a room with him‚ but soon they both become friends as they undergo treatments. While Carter is a gifted amateur historian who wanted to become a history professor in his youth‚ but could not due to his race and finances‚ Edward is a four-time divorced health-care tycoon and loner who enjoys tormenting his personal valet. The plot unfolds as Carter begins to write a “bucket list “or things he wants to before he dies. After hearing that he has less

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