Bill Martin A 59-year-old alcoholic who is treated on a Chemical Dependency Unit. You are a nurse working in a Chemical Dependency Detoxification Unit. Fifty-nine-year-old Bill Martin was admitted an hour ago following an intervention at his place of employment. His coworkers and wife confronted him about his excessive use of alcohol. According to Bill's wife, who accompanied him to the hospital, Bill had a 17-year history of drinking, but then became sober for ten years.
The patient, Theresa Schiavo married Michael Schiavo in 1984 and they had six years of a normal marriage. Then in 1990, Theresa had a heart attack at the age of twenty-seven because of a potassium imbalance. She never regained consciousness until the present day because of her condition. She suffered a vegetative state all the while until her guardian decided to remove her status and euthanize her, causing her death. This is the point at which he differed with her
None of which I did. Not knowing I that I was fulfilling a self prophecy I did nothing, I blindly became overweight without any consideration as to what it was doing to my health, but it was not until I reached the age of 46 that I had my first angina attack. I was having angina attacks multiple times every day as it went undiagnosed for 3 months. Finally the pain became too much pain I ended up in the emergency room where I was admitted and then diagnosis with a block artery. My artery was 95% blocked and I was in the hospital for a week (VA does everything slow) so I could get a stent put insert to open the artery.
She had to be sedated and placed on a ventilator. "Her face changed within four days," Corona told ABC News. "I would wipe her face and all the skin was just falling off." Doctors diagnosed Castanada with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare but serious drug reaction that can occur even when drugs are taken as prescribed
Terri Schiavo's Case: Who was ethically correct? Bianka Rodriguez Keiser University July 18, 2014 Talking about ethical issues can become a very controversial topic since it varies between people's culture, belief and point of view among other aspects. Terri Schiavo was a young woman who suffered a massive cardiac arrest that affected her brain's function secondary to lack of oxygen and consequently she ended up in a Pervasive Vegetative State ( PVS). Terri was married and her husband was her legal guardian after her disability even though her parents were always very involved in her health care. After a demand Terri's husband won for a malpractice sue from one of the many surgical procedure she had to face in their trials to stimulate her brain and try to recover some function, a whole storm of family discrepancies, legal issues in courts and also the hand of politicians covered their lives.
Axia College Material Appendix D The Terri Schiavo Controversy This is an information presentation about the different opinions Terri Schiavo’s parents and husband had about ending or preserving her life. Background In 1990, Terri Schiavo became severely mentally disabled after her heart stopped momentarily, cutting off the oxygen supply to her brain. According to doctors, Terri was in a “vegetative” (“Terri Schiavo's Life,” 2003) condition; however, she was able to breathe without medical help and respond to stimuli. Terri Schiavo had no living will, which created a great deal of debate regarding her end-of-life decision. The center of debate was withdrawal of life-sustaining medical equipment.
She became increasingly frail in her late 90s. She moved to Santa Fe in 1984, where she died on March 6, 1986, at the age of 98. Following her death her family contested her will because she had left all of her estate to Hamilton. The case was ultimately settled out of
It begins with the lawsuit against brought against McDonald’s by Stella Lieback who sued for third-degree burns she suffered after spilling a scalding cup of coffee that was served to her in their drive-thru. Stella Lieback’s suit against McDonalds created a media storm and at the time it was hard to find someone who had not heard about the case. As a result of her injuries, 79-year-old Stella endured a lengthy stay in hospital, where she required surgery, skin grafts and therapy, for which she was awarded over $2 million - but she was left with a damages award of less than $200,000. She eventually settled with McDonald's out of court. The Lieback story is used in the film to illustrate how big corporations used the case as a catalyst for tort reform.
She tells me that at least three of those admissions were due to serious suicide attempts. She was in a coma for three days following one attempt. She has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, OCD (for hair pulling and hand washing). She also suffers from bulimia and says it is not known which psychiatric issues, if any, are directly connected with that assault. Ann says that soon after she had her son, two years later, she did not want to be around men, and for nearly ten years, she did not date or have any close relationships with men.
Mother passed away at the age of 78; she had emphysema, lung cancer, and kidney disease. Siblings all have hypertension. | | Review of Systems (ROS) | General health | Poor health; patient does not routinely attend doctors visits; last physical was 1 year ago. Patient does not take medications as prescribed. | Neuro | Alert with forgetfulness and delayed response to questions.