Joey is a 10-year-old boy with Down Syndrome. He ambulates independently with a wheeled walker; however, Joey is slightly unstable when standing without assistance. Joey wants to be more like his older brother. For Joey, this means wanting to take showers instead of baths and to be able to take them without help from his […]

A 2-year-old girl is admitted to the ED for evaluation of what the mother says was a seizure. The patient appears lethargic and difficult to rouse. The mother states that the girl had just eaten dinner when she began to shake uncontrollably. This mother has brought her daughter to the ED 6 times in the […]

A 28-year-old male with a traumatic brain injury presents to office due to being denied disability at this time. The client has difficulty completing tasks, is easily frustrated, and has a short temper. He has been fired from three jobs in the past two years due to outbursts on the job site. Which of the […]

Case Study: Sarah, a 55-year-old woman, experiences chest pain and shortness of breath during physical exertion. She has a familv historv of heart disease and is a smoker. Critical Thinking Questions: Which anatomical structures are likely implicated in Sarah’s symptoms? How does the physiology of coronary artery disease lead to chest pain? ◦ What diagnostic […]