Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to promote the importance of a multi-generational health history, expose my family’s risk factors for illness and disease, and determine if that illness or disease presents a genetic component. I will also identify the family member that is most at risk for genetically transferred diseases in the pedigree, explain why, and recommend healthy practice for the patient. The relationship of genetics to health and prevention will also be addressed. (maybe tie in last sentence?) The Importance of Multi-Generational Health: While the patient’s personal health history is very important to provide information about their allergies, prescriptions, over-the-counter drug use, alcohol or tobacco use, and social drugs it is most effective to obtain the multi-generational health history (Lilley, Snyder, and Collins, 2016). Multi-generational …show more content…
Recognizing that I need to maintain my body weight by exercising at least 3-4 times a week for an hour would be beneficial to avoiding my risk for disease. Also, the nurse should recommend that I never start smoking and limit my alcohol consumption. An example of secondary prevention against colorectal cancer would be for my father and I to receive screenings and colonoscopies as early and as often as possible (CDC, 2016). Conclusion: Genetics can predetermine many things for an individual but health and prevention can aid in the prevention of the expression of some genes. This is why it is important for healthcare providers to promote their patient’s awareness of what he or she is at risk for so that they can live the healthiest life possible. It is much easier to prevent a disease than it is to cure one. As healthcare providers it is our responsibility to cure illnesses, sure, but more importantly it is our responsibility to prevent disease and increase our patient’s quality of
The contributing factor is lack of knowledge and family medical screening. Understanding the history of your genetic line specific to your race and ethnicity may be helpful in preventing heart disease later on in adulthood.... ... middle of paper ... ... Current studies of note have focused primarily on middle-class and/or suburban populations.
In conclusion, genograms identify possible genetic predispositions in acquiring hereditary diseases. The author’s genogram allowed for the reflection of prominent family conditions and presented the opportunity for the author to educate herself on modifying behaviors that can reduce their risk for experiencing a stroke. Additionally, Gordon’s activity-exercise pattern and nutritional-metabolic pattern are applied to assess personal risks involved in a stroke. Through employing the nursing process and implementing Gordon’s functional healthh pattern to assess the elements of a stroke, the author was able create interventions to promote their own healthy lifestyle while symbiotically reducing their risks for suffering from a stroke.
History can tell people many things about the past, about where people came from, how they developed. People can learn many things from history, and this can prevent humans from repeating the past and making a better future. This becomes especially important when taking into account medical history. Medical history can prevent harm of a specific patient, but also prevent harm and asses risks for their family members. Multigenerational medical history covers many generations of close and distant relatives and any medical issues they may have had. This can be especially helpful to promote prevention of a known family disease. If a person knows that their family is at risk for inheriting a genetic disease, they can start early on watching
It serves as a source for planning patient care and the services provided to that patient. Medical records begin from when the patient was born. It contains diseases, illnesses and whatever the patient tells their physician about his or her past and present status. It also contains lab test results, medication that was ever prescribed. It also contains allergies, referrals ordered to other health care providers and plans for further care.
A genetic family history assessment contains information about family structure and relationships. A typical nurse will use a three-generation family pedigree to gather the information. By doing so, nurses can be aware of which family members are at risk for disorders from a genetic component. Therefore, they can be provided with lifestyle advice, recommendations, and referrals to appropriate specialists (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco & Hanson, 2015). A genetic family history assessment will be provided about my family.
...hich inherited traits, such as those for genetic disease, can be tracked over generations. Throughout out the course of human development, scientists will continue to find new new ways to help the human race through the discovery of the human gene inside of each of us, its uses, as well as complications, that can help the survival of our species.
Over the years, the social determinants of health (SDOH) have been receiving more attention due to its importance in determining peoples’ health access, health quality and health outcome. The social determinants of health have been described by various scholars as the situation or environmental condition in which people are born, or where they grow, live and work; unfortunately these conditions have continued to affect and determine people’s ability to access proper care.1-5 In other words, the SDOH continues to consciously and unconsciously influence people’s access to most opportunities in life including access to healthcare services both in developed and developing countries.2 This issues have continue to deteriorate in most developing countries increasing people’s susceptibility to multi-morbidity among different age groups, with a slight increase among the elderly.6
People can lower their risk of developing colorectal cancer by managing the risk factors that they can control, such as diet and physical activity. It is important to eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grain foods and to limit intake of high-fat foods. Physical activity is another area that people can control. Even small amounts of exercise on a regular basis can be helpful, at least 30 minutes of physical activity on most days. Also, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Family Health Problems Tree The purpose I searched for my family health history was to see what complications may occur in my future or in my family. There are a couple of benefits behind me researching the diseases throughout my family history, including that I can learn what is prevalent which may put me at risk of contracting it, it can help me change my lifestyle to prevent or lower my chances, and help me prepare for what may arise. The diseases that are most prevalent in my family that will most likely affect me or my brothers and sisters are Diabetes, Migraine, High Blood Pressure, and High Cholesterol. Diabetes is a disease that I came across when researching the maternal side of my family history.
This asserts that like certain genetic factors are undoubtedly inherited through generations, epigenetic factors also have trans generational effects on our genetic predispositions. As discussed previously, epigenetic factors are subject to environmental changes. This means that despite their original genetic makeup, your ancestors’ environmental choices (for example smoking, diet and exercise, and lifestyle) also have a direct effect on your genetic makeup, as the changes caused by their lifestyle choices affect the chemical tags your epigenes turn on and off. This is interesting hen one examines their family history of disease. At its most basic, the study of epigenetics suggests that a simple family history workup should tell you relatively what major diseases you might be at genetic risk of developing. In light of my personal family history, the only obvious disease risk factors appear to be cancer in three grandparents and thyroid disease in five family members: one being a parent, another a grandparent, two aunts, and a cousin, all on the maternal side of the family. Based on the ideal promise of epigenetics, one might hope that scientific research might discover either a way to change environmental factors such as diet in a way that would cause epigenetic mechanisms to shut off the genetic markers in my makeup that might carry cancer and thyroid disease. On a more forward-thinking
"A Guide to Taking a Patient's History” is an article published in an August 24th, 2007 issue of Nursing Standard. Written by H. Lloyd and S. Craig, the process of taking a history from a patient is outlined. Many aspects pertinent to obtaining a sufficient health history are discussed. In addition to providing a framework for completing a thorough health history, guidelines and interview techniques are explored.
For instance, our social environment is believed to promote or decrease the prevalence of specific diseases and other health-related issues. This promotion or de-promotion can be controlled and triggered by many social aspects. In this article, this concept is discussed by the authors regarding an aspect of our physical health that many individuals perceive as concrete: genes. The authors state “Research indicates that even in the case of single gene disorders, the severity and timing of genetic expression are affected by environmental triggers, and that established genetic risks can be exacerbated or become protective in the presence of specific environmental exposures” (Williams and Sternthal 4). This statement by the authors ultimately showcases the fact that genetic factors, an aspect of physical health believed to be absolute, can be affected by the different social triggers.
Studies have also shown that genetics also plays a part in illnesses and diseases that c...
The definitions of a family today and a family in the past are far from similar. The definitions may have some similarities but they have changed dramatically in many more ways. 50 years ago, families had rules that were stricter and families were closer in the sense of a relationship. Although some families today are more distant from each other and have fewer rules to maintain order, there are still some that maintain the same styles of the families 50 years ago. Families have changed a lot but still have some similarities depending on their home-life.
Almost everybody knows someone with a genetic disease. An aunt, a daughter, a friend, a coworker, every body is susceptible to have a genetic based disease. There are many types of genetic diseases ranging from skin malformations to lethal heart problems that could cause death. Genetic diseases affect newborns “Of the 3 to 6 percent of newborns with a recognized birth defect, at least half involve a predominantly genetic contribution.” (Fridovich, Fridovich-Kelly &Robinson, 2013, p.1); though there are other diseases such as cancer or aids that are obtained through an individual’s life and a big percentage of people are affected. That is why many scientists have searched for a solution to these problems that have affected so many people. Somatic cell gene therapy is the best cure to treat genetic diseases.