Appendicitis

is one of the most prestigious hospitals in the profession I would like to pursue. Furthermore John Hopkins Children Center was the birthplace of academic pediatrics more than a century ago. A personal experience of mine is when my brother had appendicitis and I was at the hospital to support him. While I was there I saw this little boy with Down syndrome without any parents. He was getting an IV, screaming and crying. I went up to him and grabbed his hand and told him everything is going to be…

patients and becoming a patient of your employer is frightening at times. Fearful exposure of private information can hinder pursuance of medical care within the healthcare system. I managed the care of an employee with the diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis, who worked in Labor and Delivery department, and refused to proceed with Appendectomy related to fear of “OR staff knowing” MRSA status from 9 years ago. The PCP informed the client in the past of three negative MRSA results per progress…

As a healthcare provider, we are faced with some of the most grueling, challenging dilemmas. Each factor plays an important role in the quality of healthcare provided to our community: competent, available staff, appropriate resources or materials, hospitals bed availability, and the list continues. “When No One is On Call” perfectly depicts the everyday struggle of healthcare providers, when there isn’t enough staff to care for the rising influx of patients. It is unfathomable that even with…

Diagnosis “A man has a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital, where the blocked coronary artery is reopened. In the ICU, his blood pressure begins to drop; he complains of feeling cold and nauseated. The doctors order intravenous fluids to bring up his dangerously low blood pressure. They do not examine him.” Lisa Sanders told this story in her novel, Every Patient Tells a Story. She uses stories about patients that she has had and stories that other doctors have shared with her. And…

Reginald Crundall Punnett was born in 1875 and died 1967.He suffered from appendicitis.Appendicitis is a severe syndrome that makes the appendix painful and inflamed.Reginald was very fond of books.He always wanted to read them.Reginald’s father brought him books and Reginald was always happy.When he read the books they inspired him to become a medical doctor when he was older. Punnett was as interested in sports.He liked to play lacrosse.Reginald's father would take him and himself the country…

their learnings on what was written about him in their temples; they greatly respected him. He’s treated 200 cases of diseases; 15 abdomens, 11 bladders, 10 rectum, 29 eyes, 18 skin, hair, nails and tongue. He treated tuberculosis, gallstones, appendicitis, gout and arthritis specifically. Without the modern technology we possess now, he was still able to perform surgery, dentistry, know about the circulatory system and place the vital organs. He was even promoted to a local god at Memphis due…

The day was spent shadowing the doctors and medical students in the pediatric emergency department. Last year, I recalled the first year SEP students observed the adult wing of the emergency department. The similarities between the two sets of populations were interesting. Both sets of patients included individuals with aliments suited for a visit with a primary care physician. This introduces a question about why the ED receives such a high quantity of these cases. One outlook includes the…

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are very well-known for for their cross-country journey, where they met and traveled with Sacagawea, a native American woman from the Shoshone tribe. She acted as a translator and guide for the expedition. They made countless great discoveries, including many native tribes, not all of which were friendly. The group was composed of not just Lewis and Clark, but rather 31 members. Each member had their own unique specialty, such as woodworking or mapmaking, Lewis…

ordered and is available for review today. Mr. Yabsley reports 9/10 pain located just behind the pubic bone which radiates up into his hip and lower left back. He describes the sensation of pressure in the area similar to what he felt when he had appendicitis. This is not the first time he has experienced this pain. He was seen before incarceration and treated for epididymitis which was a diagnosis of exclusion. He was treated with clindamycin, Bactrim, and metronidazole on three different…

Abdominal pain is the most frequent reason patients seek hospital admissions, but diagnosis can be a bit challenging due to different associating conditions. The initial goal in diagnosing abdominal pain is to determine if the pain is from a benign entities or from a life threatening condition. The initial step in diagnosing abdominal pain is identifying the location of the patient’s pain which helps limit the differential diagnosis to a conditions that cause pain in a specific abdominal…