Evaluation of family health history collection

Running head: EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH HISTORY
EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH HISTORY AND MEDICAL INFORMATION
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH HISTORY1
Introduction:
The paper aims to critically evaluate the conditions of Mr. C, from the information
provided in the given case study. The case study reports that Mr. C is 32 years old and he is
aware of his obesity condition. He was planning to perform a bariatric surgery in order to control
his obesity condition. However, he also reported to be experiencing various other symptoms for
past six months. The paper will be focusing on making a diagnostic approach in relation to the
health condition of Mr. C and deciding proper interventions for his conditions.
Discussion:
Clinical Manifestation:
Mr. C has a body weight of 134.5 kg and his height is 68 inches. His BMI is 44.9
kg/mm^2. Hence he can be considered to have type-III obesity condition (Chang, Kao, Lee &
Yang, 2015). His blood pressure is 172/98 and thus can be considered to have a hypertension
condition. He experiences dyspnea during his sleep. He has a fasting blood glucose level of 146
mg/dl, indicating the diabetic condition. The cholesterol level and the triglyceride level are also
much higher than the normal range in the patient. The serum creatinine level in the patient is 1.8
mg/dl along with a BUN level of 32 mg/dl, both of which are much higher than the normal
range. He also has 3+ pitting edema.
Potential Health Risks and the Requirement of Bariatric surgery:
The clinical tests and the symptoms experienced by Mr. C points that he has already
developed the chronic condition of diabetes. He has a high level of cholesterol, which may lead
to various heart related problems in him. From the reports of the creatinine level and the BUN