Essay on W.C Williams and Oliver Sacks

Write a well-organized Essay of approximately 800 words, that is responsive to the following question: How is the doctor/patient relationship reflected in the stories and poems of William Carlos Williams (or the “Afterword” by William Eric Williams or the “Introduction” by Robert Coles), as well as the clinical tales by Oliver Sacks? Be sure to make some reference to at least five works in each of these volumes (ten works in total). For W.C. Williams, be sure to include at least one poem, and for Sacks, choose at least one work from each of the four sections of his book.

  1. William Carlos Williams, The Doctor Stories [Selections]. New Directions (1984). ISBN:0-8112-0926-1. [Selections]
    http://www.nchumanities.org/sites/default/files/Williams_A%20Face%20of%20Stone.pdf
  2. Oliver Sacks, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat [Selections]. Harper & Row (Perennial edition) (1987). ISBN: 0-06-097079-0. [Selections]
    http://web.arch.virginia.edu/arch5424/Handouts/sackspdf/sacksvl.pdf

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Chapters: 9 And 13 Lymphatic System; Chest And Lungs;

 Respond to all the questions and include the questions and answers in the Paper work. APA style and 3 references.   this is the course book:Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination 8th 

  • W hat comprises the lymphatic system
  • Which set of lymph nodes is a common site of metastatic disease, and why?
  • Mrs. Kline, a postoperative patient who has just undergone a right modified mastectomy, is found to have edema of the right arm. What is the cause of the edema, and what teaching is necessary to help Mrs. Kline? 
  • Mr. Jackson is a 76-year-old nursing home patient who has persistent wound infections and upper respiratory infections. What is the cause of Mr. Jacksons recurring infections? 
  • Describe the correct way to examine the lymphatic system
  • Define lymphedema
  • Provide the differential diagnosis of mumps versus cervical adenitis
  • What is elephantiasis?

JS is a 17-year-old adolescent who presents to the office with complaints of fatigue and overall body aches. He states that several of his classmates have been home sick as well. His past medical history is negative for medical illness, but he had myringotomy tubes placed when he was 5 years old. The patient lives with his mother, stepfather, and two siblings.

What is the most common cause of his diagnosis?

During the history, what positive findings will be in the HPI?

On physical examination of JS, what positive assessment results would you expect to find?

Name the primary muscles of respiration.

What is a normal rate of respiration per minute in an adult?

Prepare a teaching pamphlet on the effects of smoking on the chest and lungs.

Define the following terms and discuss when the examiner might see these conditions:

  1. Dyspnea
  2. Orthopnea
  3. Apnea
  4. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
  5. Platypnea
  6. Tachypnea
  7. Bradypnea
  8. Hyperpnea
  9. Kussmaul breathing
  10. Hypopnea
  11. Periodic breathing (Cheyne-Stokes)
  12. Air trapping
  13. Biot respiration
  14. Ataxia
  15. Retractions

what they would expect to find when assessing children or adolescents with the assigned condition.

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Epiglottis
  • Croup
  • Tracheomalacia
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Respiratory distress syndrome

Differentiate between a pneumothorax and a hemothorax.

List risk factors associated with respiratory disability.

HG is a 62-year-old man with a significant history of COPD and emphysema. He has a positive PMH of frequent episodes of pneumonia. His social history includes cigarette smoking for 45 years. Identify your findings on HG and the emphysema.

What is the primary etiology of the emphysema?

What are the expected findings on inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation?

What are the subjective and objective findings in HGs presentation?

Renal cancer

Your patient:
76 years old, female
Allergies: none
Admitting diagnosis: Renal cancer
Current diagnosis: Renal cancer
Medical/Surgical History:
Laparoscopic Renal Cryoablation/Radiofrequency Ablation (2 days ago)
Renal cell cancer (2020)
Lumpectomy (2006)
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (2006)
Cerebral vascular accident (2006)
Benign neoplasm of cerebral meanings (2006)
Platelet dysfunction
Osteoporosis
Hearing decreased

Questions:
Pathophysiology for current diagnosis and relationship to other health problems: (Describe in your own words and cite source)

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Analyze the Panama Canal Project

Instructions

Analyze the Panama Canal Project (in Kendrick ch.1 and identify the major risks that might have been addressed (avoided or mitigated etc.). Please make sure to use the

Please keep answers to 250-300 words and use the risk meta language to identify and describe the risks. For example, overconfidence is not a risk; this is a risk factor. Delays are a consequence of a risk, not a risk in and of itself.

See the attached rubric for how this will be graded.