Genogram & Family History (Coursework Sample)

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The 29-year-old female with the history of migraines and hypercholesterolemia was interviewed for the use of the assignment.  She says she has two living siblings, both parents, and several other maternal, and paternal relatives. All of her maternal, as well as paternal grand-parents, are dead.  The patient’s other old sister has scoliosis, migraines and history of hypercholesterolemia at age 23.  Apart from having an adenoidectomy at 14, her other sister is living and well at age 27.   The 61-year-old mother who was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma when she was 42 years old is the patients relative and has a history of migraines as well.  Her 61-year-old dad also has a history of hypercholesterolemia.  The female patient was not able to recall any important fitness history of her 64-year-old maternal aunt.  The 66-year-old maternal aunt who was diagnosed as deaf during childhood (where the patient is unsure of the exact age and cause). Another 68-year-old maternal Aunt is also believed to have a history of migraines and is or else healthy. The   70-year-old maternal male relative is living good and well.  Notably her maternal grandmother passed on in her 90's of aspiration pneumonia and was consequently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in her 78th year.  Also to note is her maternal grandfather who passed on at the age of 82 from a stroke.  Similarly on the paternal side of the female patient’s family, the 68-year-old uncle is an alcoholic addict, no other health history is known .the 70-year-old paternal female relative is morbidly obese and has arthritis too.  The 72-year-old paternal female relative was diagnosed with COPD at her 66th year. On the same, the 75-year-old paternal male relative has HTN.  The affectionate grandmother who had passed on at the age of 70 was diagnosed with emphysema at her 58th year.  Paternal grandfather passed on at the age of 42 of a heart attack, and he was also a lifetime smoker.The genogram is an explicit representation of the family health history that outlines detailed relationships and traits among various individuals in that family.  As a healthcare giver, it is important to obtain the health history of all the patients’ family members, as most of the health issues can be genetic.  If a disease treated is found within a family then the necessary measures can be taken to prevent the patient from getting the same disease in the process. Notably not all disease processes can be prevented or avoided. The 29-year-old patient suffers from migraines along with other several members of her extended family. Remarkably Further research is needed regarding genetics and the common migraine, but there is always a genetic link for the familial hemiplegic migraines.  Familial hemiplegic migraine is a headache that runs in families and is caused by mutations in the CACNA1A, ATP1A2, SCN1A, and PRRT2 genes (Zazove, Plegue & Ruffin, 2015).  Fortunately, Patients can prevent the start of a migraine by knowing and avoiding their exact triggers.  Within this family hypercholesterolemia is a common condition   although the patient had stated earlier, that each one of the family members now has cholesterol levels in the preferred range without going for  medication, they are still at high  risk for recurrence.  Hypercholesterolemia typically falls out from a combination of genetic (a mutation in the LDLR gene) and the risk factors in the environment such as diet, exercise and tobacco smoking (Wilson, Carroll & Chakraborty, 2012). Other factors that impact cholesterol levels include a person's gender, age, and health issues like diabetes and obesity.  Since the maternal grandmother has Alzheimer&rs...