How Effective Is Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell Tale Heart as a Gothic Horror Essay

‘How effective is Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tell Tale’ Heart’ as a gothic horror? ’ The short story ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ was written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1843. It is written in first person in the past tense. The story opens in the middle of what seems to be a dialogue between the narrator and his audience. We learn that the narrator looks after an old man with a pale blue eye; he describes it as being like that of a ‘vulture’. We are told that the eye disturbs the narrator, for this reason the narrator decides to take the old man’s life. During the seven days before the murder, the speaker is extremely kind to his victim in the day time. However, in the night he would creep into the old man’s room awaiting the appearance of the ‘Evil’ eye. On the eighth night the old man wakes up, the eye causes the narrator to suddenly lash out and kill the old man. He ‘dismembers’ the corpse and stores it under the floor boards. The police visit his house due to a shriek heard by a neighbour. At first he is calm and sure of himself, but becomes increasingly nervous and seems to go insane. The narrator admits his crime to the police even though they have no apparent suspicions. The dark and mysterious setting of Poe’s story is typical of a gothic horror. We learn from early on that the narrator is actually the villain. He speaks directly to the reader, creating a personal bond which we do not share with any other character. We know very little about the victim which prevents us from empathising with him later on in the story. The narrator is a very complex character, he seems to have a distorted view of the world around him and we assume him to be mad. Madness is a popular theme of gothic horror and one of the reasons the story is so effective is because of the erratic way in which it is told. Some events of the tale seem to be unrealistic and this adds mystery to the horror. The main event of the tale, the murder, is also common in the gothic horror genre. Because of these links to a general tale of gothic horror, I believe Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ is very effective. Within the first paragraph I get the impression that the speaker is mad and disturbed. He accuses the audience of thinking he is mad by saying ‘why will you say that I am mad? This causes us to question his sanity because he has no reason to say this. Now that the theme of madness is fresh in our heads, as we continue to read the story the idea that the narrator is ‘mad’ comes to mind easily. I get the impression that he is insecure and possibly knows he is insane because he’s trying to persuade us otherwise. The narrator speaks at a very fast pace using disjointed sentences such as, ‘True! -nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous! ’ The vast amount of punctuation makes this sentence choppy and slow to read causing you to trip over what he is saying. This manner of dialogue reflects his frantic personality. Also, the narrators distorted view of things reinforces the horror genre. We assume that he has a distorted view because he expresses his ‘love’ for the old man yet soon explains his wishes to take his life. There is a paradox in this situation and shows us how scrambled his thoughts are. The idea of the narrator not thinking straight and being irrational excites the audience. It also adds to the effectiveness of the gothic horror. When I first read ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ I felt eager to find out the narrator’s later actions. This backs up my earlier idea of both the story and narrator being extremely effective as a gothic horror. When the speaker tells us he is going to ‘take the old man’s life’ our opinion of him changes. We begin to realise that he could be evil and cold hearted. He makes it clear that the old man has ‘never wronged’ him, this is strange because this would make the only reason for murder the man’s ‘diseased’ eye. This seems extremely unnecessary and cruel; this behaviour has a great link with gothic horror. Also, it is frightening to think that such a defect could motivate a murder. Suspense is built when the narrator rehearses the actions that lead up to the murder for seven nights. This suggests that he is incredibly meticulous. He is a perfectionist and is repeating his intended actions to ensure all runs smoothly. We could also get the impression that he is fearful of killing the old man. I think that he uses the fact that the eye isn’t open as an excuse not to kill the old man, he says ‘but I found the eye always to be closed; and so it was impossible to do the work’. This in fact, is a lie. It would have been much simpler to murder the old man whilst he was sleeping. When the narrator creeps into his room at night he is very slow and quiet. This ensures that he doesn’t see the eye and therefore doesn’t get enraged. This situation is extremely disturbing, it seems warped that the narrator would have such ruthless ideas but then be unable to follow them through. The speaker proudly tells us that in the day he treats the old man with courtesy and respect. In a way, this tells me that he is not a completely evil character; merely controlled by his impulses. On the other hand it could be perceived as the narrator being a good actor and sly. By being devious and two faced about the situation our opinion of the character changes. This is creepy because he is unpredictable; we are never quite sure when things are going to happen. On the eighth night, the narrator was more than usually cautious when entering the old man’s room. This immediately raises our suspicions and we begin to question why he has done this. It suggests that for some reason the narrator was apprehensive on that particular night. In the end, his over-cautiousness was his downfall because he accidently wakes the old man. This is disturbing because now the man is awake we assume that the murder will now take place. In the immediate build up to the murder the narrator describes in great depth what the old man is thinking. This implies to me that the speaker has experienced similar situations and can associate with the old man. It also could suggest that the narrator’s senses have been sharpened, as he tells us in the first paragraph: ‘the disease had sharpened my senses’. It gives us the idea that the narrator can tell what the old man is thinking. Hints of mind reading enhance the effect of this gothic horror because they are supernatural. Even though the old man wakes up, the darkness in the building gives the narrator confidence and adds to the effectiveness of the gothic horror. Darkness is often directly linked with evil and also the idea that anything can happen definitely adds to the tension and horror. Also, the possibility that if the old man hadn’t woken up, the cycle of the narrator watching the man sleep could have carried on forever is extremely creepy. The fact that we feel for the murderer more than the victim in this story is very strange. We would expect to pity the old man because we are told he is kind and has never ‘wronged’ the narrator. The fact he has a strange eye cannot be helped and is through no fault of his own. Although the reader is obviously shocked by what happens to the old man, there is no personal relationship between him and the reader because we know very little about him. I think that Edgar Allen Poe has done this on purpose so that we are more attached to the murderer, which is what makes this story particularly unusual. Moments before the narrator kills the old man, he claims to hear his heart beating. It is impossible to ‘hear’ someone else’s heart beat with human hearing so this is an extremely weird claim. A possible explanation for this is that the narrator is hearing his own heart due to nervousness. At the start of the story the narrator says that his hearing is extremely acute due to the ‘disease’. The fact that he uses the word ‘disease’ suggests that this extra hearing is a burden to him. This is true because he probably doesn’t want to hear the old man’s heartbeat. The motif of the heart beat is key to the story because, as shown by the title, it eventually is the undoing of the murderer. The imagery is also very scary and builds a great tension because we imagine the drumming of the heart in our heads. Eventually the speaker is driven to action by fear and kills the old man. This brutal murder is key to the story being classed as a gothic horror. We realise that he cares if anyone finds out about his deed and begin to understand that he is not genuinely insane; otherwise he wouldn’t have a perspective of people finding out and being prosecuted. His mind is hard to analyse because he is clever and obviously knows what he is doing. In a way this is more horrific that him being insane because it shows deep evil. Even though we can tell that the murderer is intelligent, the way he kills the old man is extremely clumsy. Suffocating him with a ‘heavy’ bed? Surely there are many less awkward, quieter ways in which he could have killed him? The idea that even an everyday item such as a bed can be used a murder weapon is extremely creepy. His method suggests that even though he is meticulous, he didn’t think enough about actually killing the old man. The narrator’s immediate response to the murder was that of pleasure; this is disturbing. As soon as the deed was done he ‘smiled gaily’. Also, the first thing he says is that ‘his eye would trouble me no more’; it’s like he is relieved. Normally I would be surprised by this guilt free response but by now it is unsurprising. We are familiar with the narrator’s lack of feeling and conscience. It is questionable why the narrator ‘dismembers’ the old man’s body. It is strange because as far as we know the narrator only has a problem with his eye. It could have been an act of precaution, even though this is unnecessary. Maybe the narrator saw it as a challenge? If this is true the idea of the narrator almost playing a game adds to the horror of the tale. We can tell that the narrator never saw the old man as a person, more of an object. Another possible reason could be that, because the narrator is so fastidious, he wanted everything to be neat and compact. This is very risky though because you would assume it would be a messy job. The narrator says there was no mess; could this once again be a distorted view of things? As the narrator goes about his gruesome task (dismembering the body) his tone of voice is very methodical and boastful. This suggests he is calm about the gory situation which is horrible. He does not elaborate the gore and we get the impression he is being very clean. We also get the impression that he is proud of his actions and the fact he has caught all the blood and prevented any possible mess. His tone has an effect on the reader; it dumbs down how disgusting his act is. He achieves this by not making a big deal of the details. The narrator’s initial response to the arrival of the policemen is fearless and vaguely smug. This creates an uneasy mood because we wonder if he will be found out. He ‘bade(s) the gentlemen welcome’ as if nothing is wrong. He is so confident he sits right above the spot where the old man is buried. This seems to be unnecessarily arrogant, which in the end is his own undoing. His attitude changes when the officers hang around for a long time; the narrator begins to feel they are mocking him. A lot of tension builds here because we can sense that something important is going to happen through the frantic situation. Tension is built up when the narrator begins to hear the heart beat again and believes the policemen can hear it too. This is physically impossible because the old man is definitely dead. Maybe it’s the murderer’s guilty conscience finally showing through! He starts pacing back and forth with ‘heavy strides’ but the heartbeat doesn’t stop. The tension continues to build as he raves and swears. He ‘swung the chair’ and ‘grated it upon the boards’. This is extremely horrific and it is even stranger that the policeman don’t seem to pay any attention. I think that his ravings may have been in his head but it’s hard to understand because of his distorted frantic view of everything. These hints of insanity constantly link back to the effectiveness of this gothic horror. I believe that this is a brilliant short story and I especially like the ending. It is unpredictable and exciting; not all of your questions are answered in the story and this makes your carry on thinking after you’ve finished reading. I wonder what happened to the murderer, and the heart beating still puzzles me. In conclusion, I believe that ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allen Poe is an excellent gothic horror. It contains many key features of a good horror, the biggest being the narrator/murderer who is the mean part of the story. Also, the main event, the murder, definitely is pivatel to the gothic horror genre.

Anthropology Exam Review

The scientific study of humans, Including their origins, behavior and physical, cultural and social development. Cultural Anthropology: Explore how culture has shaped people In the past and present day. Physical Anthropology: Explore where human species came from, how our bodies developed In the present form, and what makes us unique. Psychology: The scientific study of the human mind, mental states, and human behavior.Sociology: The scientific study of human social behavior, including individuals, groups, and societies. Inquiry Model: A scientific model used to organize thoughts, observations and relevant scientific information leading us to new questions and ideas. Identify the problem or question Develop a hypothesis Gather data Analyze the data Draw conclusion Archaeology: Excavate physical remains of past cultures to understand and reconstruct them.Some study cultures with no written record (prehistory) or study sites that have a recorded history to supplement their understandin g of the culture. Linguistic Anthropology: Study human languages and how language affects and expresses culture. Ethnology: The study of the origins and cultures of deferent races and peoples. They are concerned with marriage customs, kinship patterns, political and economic systems, religion, art, music and technology. Most often study a culture through participant observation. Humans vs..Primates Similarities Differences The bond between mother and infant is important for survival Humans are the only primates adapted to Bipedal Have a very long infant dependency period (Time until an individual can reproduce) Humans have the longest infant dependency period of any other mammal Have eminence hierarchies and aggression among the males for access to food and females Humans are the only primates with a symbolic, spoken language and the physical ability of speech Groom or clean one another Humans are the only primates who live In groups and mate In pairs Communicate through facial expr essions, touch, visualization, and body language Humans develop grasping feet, forward facing eyes and relatively large brains Pharmacology: Study the anatomy and behaviors of living primates. Paleontology: The study of human ancestors based on evidence from distant evolutionary past. Human Variation: Genetic differences between people and populations to understand the differences between people. They try to find out how and why human beings are different and try to understand these differences from an evolutionary perspective. Forensic Anthropology: Help legal agencies to identify human remains after mass disasters, wars, homicides, suicides, or accidental deaths. They are usually paleontologists or archaeologists who have spent years studying human bones and fossils.Culture: All of the learned behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, and ideals of a particular society or population. Culture is Learned: a We learn most thoughts, behaviors and values we continue to learn for our life Culture is Shared: a If a group or society thinks or acts in particular ways, those become part of culture b If a small group shares cultural value, they may belong to a SUBCULTURE: Share characteristics of the overall culture, but also have important distinctive ideas and behaviors Culture Defines Nature: a Culture can limit, fulfill, expand or in other ways influence our biological needs and inherited tendencies Culture Shapes how we perceive and Understand the World: Ex.Intuit have numerous ways to describe snow because it was important to their survival Culture has Patterns: a Cultures aren't random collections of belief and behavior; if one aspect changes, so do others b Underlying cultures are certain core values and world views that are usually taken for granted by members of the culture c We are often unaware of the values we hold because they seem self-evident Unstructured Interview: No questions are pre-established and the researcher has little control over a respondent's answers. Pros: Allow researcher to test out his or her initial ideas and can lead to a greater understanding of the topic Cons: May be deception between interviewer and interviewee Semi-structured Interview: Go with an outline of types of information wanted but not a strict list of questions. Pros: Good if you have one chance to meet the person Cons: It can be easy to stray away from the topic you need info on Structured Interview: Use a set list of questions that don't change. Should be used when researcher is very clear on the topic and other information is easily available.Pros: Can be used efficiently by non-experts Does not require relationship Can produce consistent data Cons: Cannot adapt to change and are closed questions May obtain limited answers Participant Observation: Observes a group and participates as a member. Kinship Systems Bilinear: A system of family descent where blood links and rights of inheritance through both male and female ancestors are of equal importance. Matri lineal: Societies in which descent is traced through mothers rather than through fathers. Patrimonial: A system in which family descent is reckoned through the blood links of males. Types of Marriage Monogamy: A relationship where an individual has one partner. ProsOnly legal type of marriage in Canada Loyalty to each other Prevents Sexually Transmitted Infections Cons Higher divorce rate Change partners over a lifetime High divorce and remarriage rate Polygamy: A form of marriage that involves multiple partners. Pros Symbol of wealth and acquiring wealth Man is cared for by multiple people Enjoy company of copies Emotionally and financially difficult Unequal love Confusion of family Bridgewater (A cultural system where the groom must pay a father in order to marry his daughter Polyandry: A form of marriage with one wife and multiple husbands pros Lots of space Sexual rights and economic responsibilities Can respond to different environmental and social constraints Cons Increased wo rkload Must look after all husbands Love Marriage: A person chooses who they want to marry.Choose your life partner Personal desires are important 50% percent divorce rate in USA, and 33% in Canada Families may not be close since one family may not like the other Arranged Marriage: Someone else chooses the spouse for the person. Pros Only 5-7% divorce rate Close family ties, extended family households and parental support in maintaining the marriage Cons No real feelings of love for other person Couple's personal desires aren't as important Religion: Cultural beliefs of the supernatural that people use to cope with problems of existence. Religious questions help people to understand ultimate questions such as: Why are we here? What is death? Why does evil happen to some and not others?Religion satisfies psychological needs common to all people in the faces of uncertainty Religion provides community and affirms a person's place in society, making its believers feel part of a communit y and giving them confidence Multiculturalism: An ideology that states that all cultures are of equal value and would be promoted equally within the same nation. Acculturation: The meeting of two or more cultural groups and the resulting cultural changes to each group. Assimilation: Individuals want to have daily interaction with other cultural groups and leave behind their own cultural heritage. Schools of Psychology Behaviorism: Behavioral conditioning in the forms of classical and operant conditioning.Psychoanalysis: ID: Expresses sexual and aggressive instincts; follows the pleasure principle EGO: Mediates between desires of the old and the demands of the Superego; follows the laity principle SUPEREGO: Represents conscience and the rules of society; the moral centre of the mind Humanism: Hierarchy of Needs – Describes the theory of motivation, explaining that basic needs must be fulfilled before higher-order needs become important. Safety Needs Belongingness and love Need s Esteem Needs Self-Actualization Cognitive: The mental process in the brain associated with thinking, knowing and remembering. Classical Conditioning: Created by Ivan Pavlov A kind of learning that occurs when a conditioned stimulus (CSS) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) EX.Dog drooling test He knew he could get an unconditioned response (drooling) when he presented the unconditioned stimulus (food) To test his theory, Pavlov took a neutral stimulus (bell) and began to ring it at the same time that the dog received its food After a while, the dog began to associate the sound of the bell with receiving food, a conditioned stimulus, since it produced a conditioned response Operant Conditioning: Created by B. F. Skinner A type of learning in which an individual's behavior is modified by its antecedents and consequences EX. Rat and pigeon experiment Skinner developed a box that had a bar on one wall When pressed, a food pellet fell into the cage Inside the box, a rat was r ewarded with food each time it pressed the bar Within a short time, the rat was furiously peddling away hoarding its pellets in the cage Erik Erikson believed that humans continue to develop over their lifetime rather than just in their childhood.He also believed that individual growth depends on society, not Just personal experiences. Anxiety Disorder: Affects a person's behavior, thoughts, emotions, and physical health. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – Worrying, nervousness, tension Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (COD) – Obsessions and compulsions Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PUTS) – After a person is exposed a traumatic event Depression: Mood disorder involving a pervasive, unhappy, or irritable mood. It is much more severe than Just unhappiness, and may interfere with a person's life if not treated. Bi-Polar Disorder: A mental illness characterized by periods of elevated mood and periods of depression.Behavioral Change Model Pre-contemplation: Not thin king about or intending to change a problem Contemplation: Aware of a desire to change a particular behavior Preparation: The action is intended in the near future, typically measured as within the next thirty days Action: Marks the beginning of the actual change occurring Maintenance: Maintaining this new behavior Attribution Theory: We link the behavior of others to their disposition or to an external situation. As a result, your interpretation of a person can be different than a friend's view. We are more likely to attribute a person's behavior to their internal disposition rather than a situation.Fundamental Attribution Theory: The tendency to overestimate the impact of arsenal disposition and underestimate the impact of social influences when analyzing the behaviors of others. Social thinking affects behavior by affecting sensation and perception. (Sensation – Activates sense receptors) (Perception – Select, organize and interpret data). Attitude affects behavior Attitudes are infectious and can affect the people that are near the person, which in turn can influence their behavior. Motivation directs behavior towards specific goals. Mental health affects behavior by creating irregular social norms. Intrinsic Motivation: Desire to perform a task for its own sake.Extrinsic Motivation: Desire to perform a task due to external factors, such as reward, threat or punishment. Attitude and Behavior Consistency Theory: Assume that individuals need consistency between attitude and behavior. Change attitude by creating inconsistency in knowledge and behavior. Learning Theories: Study the influence of stimuli on other stimuli to create an emotional response. Change attitude by using classical and operant conditioning techniques. Social Judgment Theories: Study how prior attitudes change the perspectives of persuasive messages that influence their persuasion. Changed attitude by taking fair and unbiased messages. Functional Theories: Questions proposed o f attitudes.Change attitude by creating inconsistency between an attitude and a function. Structural Functionalism: Takes the view that various segments of society serve a purpose for society as a whole; they believe that social problems are temporary and institutions will improve over time. Sociologist – Emilie Druthers Conflict Theory: Expresses the view that power, not function, holds a society together. Society is seen as groups of people acting together in competition and in this, may erupt to bring about change. Sociologist – Karl Marx Symbolic Interactions: Focuses on how individuals learn about their culture – how they subjectively interpret, then act upon their social world.Sociologist – Max Weber Feminist Sociology: Focuses on women and gender equality in society. They emphasize a better understanding of the social roles of men and women in different cultures. Sociologist – Dorothy Smith Primary and Secondary Agents of Colonization Family : The family is responsible for meeting the individual's basic needs and providing beliefs needed to survive in this world. It is within the family structure that you are first introduced to right and wrong, proper and improper, and appropriate and inappropriate. The family shapes behavior throughout life, and is the first agent a person is introduced to. A family is any combination of two or more people who are bound together over time.Types of Families Nuclear Family: A family that consists of spouses and their dependent children Extended: A family system in which several generations live together in one household Lone-parent: A family that consists of one family living with one or more pendent children Blended Family: A family in which divorced partners with children from a previous union marry Same-Sex Family: A family that consists of two individuals of the same gender, with to without kids School/Work: Lasts 12-20 years of an individual's life. School socializes children in kn owledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to help them function in society. Work typically lasts until the age of 65 or until the person can retire. School and work teach attitudes, and habits, such as organization, responsibility, promptness, cooperation, and respect for authority.Peer Groups: At age 2-3, children come into contact with their peer groups which brings along with it new personality types, behaviors and attitudes. Adolescent peer groups tend to influence colonization to a greater degree due to the rapid change in society. Helps to understand relationships and situations like friendliness, compromising, dealing with disappointment, and coping with rejection. Culture and Religion: Each culture has a different perception of gender roles. Society generally determines appropriate roles for a man or woman. Religion is an aspect of ultra and also plays a socializing role in a person's life. It is usually introduced first Media: Media influences what we say, how we say it, wha t we think etc.Positive Influences: Informing us of new policies/laws, promoting healthy eating and exercise, encouraging family values Negative Influences: Focusing on negative aspects, promotes negative behaviors Social Identity: The way you define yourself to the world and to yourself. Life Stages Not everyone passes through them, nor do they have to occur in the same order Stereotype: An exaggerated view or Judgment made about a group or class of people. Discrimination: The act of treating groups of individuals unfairly based on their race, gender, or other common characteristics. Prejudice: An individual judgment, about or active hostility towards another social group.Formation of Discrimination Learned Theory Not innate – Learned through colonization Children often carry prejudicial views until adolescence Can learn through media Competition Theory The key reason for discrimination is economic competition Whenever an economic crisis occurs, people assume immigrants are responsible Creates competition between unemployed and immigrants Frustration-Aggression Theory Shortcomings an individual experiences financially provides reason to resent a group that appear to have greater wealth Frustration can be displaced and turned into culture Can lead to escape goats Ignorance Theory Lack of personal and social experience can cause people to make incorrect assumptions about someone If we refuse to learn, we may see actions as strange or odd Norms: Expectations about how people should behave. Sanctions: Rules within a group that encourage or discourage certain kinds or behavior.Rioting: Takes place because of civil disorder/social grievance. Panic: An irrational response by individuals or a group that is caused by a dangerous event. Abnormal Colonization Child Abuse Physical Abuse: Assault or inflicting personal harm inappropriately Neglect: The failure to provide physical or emotional necessities of life. Emotional Abuse: Repeatedly criticizing or subjectin g a child to an unhappy or disturbing environment. Feral: Children deserted at a young age and were raised by animals. Ex. Joana Malay (Discovered at the age of 8 in her backyard, raised by dogs) Isolate: Children raised in near isolation within human households.

Adult Health History and Examination Essay Sample

Neurological System concerns. caput hurts. giddiness. paroxysms. shudders. failing. numbness. prickling. trouble speech production. and trouble get downing etc. . medicine ) : Neurologically JP is integral. Alert ox3 clear address with no vacillations. c/o concerns and giddiness on occasion. upon originating in the am. She admits being â€Å"little stressed to household situations† and revolving displacements ( DAYS/NIGHTS ) . Suggested to seek EAP ( Employee Assistance Program ) at work Head and Neck ( hurting. concerns. head/neck hurt. cervix hurting. lumps/swelling. surgeries on head/neck. medicines: LH has full ROM to make out and caput. closes her eyes and able to keep her weaponries and hands out without rocking. LH takes Motrin 800mg for concerns. Motrin ( isobutylphenyl propionic acid ) is a no steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ( NSAID ) . It works by cut downing endocrines that cause redness and hurting in the organic structure. This medical specialty may besides do se rious effects on the tummy or bowels. including shed blooding or perforation ( forming of a hole ) . These conditions can be fatal and can happen without warning while you are taking Motrin. particularly in older grownups. Nursing Drug Handbook ( 2013 ) Eyes ( oculus hurting. blurred vision. history of crossed eyes. redness/swelling in eyes. irrigating. rupturing. injury/surgery to oculus. glaucoma proving. vision trial. spectacless or contacts. medicines: LH has myopia and astigmia. She wears spectacless for rectification and contact lenses for aesthetics. no familial history of glaucoma. last oculus test on Sept 12. with no jobs. Ears ( otalgia or other ear hurting. history of ear infections. discharge from ears. history of surgery. trouble hearing. environmental noise exposure. dizziness. medicines: LH states â€Å"better than norm. † â€Å"I can’t see. but I sure can hear† . Denies tinnutitis. or being subjected to loud noises. She has had no surgeries or infections. Nose. Mouth. and Throat ( discharge. sores or lesions. hurting. epistaxiss. shed blooding gu ms. sore pharynx. allergic reactions. surgeries. usual dental attention. medicines: LH joke physiological reaction integral. unwritten mucosa moist. tap integral. Teeth intact. pits noted on 2 back dentition. last dental test was Jan2012. with a pit filled. discussed the demand to floss more. she brushes daily and after repasts. Reports frequent rhinorrhea and rhinal congestion. during the spring and summer. She self-treats this with over the antagonistic Claritin-D 10/200mg LH feels that she has seasonal allergic reactions. she refuses allergy proving. LH provinces â€Å"I do non necessitate to be poked to cognize I have hay fever† . Reinforced to LH the drug categorization and side effects of Claritin D. The decongestant in Claritin-D is Pseudoephedrine sulphate. which is the man-made salt of one of the of course happening dextrorotatory. diastereomers of ephedrine. It is classified as an indirect adrenergic aminoalkane. and is in the amphetamine category. Nursing Drug Handbook ( 2013 ) The American Dental Association recommends that grownups brush their dentitions two times a twenty-four hours. Research has shown that infections in t he oral cavity may be associated with bosom disease. shot. diabetes. pneumonia and other wellness jobs that are common in older grownups ( American Dental Association. 2012 ) Skin. Hair and Nails ( skin disease. alterations in colour. alterations in a mole. inordinate waterlessness or wet. itchiness. bruising. and roseola or lesions. recent hair loss. altering nails. environmental hazards/exposures. medicines ) : LH has soft. lissome warm tegument. LH has old acne marking over facial country stated â€Å"I had truly bad hickeies when I was younger and used to picked them. but I have non had any issues in years† . LH besides has thinning hair â€Å"I have had had it for years† . Maternal History of Alopecia and thinning hair. LH female parent started losing hair in teens. LH uses Rogaine shampoo 3 times a hebdomad. Women see more dramatic. localized hair thinning. even a noticeable bald topographic point. This status is called male form phalacrosis. or androgenous alopecia ( AGA ) . and it is the most common signifier of hair loss in both work forces and adult females. It about ever occurs on the top and sides of the caput and above the brow. and may besides affect inordinate hair growing on the face and other countries on the organic structure. though the scope of badness is broad. WebMD. com. Rogaine dilates blood vass in the scalp. which may better hair follicle map and stimulate hair growing. Rogaine is used to handle male pattern phalacrosis in patients who are sing bit by bit thinning hair on the top of the caput. World Wide Web. drugs. com Breasts and Axilla ( hurting or tenderness. balls. nipple discharge. roseola. swelling. injury or hurt to breast. mammography. breast self-exam. medicines ) : LH denies implants. injury or hurt LH stated â€Å"I would love saline implants. I breast fed both of my kids â€Å"She performs self-breast tests in the shower monthly. and her physician test her annual for her physical. Her last mammogram was April 2012. Mammogram is a low-dose x-ray test of the chests to look for alterations that are non normal. The consequences are recorded on x-ray movie or straight into a computing machine for a physician called a radiotherapist to analyze. Womenshealth. gov Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic System ( leg hurting. spasms. and skin alterations in weaponries or legs. swelling in legs or mortise joints. conceited secretory organs. medicines ) : LH studies that she does non hold leg spasms or hurting. but that she does hold â€Å"varicose veins† . LH denies usage of compaction hosiery. Promote to utilize compaction hosiery. when standing and sitting for long periods. Cardiovascular System ( chest hurting or stringency. SOB. cough. swelling of pess or custodies. household history of cardiac disease. tyre easy. self-history of bosom disease. medicines ) : LH denies shortness of breath. weariness or puffiness of appendages. LH has a maternal and paternal history of high blood pressure. LH understands the branchings of familial history of high blood force per unit area. Denies chest hurting. Hypertension occurs when the blood force per unit area. or force of blood forcing against the blood vas walls. gets excessively high and corsets that manner. It occurs most frequently in African-Americans. The top figure. or systolic blood force per unit area. occurs when the bosom pumps or contracts. The bottom figure. or diastolic blood force per unit area. occurs when the bosom is resting or loosen uping. Most wellness professionals agree t hat the upper scope of normal blood force per unit area should be 130/80 or less. World Wide Web. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. gov Thorax and Lungs ( cough. SOB. hurting on inspiration or termination. chest hurting with external respiration. history of lung disease. smoking history. living/working conditions that affect take a breathing. last TB skin trial. grippe shooting. pneumococcal vaccinum. chest x-ray. medicines ) : LH denies COPD. asthma. bronchitis. No history of smoke. Last TB trial was October 2012 for occupation annually testing. Musculoskeletal System ( joint hurting ; stiffness ; swelling. heat. inflammation in articulations ; restriction of motion ; musculus hurting or cramping ; malformation of bone or articulation ; accidents or injury to castanetss ; back hurting ; trouble with activity of day-to-day life. medicines ) : LH had a right articulatio genus arthroscopy on January 11. 2013. She has been ramble oning 3x hebdomadal for the past 18 old ages. The articulatio genus surgery was for normal wear and rupture due to running on difficult surfaces. LH has full read-only memory on left appendage. LH is presently taking Nucynta 50mg for hurting alleviation. Tapentadol ( trade names: Nucynta ) is a centrally moving analgetic with a double manner of action as an agonist of the ?-opioid receptor and as a norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor. It is besides an agonist of the ?2 receptor. though the map of this orphan receptor remains controversial. W hile its analgetic actions have been compared to tramadol and oxycodone. its general authority is someplace between tramadol and morphia in effectivity. It has opioid and nonopioid activity in a individual compound. Nursing Drug Handbook ( 2013 ) . Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical process in which an scrutiny and sometimes intervention of harm of the inside of a joint is performed utilizing an arthroscopy. a type of endoscopy that is inserted into the joint through a little scratch. Arthroscopic processs can be performed either to measure or to handle many orthopaedic conditions including lacerate floating gristle. lacerate surface gristle. ACL Reconstruction. and paring damaged gristle. Gastrointestinal System ( alteration in appetite – addition or loss ; trouble swallowing ; nutrients non tolerated ; abdominal hurting ; sickness or emesis ; frequence of BM ; history of GI disease. ulcers. and medicines ) : LH denies any issues of digestion ; she eats 2 full repasts daily ( breakfast and dinner ) and bites between. largely fruits and nuts. LH is 67 inches and 148 pound. Genitourinary System ( recent alteratio n. frequence. urgency. nycturia. dysuria. polyuria. oliguria. hesitance or straining. urine colour. narrowed watercourse. incontinency. history of urinary disease. hurting in wing. inguen. suprapubic part or low back ) : LH denies any urinary frequence. dysuria or polyuria at this clip. Physical Examination ( Comprehensive scrutiny of each system. Record findings. ) Neurological System ( test of all 12 cranial nervousnesss. motor and centripetal appraisals ) : Luteinizing hormone is able to smile. smirk and wink without trouble. Her face is symmetrical with no nonvoluntary motions ( i. e. jerking ) . She able to place odors and gustatory sensation without trouble. All cranial nervousnesss are integral. Head and Neck ( feel the skull. inspect the cervix. inspect the face. feel the lymph nodes. feel the windpipe. palpate and auscultate windpipe and thyroid secretory organ ) : Trachea is clear. thyroid is midline integral. Lymph nodes are little and non-visible LH’s caput is circular and is normocephalic. with no tenderness upon tactual exploration. She has dry thinning hair. Eyes ( test ocular sharp-sightedness. ocular Fieldss. excess optic musculus map. inspects external oculus constructions. inspect anterior orb constructions. inspect optic fundus ) : Luteinizing hormone has symmetrical black. thinning superciliums. with evenly topographic point dark brown eyes that appear level. Her sclerotic coat are white and moist. her students are PERRLA 3mm. Both conjunctivae are pink. and no ulcers are noted. There is a positive corneal physiological reaction noted. She is able read a Snelling oculus chart top line with her spectacless on. and so she can read the smallest line. No nys tagmus noted. Ears ( inspect external construction. otoscopic scrutiny. inspect tympanic membrane. and trial hearing sharp-sightedness ) : her ear lobes are symmetrical. bean shaped. The pinnule recoils. Small metal balls noted in lobes. Auricles are holding a steadfast gristle on tactual exploration. with no tenderness. No discharge noted. with little chocolate-brown ruddy earwaxs noted in left ear. the membrane is level. and pearly grey in colour Nose. Mouth. and Throat ( Inspect and feel the olfactory organ. palpates the sinus country. inspect the oral cavity. inspect the pharynx ) : LHs olfactory organ is midline without discharge. The rhinal septum is midline. The rhinal mucous membrane is ruddy pink. Both nares are patent. The frontal and maxillary sinusitis is integral no tenderness upon tactual exploration. No Temporomandibular crepitus noted. Chewing gums are pinkish. without shed blooding. Withdrawing gums noted on lower forepart dentitions. Dental carries in back dentition and no halitosis. Tongue pink moist intact has no lesions or varicosities. JP is able to travel her lingua freely. Gag physiological reaction is integral. Her tonsils were removed at age 4. Her windpipe is midline. with no nodules. Her thyroid is non tangible. She has scope of full gesture in her cervix. Skin. Hair and Nails ( inspect and palpate tegument. temperature. wet. lesions. inspect and palpate hair. distribution. texture. inspect and palpate nails. contour. colour. learn introspection techniques ) : Skin colour is brown. supple and warm. There is a midline cicatrix noted on lower venters. good healed and integral. Nails manicured. pink with Polish in topographic point. Breasts and Axilla ( deferred ) Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic System ( inspect weaponries. symmetricalness. pulsations ; inspect legs. venous form. varicosities. pulsations. colour. swelling. and balls ) : LH legs are warm. integral. green broken venas noted on the dorsum of both legs. integral. Radial pulsations are tangible. strong. and equal. Roentgen 56. L58Her legs show no venous engorgement. Bilateral pedal pulses 2+ . strong. Cardiovascular System ( inspect and palpate carotid arterias. jugular venous system. precordium heaving or lift. apical urge ; auscultate rate and beat ; place S1 and S2. any excess bosom sounds. mutter ) : No jugular vena dilatation. No lift. heave. or pulsing over the aortal. pneumonic. or mitral valves. Heart sounds are strong and regular. with S1S2 hearable at all anatomic sites. Apical rate 58 Sinus Bradycardia no ectopy. jugular venas distention noted. Thorax and Lungs ( inspect thoracic coop. symmetricalness. haptic fremitus. windpipe ; feel symmetrical enlargement ; percussion of anterior. sidelong and posterior. unnatural take a breathing sounds ) : Lung sounds clear bilaterally throughout lung Fieldss Musculoskeletal System ( inspect cervical spinal column for size. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting. scope of gesture ; inspect shoulders for size. colour. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting. scope of gesture ; inspect cubituss for size. colour. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting. scope of gesture ; inspect carpus and custodies for size. colour. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting. scope of gesture ; inspect hips for size. colour. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting. scope of gesture ; inspect articulatio genuss for size. colour. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting. scope of gesture ; in spect mortise joints and pess for size. colour. contour. swelling. mass. malformation. hurting and scope of gesture ) : Extremities are equal in size. with equal contraction. and no nonvoluntary motions. LH is able to counter act gravitation and opposition on ROM. Reflexes integral and strong. All appendages can execute full scope of gesture. There is no hydrops and no crepitus. Extremity colour is even. Gastrointestinal System ( contour of venters. general symmetricalness. skin colour and status. pulsing and motion. navel. hair distribution ; auscultate intestine sound ; . percuss all four quarter-circles ; percuss boundary line of liver ; light tactual exploration in all four quadrants– musculus wall. tenderness. hypertrophied variety meats. multitudes. bounce tenderness. CVA tenderness ) : Contour is level with no seeable vermiculation. Skin is pink with striae noted on lower abdominal quarter-circles. No aortal pulsing noted. No tenderness. with intestine sound noted in all 4 quarter-circles underactive. Abdomen soft and level. The liver can non be palpated. Tension is smooth and consistent with no musculus guarding. Genitourinary System ( deferred ) FHP AssessmentCognitive-Perceptual Form: LH wears spectacless for disciplinary vision. has long term and short term callback. Learns best by listening. she is able to hear and compose without trouble. LH is frequently distracted by place state of affairss and emphasis. LH is sing uncomfortableness for her right articulatio genus. she utilizing heat battalions and hurting medicine. Nutritional-Metabolic Form: Luteinizing hormone watches her Na. fat and sugar consumption. She is non dieting ; nevertheless her end is to keep her weight within 5lbs of the mark Harmonizing to the American Heart Association 2012. cholesterin is governable. and a major factor in hazard for coronary arteria disease. shot. and bosom onslaught ( AHA. 2012 ) . Sexuality-Reproductive Form: LH is Gravida 2. Para 2 Abortions 0. She has 2 grownup boies. and 1 grandson. LH is premenopausal and denies complications except for the occasional â€Å"hot flash† . LH is non utilizing any medicines â€Å"I’m allowing it happen naturally† . LH is married this is her 3rd hubby. been married for 8 old ages and is sexually active and monogamous. Pattern of Elimination: LH studies daily bowel motions. with occasional irregularity. She uses prune juice and Metamucil. Pattern of Activity and Exercise: LH was running 3x hebdomadal until the process she is presently making Physical Therapy 2x hebdomad for 6 hebdomads. She lifts manus weights daily. Pattern of Sleep and Rest: LH sleeps 5-6 hours daily without sleep AIDSs. Pattern of Self-Perception and Self-Concept: LH is seting to her function as charge nurse at dark. keeping her function as married woman. grandma and female parent. LH has 1 brother. who she speaks to weekly and her female parent 3x weekly. Both of whom lives in another province. LH states â€Å"I experience better than most adult females my age† Situation ( ground for seeking attention. patient statements ) : LH is a 47 year-old African American female. She is 67 inches and 149lbs. She is position postop right articulatio genus arthroscopy Right articulatio genus uncomfortableness. right articulatio genus with one dressing. LH uncomfortableness degree is 4/10. pounding when up ambulating. Background ( wellness and household history. recent observations ) : The patient has a history of right articulatio genus hurting after ramble oning Assessment ( appraisal of wellness province or jobs. nursing diagnosing ) : VSS= T 36. 1. P58. BP 106/58. Patient faces upon walking. Gait steady. ambulating with crutches full weight bearing on right articulatio genus. No Pedal pulses +2. habitue. Students are PERRLA. Lung sounds are clear bilaterally throughout lung Fieldss and bosom rate is regular 58 SB with S1S2 hearable. Recommendation ( diagnostic rating. follow-up attention. patient instruction learning including wellness publicity instruction ) : instruction on hurting direction. manus rinsing and exercising. Continue with Physical therapy Patient instruction on the usage of anti-thrombotic hosiery. when standing and walking for long periods. Stretching musculuss prior to exerting. Stretching the musculuss and sin ews that surround the articulations to better flexibleness. Nursing DiagnosisNursing Diagnosis: Impaired Physical Mobility R/T to diminish ROM of right articulatio genus 1 hebdomad station op. Intervention 1: Educate LH to halt running on difficult surfaces or activity instantly and describe to the doctor if she experiences the undermentioned symptoms: new or worsened strength or increased frequence of discomfort Rationale: Runing on difficult surfaces causes. the articulations and sinews to go worn and loses the synovial fluid around the joint. Patient Result: LH will hold less uncomfortableness when running. Intervention 2: LH will go on with physical therapy for opposition exercising preparation. including abdominal crunch. leg imperativeness. leg extension. leg coil. calf imperativenesss. Rationale: Six months of opposition exercising greatly increased their aerophilic capacity. perchance from increased skeletal musculus strength and flexibleness. Decision LH has healthy behaviours sing physical wellness. However. she needs to develop better ways to alleviate emphasis. ( i. e. talking with a counsellor. reading books. go toing church ) . Besides LH needs to better her sleeping hours. by developing sleep clip rites ( i. e. turn off Television. turn off visible radiations. and cover the Windowss ) . LH will pull off her uncomfortableness. by go oning on hurting medicine as prescribed. and follow up with sawbones assignments as directed. Suggested LH utilize local YMCA for H2O exercising. less tenseness on the articulatio genuss. LH will be go toing church and bible survey to assist with get bying mechanisms. Mentions Carpenito L. J. ( 2011 ) . Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide toPlaning Care ( 14th ed. ) . Wolters. Kluwer. AHA. ( 2012 ) . Preventing Heart Disease. Retrieved Aug 7. 2012. from American Heart Association: hypertext transfer protocol: //www. bosom. org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Conditions_UCM_001087_SubHomePage. jsp American Dental Association. ( 2012 ) . Retrieved Sept 26. 2012. from Mouth Healthy: hypertext transfer protocol: //www. mouthhealthy. org/en/adults Cluett. J. ( 2012 ) . Knee Pain. Retrieved Sept 28. 2012. from About Orthopedicss: hypertext transfer protocol: //orthopedics. about. com/cs/hipsurgery/a/hippain. htm Jarvis. C. ( 2012 ) . Physical Examination A ; Health Assessment ( 6 ed. ) . 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