Alcohol Case Studies Samples For Students

Heileman Brewing Company was struggling under a load of debt, and it was looking for a segment of the market for beer that could help it stay afloat. As well as the internal financial problems, the brewing company was stuck in an industry full of problems. A few years back, the beer market was supposed to reduce by 2.1 percent in the previous year. This reduction was due to the rising awareness of many social and health issues associated with alcohol. Heavy drinking affects the functioning of the liver and as a result, cirrhosis. Alcoholic beverages were required to carry warnings ...

Jay has flunked from his first year of college and is involved in a lot of drinking which interfere with his ambition of becoming a chemical engineer. He does not want to come for psychological treatment of his problems because of clear denial that he has a problem. Despite that, Jay was born normally with no complications at birth and during labor. He met all his developmental milestones early and was described as an advanced baby. Jay reportedly excelled in school with needing very little effort to maintain a straight ‘A’ report card even in the gifted and talented program. He is a ...

Medical Ethics involves moral principles systems that are used to apply judgments and values in the practice of medicine (Henningfeld, 2011). This can be seen to direct medical practitioners on the best cause of actions to take to ensure professionalism of the field. This involves written and un-written ethical issues and policies.
Cindy and Jenny could be seen to be both medical students at their university. This means that they are under the Medical ethics regulation. At all times, they are regulated to observe these policies in the most ethical manner possible
As it is known, it ...

Facts

The defendant Landri consumed alcoholic drinks in a party organized by his employer Marriott International. The employee drove safely to his residence but was involved in a ``tragic accident” that resulted to the death of Dr. Purton.
The plaintiff’s family sued the company demanding that he is responsible for the harm caused by Landri his employee. The company argued that it was not liable because Landri committed the accident after arriving at his residence and sought for summary judgment. The trial court ruled against Purton’s family and they appealed to the appellate court.
The appellate court ruled ...

The case depicts a typical scenario, when a workers might notice some unusual signs in their fellow mates. You may notice changes in a co-worker, which might be a result of alcohol or any other drug abuse. Sometimes, these changes are observed long before the person’s job performance is affected. At other times, it might be sudden poor performance, which might set the trigger for you to notice. Whatever the case may be, there are always three alternatives at your disposal, as far as talking action is concerned. You might chose to talk to your co-worker and suggest him plans for remediation, ...

Part 1: Evidence selection

Introducing school-based alcohol program is important amongst the youth since it helps save the future generation in particular societal setup. I chose the articles because of the issues that they address in relation to abuse of alcohol and the related effects. Because of my interest to learn the importance of introducing alcohol based education in NSW programs, I chose the articles.
The article “Beyond invulnerability: The importance of benefits in adolescents' decision to drink alcohol” presents an evidence on how the teens think that they are invulnerable and therefore engage in risky behaviors such as taking alcohol. Most ...

Introduction

Dr Pepper and Snapple Group, Inc developed three centuries prior and advanced from a consolidation of revelation, innovation and joint effort. To begin with, it was a medication store, which served Alderton for work. The most seasoned soda in the United States was named Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper and Snapple Group, Inc, the leader brands of DPS, have the inceptions that impart Schweppe's entrepreneurial soul. Dr. Pepper and Snapple Group, Inc, is a standout amongst the best gatherings in the region of vitality drinks. It is additionally a real manager of brand, bottle and merchant of non-jazzed up drinks in the Canada, US, ...

A Supreme Court of Canada Case on Employment Law

Summary of the case
Employee privacy and occupational safety especially in a dangerous workplace have always clashed in the past. Employers always feel the need to perform random drug tests at the workplace, which many argue violates employee privacy. The Supreme Court of Canada only recently released a ruling related to random alcohol and drug tests at the workplace in Canada. The case was between Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited and was published on June 14, 2013 (Naccaroto 2013).

What both sides were arguing

Irving has a paper mill in Saint John, New Brunswick and due the ...

A counselor is considered as a professional who have the ability to facilitate an individual to transform his or her character. In the past, most of the people used to assume that counselors should only be visited by persons who are facing many mental challenges. As a result, the majority of the people used to refrain from visiting counselors. Consequently, the society was characterized by a significant population of people who were suffering from psychological illnesses (Lago, 2006). Counselors facilitate individuals to cope or recover from psychological illnesses. There are various factors that counselors need to put into consideration whenever they are ...

Joe’s Risk Factors

Availability – due to his business, which Joe claims is his major concern; he can buy alcohol for himself, which exposes him to drinking. Additionally, Joe can buy the drink from his pension from the military service. This might lead to higher drinking since he can afford alcohol. The other risk factor is family conflict. The fact that Joe was brought up in an alcoholic family exposed him to drinking behavior. His late father brought about family conflicts when he was around the home, and at times Joe almost hit him in the face with a baseball bat. These family conflicts ...

The patient has been experiencing symptoms of gastritis including loss of appetite and substernal pain which worsens in the morning. The fact that he has been experiencing the pain for about five months suggests that this is a case of chronic gastritis. The clinical definition of gastritis is inflammation of gastric mucosa (Rugge, & Garaham, 2010). The long term alcohol consumption of 12-16 cans of beer per day has been causing inflammatory degeneration in the gastric mucosa of the patient (Bienia, Sodolski, &Luchowska, 2002). However many studies have demonstrated that alcohol is associated with acute, not chronic gastritis. It is possible ...

Introduction

Binge drinking is defined as heavy consumption of alcohol over a short space of time. For men, it is the consumption of more than six units of alcohol and for women is consuming more than five units of alcohol. My clients name is Dave was a good student who kept away from bad peer until his 9th grade where he joined group that introduced him to drinking. Now at 12th grade, he drinks thrice a week. This has affected his academics; he no longer finishes his assignments nor gets good grades. Constantly he is arrested for violence, minor crimes like stealing money ...

- Based on what the clinician has learned during the intake, what are some of the symptoms a clinician should look for, or ask about, when working with this client during the initial sessions? Explain each symptom.
Some of the symptoms that the clinician should ask about from the client are: depression, anxiety, and panic . This would be of great importance so as the clinician can come to a conclusion on what disorder Meredith faces.
- What other historical information might a counselor want to ask about?
One may ask the client whether there is any member of their ...

Biographical Sketch

A). Upbringing: Even though both of Poe’s parents were ambulant actors, he was brought up in a life of utter poverty, along with a brother and a sister. Poe’s childhood was quite unstable because since the family was constantly traveling. In 1811, after the death of his parents, Poe was taken into foster care by John and Frances Allan, a wealthy couple in Richmond. Poe’s life was quite comfortable thereafter, although he was not as close to his foster father as he was to his foster mother. Between 1815 and 1820 Poe studied at a school in the outskirts of London ...

Mental and psychiatric illnesses have are on a rise especially with the dynamism in social, economic and even political changes. These factors have made people liable to mental conditions. This paper will review the diagnosis using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) classification and justify the diagnosis. The paper will also outline a case formulation.

PART 1-DIAGNOSIS BASED ON DSM-IV-TR

Robert Jones clearly shows a clinical mental disorder and other clinical conditions that require further medical attention. On the basis of the multiaxial assessment of the mental illness, Robert is an alcoholic who clearly depends on alcohol. Alcohol as a drug ...

Question 1: evidence of substance abuse disorder

According to DSM-IV TR for substance abuse and substance dependence, the patient has to show a maladaptive pattern of substance misuse which leads to clinical distress or impairment. The patient has to show recurrent use of substance which leads to his or her failure to accomplish most responsibilities at home or at work. The patient can also show recurrent use of substance even in physically hazardous circumstances. Despite having consistent interpersonal or social problems that are a result of or are exacerbated by the use of substance, the patient shows continued use of substance. From the above criteria, Steve in the ...

Psychology

Background

Mary is a 24-year old African-American woman that seeks evaluation of her condition. She has been using heroin since she was 19 years old. Mary is pointed out her boyfriend Max as the person that introduced her to heroin after she moved in with him. She has a history of family dysfunction and grew up seeing her father as an alcoholic and her mother undergoing an alcoholic recovery phase. Mary reported that she never received any substance or professional help before and that would justify any hesitation on her part to undergo evaluation. Another crucial part of her situation is ...

Reasons for suspension:

Alcohol/ drug are prohibited at work place to maintain safety, quality of service and healthy environment as per company’s policy. Any employee consuming drug/ alcohol may be punished with immediate termination.
Brian accepted the fact that he had consumed two Corona’s beer with dinner just forty minutes before his shifts. The quantity consumed by Brian was relatively higher as per his body mass, which resulted in losing control while walking. In United States of America the legal limit of blood alcohol level is 0.08 percent. Brian accepted the fact that he consumed two corona beers (1880 ...

Abstract

This case study examines the problem of deviation of normal relationships in families of persons with alcohol dependence. The case given for analysis describes rather typical situation of families with excessively drinking husbands. The case study aims at formulating the overall strategy of finding the way out for the members of such families. Particular attention is given to providing social support for the victims of the excessive drinking as psychological disorder. Special psychological phenomenon of "codependency" is defined throughout the research. This phenomenon is reflected in the psychological characteristics of wives and children, indicating the formation of dependent behavior ...

The case chosen for discussion in this paper is that of Jason (38), a factory worker. After reading the case, the first thing we would want to know is whether Jason is an addict. There are two symptoms that must be looked for before an individual is determined to be an addict. These symptoms are (i) out of control behavior, and (ii) a behavior that is self destructive. If a person’s behavior is under their control, then the person should not be considered an addict. It doesn’t matter at what frequency the subject engages in an addictive behavior. What really matters ...

The adverse effects of indulgence in alcohol are well known and documented. Notably, the effects range from affecting the health of an individual to the well-being of a nation (Drugfreeworld.org, 2016). Uncontrolled consumption of alcohol costs the nation a lot of money in treating the sick individuals and managing the adverse social impacts of alcohol. On a personal level, alcohol affects the brain, heart, pancreas, liver and the immune system of an individual. The numbers of road carnages caused by drunk driving are on the rise, and they result in deaths and disabilities. Similarly, alcohol consumption is attributed to ...

Abstract

Intoxication is being in a state of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication. The government is increasingly sensitive to the cases of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, explaining that the drunk driver is endangering both for their life, health and property, and other road users. However, as practice shows, the number of the detained drunk drivers increases dramatically around the holidays.
If the circumstances of the crime are clear, and in a short time collected all the necessary evidence, the Prosecutor may apply to the court to hear the case under expedited proceedings. Basically, criminal cases associated with DUI are dealt ...

Any person who is suddenly withdrawing from alcohol must experience unpleasant reactions that accompany the process. The abrupt withdrawal brings about certain signs and symptoms that characterize the sudden discontinuation of taking drugs or alcohol. Some of the symptoms may include a rapid heartbeat, profuse sweating, temporary memory loss, insomnia, headaches, anxiety and even social isolation (Miller & Gold 1998). Most people who experience similar reactions as a result of sudden withdrawal from alcohol suffer from delirium tremens (DT) (Koob 2006).
It is one of the most prevalent risk factors in this case. The patient often experiences DT after 48-96 ...

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Alcoholism a Complex Disorder

Introduction
Alcoholism is often referred to as a complex disorder due to the fact that it is related to other causes. People who have an alcoholism disorder, have interpersonal and complex issues which include biological elements. Such elements include withdrawal and tolerance, thinking issues such as craving, and behavioral abnormalities that include the inability to quit drinking (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2015). Withdrawal in this context refers to the symptoms that happen when one stops taking alcohol. When alcoholics withdrawal from alcohol, they suffer from symptoms such as irritability, nausea, and shaking. On the other hand, tolerance refers ...

Based on Youth Risk Behavior Studies (YRBSS) conducted during the past three decades, approximately 81.6% of teenagers enrolled in 9th to 12th grade, surveyed in 1991, responded that they had tried at least one alcoholic beverage in their lifetime (“Trends,”2013). That same year within this group, approximately 50.8 % admitted to having at least one alcoholic beverage during the thirty-day period leading up to the time of the survey. While these numbers appear to have declined according to more recent statistics (2013), 66.2% having tried a drink at least once and 34.9% admitting to at least one drink thirty days ...

This research paper aims at establishing why heavy drinkers are more likely to think that their relationships are not happy as much as people who are light drinkers. This research will be evaluated on the basis on the role that income plays in contributing to the heavy drinking which may lead to unhappy marriages. The research will also evaluate who among men and women are more affected with heavy drinking which leads to unhappy marriages and relationships.
Having reviewed recent research conducted on the role alcohol plays in relationships, I established that alcohol has been a major influence in ...

Introduction

The Coca Cola Company’s flagship brand is valued highly in the international markets and well recognized too. In 2013, the multinational company commanded a 42.2% market share in the international non-alcoholic beverages industry (The Coca-Cola Company 2016). It has however been experiencing strong headwinds in the past ten or so years resulting from falling sales revenues and figures as more of the world’s populace sought to indulge in healthier lifestyles. Such dynamics in the international market compelled the Coca Cola Company to formulate novel long term objectives. Some of the objectives set forth included doubling revenues by ...

Issues in Psychology: Hypothetical Case Study in Two-Stage Life Development

Abstract
The psychological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral crisis of traumatic interruptions during developmental periods in counseling and therapy, calls for the use of mental health support, assessments, and interventions. The present hypothetical case study seeks to direct (a) an explanation of two consecutive stages of mental development post-9/11 trauma for a male adolescent from 14 years of age to 28 years of age, (b) discuss overview of background of the case and situation, (c) scan the description, impact, and implication of client problem with inclusion of current state, (d) use of theories to compile the hypothetical case study from a perspective of a ...

A brief account of the patient/client assessment

Drug misuse within state prisons has persistently been a major problem for the healthcare personnel. The treatment of misusers within these units is however a challenge for those concerned and this is attributed to a host of factors which dependently or independently leads to fragmented measures of managing this population. These challenges range from the vulnerability of the prisoners to self-harm and suicide cases while in prison; the occurrence of death upon serving their term due to intentional or accidental opiate overdose; the lacking measures of counseling as part of an integrated withdrawal system; the non-adherence to national and ...

Executive Summary

Dynamic internal and external environments of a business have serious impacts on its growth. These changes have caused a drop in the sales of the company. Coca Cola Company has to change its generic strategy in order to keep up with competition and maintain its position as the leading non-alcoholic beverage-producing firm in the world. The company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats have changed. Coca cola’s strength is on advertising and global customer satisfaction. Its weakness is the perception that their beverages are unhealthy and classified as junk. Several opportunities are presenting themselves in the Asian market, ...

Business

Notice of Termination
Northern Timber Company together with the Union is committed to the safety and wellbeing of the employees. As such, due to this aspect, the company and the union issues a joint agreement to the employees concerning the use or the possession of illegal drugs or alcohol on the company property. This joint announcement was in the form of the reminder that the illegal drugs and the alcohol were not permitted on the company property, including the residences of the employees (Suffield, 2012). As such, the collective agreement of the company and the union is that the ...

Abstract

Some employers do not have an active working policy or procedures in place to help those with addictions. In today’s economy, most employees are under tremendous pressure to maintain employment and support their family while being burden with financial stress. In the case, there are policies and procedures in place, however; it appears throughout the area some places have not exercised them. Maintaining and sustaining a highly competitive business in the global marketplace is a challenging venture for the Branch’s management because of the alcohol issue. Ensuring that the workforce drug free, highly achieving, motivated and supplied with tools ...

Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’s partner.
...

Arguably, domestic violence and abuse is tremendously increasing in society today. Actually, abuse and domestic violence can affect or happen to anyone, yet in most cases, the responsible stakeholders have overlooked, denied, or excused. Rebecca and Oscar were victims of domestic violence during their childhood; moreover, the problem has affected them until their parenthood. Oscar seems to be influenced by the past into abusing his wife and children. Rebecca, Oscar and the children have suffered physically, either psychologically, or sexually. Acknowledging and noticing the sign of an abusive relationship marks the first and important step of ending it. Just ...

In October 2000, Joseph Duncan, a third-year allocation systems analyst for the Michigan Department of Commerce, was sitting at his office desk reading some background material on distilled liquor distribution in Michigan. Prior to his current position, Joseph had worked as a distribution analyst in private industry for several years after graduating from a large Midwestern university with a degree in materials and logistics management. His direct supervisor, Donna Mills, had given Joseph his next assignment earlier that day. “Be prepared to head up a project team and prepare a proposal on distilled liquor distribution,” Donna said, “We’ll meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 P.M. ...

The Main Issue

Employment termination always come and go in the industry. However, termination undergoes certain processes and clarifications in order to avoid issues from arising. These issues originated from several reasons, depending on how the human resource department tackles the situation. Most of the time, the human resource department is knowledgeable enough of the policies and regulations of the company, which eases their decision-making about termination, especially if an employee violated one of the policies. Also, termination processes also include documentations in order to verify the claims and statements of both the HR department and the employee to be fired. Lastly, ...

The symptoms of anorexia, heartburn, and weight loss are common for duodenal ulcer disease, functional dyspepsia, acute gastritis, alcohol related dyspepsia (ARD) as well as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). All these conditions are difficult to diagnose correctly due to the variable nature of its presenting symptoms against those of other gastrointestinal illnesses. In this case, acute gastritis is ruled out technically by the fact that it presents with presence of blood in the stool and the test in this case did not indicate any blood stains. On the other hand, acute gastric presents with temporary pain in the stomach ...

Introduction to the case

Northern Timber Company works wood cutting locales in province remote zones. Workers are reached there for 14 working days and after that come back for 14 days off. They are lived in trailers gave by the organization. They are secured by an aggregate understanding between the organization and the Timber Workers Union. The organization recruit timber cutter in 2005 named with Hank Bradford. Throughout his work, Bradford works a cutting apparatus and other conceivably dangerous equipment. Preceding being procured, Bradford was prompted that no alcohol and drugs were allowed on organization property, including the living arrangements possessed by representatives. The ...

Educational Institution

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Student Name,
Drugs, alcohol, mental illness, and death are not words people would readily associate with beloved Hollywood actor and comedian Robin Williams. The demise and death of a beloved Hollywood actor is always shocking. Underneath the laughter and movie roles however, Williams was facing private issues that could not be seen on the surface. Williams struggled to maintain his sobriety from drugs and alcohol and suffered privately with mental health issues. Williams ultimately lost his battle with mental illness and committed suicide in August 2014, where he was found hanging ...

Vodka is believed to have been first produced in the 15th C in Moscow. In Russia it was first produced in 1386. The word ‘vodka’ means little water in Russia. This is because vodka looks like water. The idea of producing vodka was stumbled upon when the distillation of alcohol was first discovered in Russia under the leadership of Vladimir. Russians may not be the highest consumers of alcohol but they are the one of the best if not the best producers of vodka. The Russian standard vodka is known to be a smooth, crisp and fine masterpiece that begs ...

a. Evaluate the various claims made by the union and counterclaims made by the company regarding the charges of unfair labor practices. Which of the arguments are most persuasive?
The claims made by the union are more persuasive. The reason being that-: the counterclaims made by the company are malicious and not in any way reflected by the actions of the union. The unions’ claims are clear and can be traced to every action the members of the union undertook. The union argues that its members have been repeatedly interrogated by the company and actually this is true. ...

Absolut vodka has developed into one of the largest spirit corporations in the world. The Swedish company’s campaign of “constant creativity” have caused it to perform strongly over the years. Absolut was founded in 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith, and by the time he was in his twenties, Smith controlled one-third of the Swedish vodka production by improving the production process and using local products (Pernod Ricard). Distilling this fine liquor in a country where vodka was already a rich tradition, Smith invented the process of continuous distillation, where the liquor is continuously distilled through its production. This ...

Introduction

Domestic violence has adverse impacts on the development of a child. In fact, the emotional turmoil created by growing up in such an environment heightens the chances of the infant engaging in rebellious activities such as drug abuse and other denial behaviors in their youth. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that Susie’s exposure to childhood molestation at an early age contributed to her drug problems and overall response to his abusive marriage. Since she witnessed her mother withstand the abuse she received from his father, she felt obliged to keep up with his ...

Drugs

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Introduction

Study on prostitutes documents a high pervasiveness of alcohol and drug abuse and as they drifted into prostitution and during prostitution. There is a dubious relation between substance abuse and prostitution, as one might lead to the other. Substance abuse alone may or may not be the factor that pushes these women into prostitution. The essay discusses the topic if prostitution was legalized, would it have an effect on female drug addiction? Before going into that subject, it would be essential to get more information on whey women take drugs or get ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: Not Applicable Age: 60 y/o Sex: Male
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient said that the abdominal pain started the day before. Although patient admitted to experiencing similar discomfort in the past, patient did not experience this kind of pain which he rated as 10 from last night. In the past, the pain would only last for a couple of hours unlike this time which has not been relieved despite 24 hours had already passed. Patient also admits to experiencing nausea but has not vomited despite feeling nauseous. For the past ...

Part 1 Traumagram

Information from traumagram and discussion about it with the client
- Family history for three generations of traumatized family members and mental illness
- Paternal Grandfather James b.1925d.1993
- James traumatized
- James died of liver problems
- Paternal Grandmother Mary b.1929d. 2011
- Paternal Grandmother mentally ill (cruel at times, loving at times)
- Grandmother on father’s side traumatized grandfather and her children with verbal and psychological abuse
- Father Ricky b.1995d.2010
- Father traumatized
- Father became alcoholic in late teens
- Father mental illness ( ...

Inniskillin is the brand product of Mr. Roger Provost. Icewine on the other hand is an alcoholic drink, mainly made as dessert and was created when grapes are frozen and pressed whilst in this particular state (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008). The main ingredients that give rise to this wine are the extracts, acids, and sugar which result in dessert wine when the frozen grapes are pressed (Jones G and Hirasawa J, 2007).
The first production of this iconic product took place in Franconia, Germany. It then went on to be produced in Eiswein, still in Germany but also ...

Lion Nathan Breweries and the China market

Q1. The Porter's Five Forces concept is a unique and powerful tool for determining the position of a particular business with respect to its competitors. The Five Forces is very significant as it helps to analyze both, the strengths of the current competitive position and the strength of the position in which the organization is considering moving into China market (Porter, 2008). Lion Nathan or LN was an international brewer basically with presence in two countries Australia and New Zealand. LN operated in these countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands and more than 10 breweries. In the year 1993, LN ...

Question 1:

In the recent past, global markets for beer have gone through rapid processes of change. In most of the economic and societal developments have resulted into the emergence and development of new beer markets. Transformative improvements targeting the quality as well as the appeal of certain beer brands necessarily results in strengthened organic expansion of the beer category today. Developing markets are also undergoing intensive changes as the main brewers hurry to respond to the constrained and declining consumption trends of beer consumption (Som, 2009). The Gaining of competitive capabilities is one of the new trends in the beer ...

Representatives of Local Company with an Electricity Demand

Introduction

Jefferies brewery is committed towards ensuring that it maintains a good relationship between the company and the local community. The production of quality beer which is produced from environment friendly processes has made it possible for the company to be liked by most locals and customers. The company has been growing over the past few years and a need has developed of the company being involved in some expansion plans. As the company intends to perform an expansion of business, a new site has been identified near Alloa in Clackmannanshire. The proposed area comes under the Forth Area Management Plan. The ...

1. Emergency Disaster Response
Moore, Oklahoma was the site of a massive tornado that eventually killed 24 people and injured 212 others on May 20, 2013. Due to the massive amount of damage in the area, critical health risks existed for the population. Every person in the immediate area of the tornado was placed at risk of impact injuries from flying and falling debris, electrocution and burns from fallen power lines, burns from uncontrolled fires, potential for heart attack from stress and physical exertion, psychological distress, injuries from falling, systemic disorders from eating or drinking contaminated food and water, ...

PHYSICAL EXAM:

You will be expected to write up your response as follows:
List of Differential Diagnoses [rank ordered]
A. Congestive Heart Failure
B. Angina
C. Hypercholesterolemia
D. Myocardial Infarction

E. Diabetes Mellitus

F. with Grade II diastolic heart failure.

G. Hypertriglyceridemia

H. GERD
I.

J. Hypertension

Leading hypothesis : Congestive Heart Failure
Active Alternative hypotheses
Must not miss diagnoses [critical rule outs]
Congestive Heart Failure
Angina
Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypercholesterolemia
Most common diagnoses [reasonable alternatives]
GERD
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Presumptive Diagnosis [assumption]
Congestive Heart Failure

Treatment Plan

Non-pharmacologic / lifestyle interventions (provide rationale)
• Modify Diet.
- Advance to a low-sodium, low-cholesterol, low-fat, solid diet as tolerated R: to minimize metabolic demands ...

Hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia

Introduction

Patients diagnosed with hyperlipidemia have inherited or developed elevated fat or lipid levels in their blood. The condition increases the patient’s risk of blood vessel disease leading to stroke as well as heart disease. Patient Lori is a 44-year-old Caucasian female and during her well-woman-exam voiced no medical complaints. Lori is a telephone operator for a busy law firm. Her Vital signs: BP 128/84; wt; 133 lbs; Ht 64 inches; eyes have yellow-orange raised lesions on eyelids; remainder of exam is unremarkable.

Literature Review

According to Rosenson (2015), Nelson (2012), Chanoine (2008), Jones et al (2013), Bays et al ( ...

Introduction

Every lawyer can prove that modern justice system is not perfect. There are such cases that can be tried for months and even years. When such a case appears, a judge might find it difficult to sentence a defendant. This case study is devoted to a thorough analysis of one of such cases – the case State of New Jersey vs. Sonney Pelham. The essay will be divided into several parts. The first part will contain a brief case descriprtion.The second part –mens rea – will be devoted to the issue of innocence of the defendant. The third part – actus reus- will be dedicated to the ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 60 yrs. old Sex: MAle
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient has been experiencing heartburn during the past 2 weeks. Patient said to experience heartburn after eating. It is relieved after a few hour or after taking over the counter antacid. According to patient, the pain seems to progress. It started in the umbilical region and is now diffused. Patient said that he was partly relieved after sitting down. However, the pain has become unbearable that he rated it 10 during the actual attack.
PMH (Past Medical History— ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center ...

Arguably, in the past decades researchers have established program modes and intervention strategies that will help in promoting social development, as well as reducing juvenile delinquent behaviors. These programs and strategies have various objectives and goals in several states. Preventing juvenile delinquent behaviors saves life of young people from being wasted, prevents adult crimes in the future, as well as reducing the burden of crime on society and the victim. Perhaps, it costs the city a lot of dollars to prosecute, arrest, treat and incarcerate juvenile offenders. Hence, the use of delinquency-prevention programs saves a lot of taxpayers’ money, which is ...

Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a screenwriter with the Hollywood, a US Movie industry. He is overly dependent on the consumption of alcohol to an extent that it has adversely affected his social and work-related functions and his family life.

Without anything left to hold onto, he leaves for Las Vegas, his new found haven for drinking and the pursuance of his own fantasies unperturbed. Lackadaisically, Sanderson drunkenly drives down a strip in Las Vegas where he almost runs into a woman one of the women who were walking along the crosswalk. The woman is known as Shue and she chastises Sanderson for almost ...

Foster’s Group is an Australian company that deals with alcoholic products, mainly beer production and sale with their original products being Foster’s Lager and Victoria beer among others. In the year 2001, the company decided to buy Beringer Wine Estates, a leading wine estate based in California that was making about $1.2 billion in sales. A couple of years later, the brewery company now dealing with wine products also bought another premium wine maker known as Southcorp. This made the Foster’s Group one of the largest wine companies globally. In 2008, wine contributed to 76% of the ...

The Olivares family consists of four members, including two adults and two young children. Joaquín Olivares has been recently laid-off from the factory where he had worked for five years. Currently both adults work hard to make ends meet. Mr. Olivares feels that he let his family down, that results into drinking problem, which he denies. Although the Olivares have lived in the U.S. for eight years, neither of adults speaks English well.
There are three major concerns that arise with the Olivares. The first one relates to the unstable financial position of the family, as both adults ...