ipl-logo

Milton Larsen Case Summary

946 Words4 Pages

Presented is Milton Larsen, a 84 year-old African American veteran who lives with his step-daughter Dina in a small home. Mr. Larsen’s bedroom is located in the basement, where he spends most of his time with his cat Snuggles. The objective data gathered from Milton Larsen’s case scenario is as followed: a medical diagnosis of hypertension and left knee osteoarthritis. He is prescribed metoprolol tartrate and spironolactone for his hypertension and he takes ibuprofen for aggravation of the left knee related to frequent trips to the upstairs bathroom. At a recent visit to his primary care physician Milton Larsen stated the following subjective data “Dina gets mad at my cat and takes it out on me.” Milton Larsen’s aging body will go through many physiologic changes, specifically the loss of elasticity in the connective tissue. Connective tissue affects many of the body organs through the normal aging process. In the case of Milton Larsen, he is diagnosed with hypertension and osteoarthritis, and both diseases can be associated with loss of elasticity in the connective tissue. Hypertension, termed the “silent killer” affects the cardiovascular system in many ways, with a notably, change in the arteries. The arteries loose elasticity causing a decrease …show more content…

Metoprolol tartrate is a beta-blocker that lowers blood pressure by inhibiting the hormone renin in the blood, thus lowering blood pressure. According to research treating hypertension in the African American race is difficult, therefore, a combination of medication is used. In the case of Mr. Larsen, he is treated with metoprolol, in addition with spironolactone, a diuretic commonly used with an antihypertensive to alter blood pressure. Alteration in blood pressure for a prolong time can decrease cardiac output causing damaged to the

Show More
Related

  • Jerry Gergich Case Summary

    585 Words  | 3 Pages

    This morning’s press conference about the new founds dedicated to the Parks and Recreation Department, was held to answer questions about the money and whether or not it was given under false pretenses. The money that was initially given to the Parks and Recreations department was to enforce tighter security in local parks when one of their own employees was injured. Local officials say that early on Saturday morning Jerry Gergich, the employee in question, had sustained multiple injuries including a dislocated shoulder and a black eye, while in a local park feeding the humming bird feeders as part of his job. Mr. Gergich claimed he was mugged by two unknown assailants on Saturday morning when giving his statement to police officers when

    Read More

  • S/C Johnson Case Summary

    355 Words  | 2 Pages

    On Friday July 29,2016, at approximately 2:30 pm, Security Counselor Patrick Johnson of the inspire Nola Charter School Association Security Department, currently assigned to Edna Karr High School , Located at 3332 Huntlee Dr, in new Orleans Louisiana, 70131,had an occasion to investigate the misplacement of a laptop cart containing multiple laptops. S/C Johnson offers the following report. On Friday July 29,2016 at approximately 12:00pm Mr. Chris Reed a teacher at Edna Karr High school discovered a cart containing multiple laptops next to the trash dumpster. Mr. Reed brought the cart back into the school and reported his findings to head of school Harold Clay.

    Read More

  • Victor Solis Case Summary

    434 Words  | 2 Pages

    Thank you for your recent inquiry received March 31, 2017, concerning Victor Solis. Please be advised that the material provided to you contains confidential patient information and confidential information proprietary to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). The release of this information to any other party is restricted by the applicable regulations under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Articles of the Texas Insurance Code and Chapter 159 of the Texas Occupations Code. Victor Solis has coverage under the Blue Advantage Silver HMO 102 Individual Health insurance policy effective January 1, 2017. The policy is currently active and paid through April 30, 2017.

    Read More

  • Korey Wise Case Summary

    552 Words  | 3 Pages

    This is a case study about a young man by the name of Korey Wise who was wrongly incarcerated in the Central Park Jogger case of 1989. Due to being the age of sixteen he was the only one out of the five boys wrongly accused to be sent to an adult prison. In this prison Korey was victim to many forms of abuse, physical and mental to name a few. He was found guilty despite the lack of evidence. None of the DNA samples or Semen matched up with Korey.

    Read More

  • Dennis Rader Case Summary

    898 Words  | 4 Pages

    The 10 murders that led to Dennis Rader being put away in prison for life began on January 15, 1974. Dennis Rader entered the house of the Otero family and murdered the husband, wife, and two youngest children. He entered the house and according to Philbin (2011) Rader testified in court that, “Well, I confronted the family, pulled the pistol, confronted Mr. Otero and asked him to – you know, that I was there to – basically I wanted the car” (p. 155). Rader told the family that he only wanted the car and some food; trying to convince the family he wouldn’t hurt them, which was not the case.

    Read More

  • Stuart Maynard Clark Case Summary

    364 Words  | 2 Pages

    Fifty-six year-old Stuart Maynard Clark was arrested for beating and robbing a 83 year-old woman. The incident occurred around 4:40 a.m. on Monday, November 23, 2015. The woman told police officers that she woke up to find Clark punching her and demanding money. The woman fought back by hitting Clark with a cane and kicking him in the groin area. Clark stole the woman 's wallet, which reportedly had over $800 in cash.

    Read More

  • Ja Dyn Case Summary

    85 Words  | 1 Pages

    Ja'Dyn continues to engage in negative behaviors at school due to his inability to control his angry outburst and lack of ability to utilize his coping skills. Ja'Dyn is a misunderstood young man who has developed a bad reputation at school which has placed him in the crosshairs of all the faculty regardless if he started or engaged in any negative behaviors. Mom needs to be a little more proactive in making sure the school is following his IEP and 504 which is in place.

    Read More

  • Michael Meyer Case Summary

    1009 Words  | 5 Pages

    STATEMENT OF THE CASE On March 25, 2011, the People filed a felony complaint charging defendant Michael Meyers with the following crimes: Count 1 – Assault with Semiautomatic Firearm in violation of Penal Code § 245(b), Count 2 – Assault with Deadly Weapon/Force like to Cause GBI in violation of Penal Code § 245(a)(1), Count 3 – Burglary, Burglary in the First Degree in violation of Penal Code § 459, Count 4 – Child Endangerment in violation of Penal Code § 273a(a), and Count 5 – Making a Criminal Threat in violation of Penal Code § 422. The Defendant was arraigned on the complaint at which time was advised of the constitutional and statutory rights. Defendant pled not guilty to all charges and denies allegations, and did not waive time. Bail was set at $100,000.

    Read More

  • Mike Anderson Case Paper

    1119 Words  | 5 Pages

    Mike Anderson was sentenced to 13 years in prison but was never called to serve his sentence. Now 13 years later on the date he is set to be released they realize their mistake and arrest him. It is now in the hands of the judge wither or not Mike will be forced to serve his sentence. Using the eight key questions we will make the right decision on whether or not to incarcerate Mike.

    Read More

  • Robert P. Hanssen Case

    629 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Criminal Justice system has placed an emphasis on three factors that may influence their legal decisions. This includes, biological and social factors related to the offenders historical background and the context where the crime took place. More importantly, legal decisions are primarily based on the facts of the crime itself. However, issues of legal responsibility in cases involving chromosomal deficiencies and gene abnormalities have sparked the biological debate once again in courtrooms. Conditions such as psychopathy and pedophilia are commonly associated with biological factors and put into question the individual’s culpability of such crime.

    Read More

  • Clifford Justin Case Summary

    544 Words  | 3 Pages

    Clifford Cain Jr., a retired electrician in Baltimore, was used to living on a tight budget, carefully apportioning his Social Security and pension benefits to cover his rent and medication for multiple sclerosis. FROM OUR ADVERTISERS So Mr. Cain was puzzled when he suddenly could not make ends meet. Months later, he discovered why: A debt collector had garnished his bank account after suing him for about $4,500 the company said he owed on an old debt. Mr. Cain said he never knew the lawsuit had been brought against him until the money was gone.

    Read More

  • Donald Cowart Case Summary

    1301 Words  | 6 Pages

    Imagine having been burned over 65-68% of your body. It would probably hurt right? On July 1973 Dax, an air piolet at the time, was injured in a propane gas explosion that took his life and took the life of his father and burned over 65% of his body that is more the two thirds of his body. Due to the accident he was left blind and unable to the use of his hands. For over 10 months Dax went under forceful treatment.

    Read More

  • Sbdo Wagner Case Summary

    322 Words  | 2 Pages

    At (1250hrs) SBDO Wagner enters the BDO Office and asked to speak to me about AIM E-Performance notes. According to SBDO Wagner, AIM E-Performance notes were not meant to be written on a routine basis; however, only meant to document employees that go above and beyond the call of duty. In addition, SBDO Wagner indicated that his training as a SBDO in Anchorage, AK supports his understanding of how to properly document AIM E-Performance entries. SBDO Wagner contended that his belief is that BDOs are responsible for providing him feedback of their performance, and his training would support his belief. Also, the scheduled monthly sit-downs would be sufficed for BDOs that are performing adequately.

    Read More

  • Mr. Kirby Case Study

    1442 Words  | 6 Pages

    Overview The case study was about Mr. Kirby, a seventy-two year old widow male with type 2 diabetes who wife died a couple of months ago, and has been living by himself. He has become dependent, and struggles with his self-caring needs. He had a stroke and it resulted in a left-sided weakness. He fell a couple of months ago and fractured his arm bone, which was repaired and he was discharged home.

    Read More

  • Hypertension: Silent Killer

    1210 Words  | 5 Pages

    Introduction Hypertension is a disease of the new age disease is called the silent killer because it comes from the neighborhood of several too many reasons not confined under one thing, but multiply to become a killer disease. I will address this in a little bit about Alguet disease and its definition, causes and methods of diagnosis and hopefully interest. Definition of hypertension What is hypertension? Blood pressure is the power used by the blood against blood vessels on walls , the amount of force be determined by resistance on blood vessels in the cardiac output.

    Read More

More about Milton Larsen Case Summary

Open Document