Question

Medical Terminology:

Building a Medical Vocabulary: ( Case Study)

Pick 100 medical terms (NOT 100 words) that you learned in class and create a
case study

This is an example of a case study:

HCP224-ONL4 Case Study Assignment ID: 0123 Author Name: Email Address: Cell Phone: (098)765-4321 Affiliation: SJ Medical Hospital of B County Title: More to The Surface Than "Magic" in DM Introduction: Patient (Pt) is a 68-year-old, Asian male and came to the clinic of SJ Medical Hospital for follow up on his 24. hyperglycemia. He has been taking a "magic pill" offered by his coworker that was not required by a 45. prescription (Rx) and does not remember the name of this medicine taken p.o. (orally). Typical 15. diabetes mellitus (DM) symptoms, such as 41. polydipsia and 42. polyuria, persisted even after taking the "magic pill" for two months as he battled multiple episodes of 32. mania and depression. Furthermore, his 3. activity of daily living (ADL) were limited because of his uncontrolled blood sugar causing numbness in 8. bilateral lower extremities. Patient/Past Medical History: Patient has a history of 23. hypercholesterolemia and DM that was diagnosed last year. His date of birth (DOB) is 1/1/71, with a 10. body mass index (BMI) of 36.9, and has concerns with his 2. abdomen due to recent weight gain. He states that this may be from stress along with his dip in physical activity. He is married and lives with his wife along with one out of his three children. Patient does not have any pets but his son is pressing for a dog. He is a happy person with a great sense of humor but can be soft spoken. However, his mannerism changed when vocalizing concerns of skin, vision, and possible arthritis that contributes to decreased ADL. Patient is currently on 5. antidiabetics, such as Metformin and Glipizide, but has been noncompliant with his regime. He checks his sugar twice a day, after breakfast and dinner, using his 20. glucometer. Recently, patient was gifted a handheld massager for his birthday by family to unwind from body aches. Family History: Patient's father passed away years ago from 34. myocardial infarction (MI). His mother just turned 88 and she had two 12. cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in the past. The last one resulted in 22. hemiplegia and she also has a history of 25. hypertension that was diagnosed ten years ago. She now uses a walker and a wheelchair, as needed, if mobility is compromised due to arthritis. Otherwise, patient denies history of any surgery, conditions, or 16. diagnosis (Dx) of any other family members or relatives. Assessment Results: During routine follow ups, patient is 1. alert and oriented (A&O) and vital signs were WNL. He is always quite cheerful but depending on the day, he has pain that differed on a scale of 1-10. He

Answer 1

A case history to improve medical vocablary

ID- 0987

Author name- XYZ

Email Address-

Cell Phone-

Affiliation

Introduction-

A 59 year of Male patient reported to the XYL clinic with a complaint of pain in the right ear region. The pain is a Throbbing kind which increases on changin position to supine.There has also been a restriction in mandibular movement which has lead to a decrease in appetite of the patient. Swelling along with tenderness on percussion seen in the right side of the face, in the ear region, on touching. The patient also experienced mild Hyperthermia in the morning, for which he took an anti-pyretic and an analgesic for the pain, which is Tab Paracetamol and Tab Diclofenac Sodium.

Patient history/Medical history

The patient has a history of type 2 Diabetes mellitus, for which he was diagnosed 15 years ago.He has been taking Tab Metformin twice daily before food. Patient also suffers from occational migraine attacks for which he takes, Tab Tramadol, which has been prescribed to him by his neurologist.His Body Mass Index is lower than normal, at 17.5, for which he has been consulting a Nutritionalist, for the treatment for muscular athropy.

Patient has recently taken retirement from work, which has lead him to depression due to lack of company, work and boredom.

Family History-

Patients mother passed away two years ago due to celebral haemorrhage and his father passed away a year ago due to a long standing diabetic foot ulcer, eventually succumbing to stroke. Bother mother and father also have a history of Hypertension.

Diagnosis-

On oral and radiological examination, Partial impaction of third molar seen on the right side along with peri-apical abscess leading to pain and swelling.