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190 Chapter 22Chapter Assignment Shees ATTRIBUTES OF PROFESSIONALISM Rrad through the folloing scemaries and consider hour y Incorporate the Attributes of Preh into your anseers ic today complaining of low back pain. begins to a s children or btgins th likes to stay on 1. Mr. Robert Coursey is 84 years old and is in is medical history, Mr. Coursey the clinic today complain are taking his recently been raking leaves in his yard. As yo about his time in the Korean War, deat day in the clinic and you know that Dr. Lewis li tstill maintain adherence to the time d nstrate attention to both the psychological and h time emandsoftheph y on time the death of his wife, and how he hasn't seen hi since last Christmas. Today is a busy day in the schedule. What is the b est way for you to demonstrate attention aspects of a patignts illnes or cone conditian and Padma Johar is a patient your understanding 2. r is a patient of Dr. Osborne. She is in the clinic today with a new diagnosis of diat rvedic medicine, you are aware that the associated belief is that illness sturbance of the doshas, or body humors. How would you provide patient education ete and disea demonstrating respect for individual diversitý? 3. Sofia Alvarado is 17 years old. She is in the clinic today for an infected wound in the antecubital area of her left arm. She has what appears to be needle tracks on both arms. As you take her medical history about the exam room with S demonstrating sensitivity to Sofia's rights? recreational drug use. She states that she doesn't drink or use any drugs. Ms. Alvarado's mother is in ofia. What are some methods for you to employ to approach this sensitive subject while

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1.A patient when comes for his physical illness like treating a pain ,it is most crucial to attend him psychologically as well because half of the pain can be brought under control if this needs is met.

To give this patient a well feeling emotionally, let the patient express his feelings and thoughts and being a healthcare profession take the right chance to start his treatment for pain from the conversation itself.

For instance when he was talking about the war and his wife ,interrupt and ask how his wife took care of him if he had pain or any illness and how an injury was treated in a war.What difference does he find here.

2.Modern medicines are a boon in the treatment of many diseases.Though there are treatment available for most of the diseases for certain illness it has no cure (diabetes,last stage cancer etc.,) and always has some adverse reactions to the medication taken.This has made the people get back to traditional practices like Ayurvedha.Some of the patient education which can be done are

• Inform this treats the root cause of the disease
• The treatment does not provide immediate relief rather it is slower with definitive results
• It has no side effects, rather there are restrictions in taking certain foods for limited period of time .
• can be provided to any age groups

3.The case seems to be drug abuse in this teenager.The children's never try to be open in disclosing this type of addiction or abuse in front of parents out of fear.This sensitive case can be handled by

• Making the parents to stay out of the cabin during history collection
• Providing privacy to patient
• Giving the confidence that the health care professionals can help her to come out of this problems