Problem Scott is a physician in charge of many terminally ill patients, including Sarah. Sarah has a motor neuron disease commonly known as ALS. Sarah has asked Scott for a drug that will reduce her pain but will shorten her life. Should Scott listen to Sarah and administer the drug, provide the standard care for patients with a terminal illness by not administering the drug, or pass Sarah and the decision off to another doctor? Input Scott, a medical doctor, is overseeing the care of a woman, Sarah. Sarah has a motor neuron disease commonly known as ALS. She was diagnosed with this disease five years ago and it normally kills a patient after four years. For this disease, death is brought on via suffocation due to the inability of the inspiratory muscles to contract. Sarah has written down her…
I did not know what to expect at first, all I knew was that it was a comedy. But I could have never expected to see what I saw. I really like Toinette, she was by far my favorite character. I liked the story of her, I thought her sarcasm, eye rolls, big sighs, funny remarks made it more entertaining. There really wasn't much I did not like. The songs were catchy and witty, the singing was very impressive. The only think I didn't care for was the nephew, not that it was acted badly or anything. I…
only nodded in response. "Follow me towards the movie theater," uttered Dr. Stiner. He proceeded to jaunt towards the theater with Mason close behind. The way Mason paced himself only made it seem like he was having a struggle keeping up with the doctor. The walk lasted for roughly five minutes as they passed many miniature buildings. The theater is at the end of the road standing greater then the rest of the buildings. The theater was once a proud opera house with many floors below the opera…
ultrasound done in which the doctors found what appeared to be a mass in her abdominal area. When she went back for further observation, she learned of the severity of her child’s condition. Lyric was diagnosed with ABS (Amniotic Band Syndrome). It’s a condition in which an organ(s) grow outside the body. It can usually be corrected with surgery; however, Lyric’s case was a bit more severe. She had almost all of her organs growing on the outside including her heart and intestines. The doctor at…
First and foremost, the reminiscence of Lori Porte. The question was posed, “what was your experience prior to giving birth?” Due to this being her first pregnancy she was entirely thorough in replying “I was immensely frightened and nervous.” Digging deeper into events prior she then added, “I remember driving to the hospital on June 26th, the day Jaden’s due date, In Marcels 1991 red extended cab Silverado to the Regina General Hospital. Due to overwhelming nerves and excitement I do not…
First he put a pad on my lap and torso then grabbed a saw to cut the cast off. This was the first time I saw the pins and I do not know how I did not pass out just looking at them. Today I think I would have. The doctor pulled out a huge pair of vise grips and I suddenly was scared as I knew these two foreign objects were coming out and it was not going to be pretty. He latched onto one pulled until it game out of my wrist and through my skin. The blood poured everywhere and if it was not for…
Well in jan 2010 i got Pneumonia and was in the hospital for a week.Then was released with asthma , a few months went by and I kept coughing and coughing up everything I would drink. So my mom took me to the doctors on May 26, 2010. I will never forget this day I went to the doctors they ran many many tests on me everything came back normal but my mom told the doctors “something's really wrong with my son“ so then they ran some more test and found out that every time I would drink it would go…
was contemplating whether to ask her doctor her a question. The last minute of her exam, she had asked about her weight gain and the doctor just brushed it off and told her she needed to exercise more, but Bruckner felt as if that wasn’t the cause because she has been exercising regularly and eating healthy. Later, she found that she had asked a “doorknob complaint”, which is a possible medical concern that was mentioned last minute. Bruckner was undergoing medical practice and learned that…
The second group consist of two mangers or PCMs. PCM stands for patient care mangers. Each manger has a team that works under them. The team includes a doctor, nurses, CNAs, PCSs, and social workers. The list of clients are broke in to two color groups. Depending on their location and medical history they will either be assigned to the green or orange group. The mangers are in charge of scheduling which nurse and CNAs is going to visit the client and on which day. The two groups share the…
In the short story “The Use of Force,” by William Carlos Williams, a doctor narrates his visit to the Olson Family whose daughter, Mathilda, may be sick with diphtheria. The doctor explains that he is trying to be nice to Mathilda, but seeing that she refuses to let him examine her he asks the parents to consent to a forceful method. Eventually, he uses excessive force to get the diagnosis. Are his actions justifiable? Given that Mathilda is finally revealed to have diphtheria and the doctor’s…