Case Study
Case Study Chapter 1 The Disease Process Jayne and Brandon have 3 active children, aged 7, 9, and 11. Tonight they have to take the two boys, Jason and Kyle, to a baseball game and their daughter, Miranda, to karate practice. They both leave work a bit early to allow time to take the family to the local fast-food drive-through. Everyone orders “supersize.” Jayne drops the boys off at the baseball game and drives the van to karate practice with Miranda. Jayne and Miranda return to the baseball game as the coach is giving the winning players candy bars, soda, and chips. The family leaves for home, and on the way, Miranda asks the boys to share their candy and chips. Mom ponders the nutritional value of the evening’s meal, activities and snacks. Case Study Questions Ch 1: *Remember when answering these questions to use scholarly resources (such as the text and maybe an article) and reference any materials you used to provide your answers* 1. Identify the nutritional implications of the meal/snacks. 2. What are the negative and positive effects of tonight’s activities and the family’s habits Case Study Chapter 2 Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies R. Busabarger, MD, is the only physician in a small rural East Coast Village (think “Virgin River” on Netflix if you watch that ?). He is all things to all people – physician, counselor, surgeon, obstetrician, ped., and psychiatrist. He works 10-hour days and is rarely away from his practice unless on the ocean in his fishing vessel. He is frustrated that there is never enough time to meet all the needs of his clients as fully as he would like. Cast Study Questions Ch 2: 1. How might the doctor use complementary therapies with his clients and decrease his workload? 2. Discuss how clients in this kind of setting might be able to help the doctor and each other obtain medical treatment that treats the “whole” person Case Study Chapter 3 Pain and Its Management Brenda, a 56-year-old carpenter, injured her back years ago, had major surgery and felt “normal” within 6 months. She returned to work and for 3 years was accident free. Hen she reinjured her back four times within a 3-year period. Physical therapy and analgesia were unsatisfactory. She was referred to a multidisciplinary pain center when nothing seemed to control the pain, and she began missing too much work and could not pay her bills. At the pain center, she saw a medical doctor, a psychologist, a social worker, an occupational therapist, and a pharmacist. Her husband was involved in the pain assessment as well and was interviewed separately by team members. At the end of the daylong session, Brenda and her husband met with the team, who discussed their findings and detailed their treatment plan. Case Study Question 3 1. What do you think the team advised Brenda to do? 2. Why do you think the team involved her husband? 3. What else would you advise?