Communicable and Chronic Diseases Discussion Medicine Coursework
INSTRUCTIONS: Read each case study and comprehensively answer all questions posed for each case study. One or two sentences WILL NOT be sufficient. 2 paragraphs PER case study OR however much you can fit on one page, being equally thorough with each case study.
Case Study #1
Robert Busabarger, MD is the only physician in a small rural East Coast village. He is all things to all people – physician, counselor, surgeon, obstetrician, pediatrician, and psychiatrist. He works 10-hour days and is rarely away from his practice unless on the ocean in his fishing vessel. He is frustrated that there is never enough time to meet all the needs of his clients as fully as he would like.
1. How might Dr. Busabarger use complementary therapies with his clients and decrease his workload?
2. Discuss how clients in this kind of setting might be able to help Dr. Busabarger and each other obtain medical treatment that treats the “whole” person.
Case Study #2
John, a 35-year-old stockbroker, is near death. His treatment for pancreatic cancer has been discontinued. He rates his pain as a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. He is not receiving the maximum dosage of opioids that he could receive. When you, as a health professional, talk with him about his pain, John responds, “My wife says I’m strong enough to take it.” John’s wife is his main caregiver.
1. Discuss the assessment of John’s pain. Can further pain assessments be done?
2. What strategies might be used in working with John? And with his wife?
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Case Study #1
Most complementary therapies concentrate on relaxing the body, stimulating the brain, and reducing stress. Robert Busabarger, as the only physician in the village, is overworking, and his clients are also missing out on crucial attention and monitoring. The advantages of complementary therapies like yoga and massages would ease the physician’s work because it keeps them fit. They would not have to visit for the medication (Liao et al., 2018). It also helps Busabarger relax his mind from the bulk of being the only physician.
In such a setting, clients play a significant role in helping the physician and other clients obtain an effective treatment that would bypass the specific disease and treat the “whole” body. Such are complementary therapies. Clients can find a gym base where they visit for yoga and other therapies to keep the whole body act...
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