cases
a patient comes to you and explains they are in pain, having chest palpitations and is heavily pregnant. upon reading her case file, you see that she has a history of hypertension and this is not her first pregnancy. the best course of action is
what is treat the patient fairly and not dismissing their concerns based on their race?
black individuals who receive pain medication for extremities in emergency room
what is 57%
---% of Americans live with chronic pain
what is 21%
maternal mortality rate for black individuals
what is 42.8 deaths per 100,000 births?
a black woman that was in so much pain she could not walk due to her sickle cell disease
who is Amy Mason - Cooley?
pain management for recurrent and metastatic cancer for white individuals vs black individuals
*order matters
what is 50% and 35%?
---% of Americans have taken a pill in the last 30 days
what is 10.7%
the increase for maternal mortality in the US
what is 50%?
the name of the woman who died after giving birth to her second son via Caesarean section due to negligence of medical care in 2016
who is Kira Dixon Johnson?
percentage of first and second year medical students that believed black skin is thicker than white skin
what is 40%?
prescription pain use is higher in ----- people and people from this gender
what is older and women?
what is 40%?
the name of the woman who passed away three weeks after giving birth after exhibiting a plethora of symptoms: high blood pressure, swollen legs, mild headaches?
who is Shalon Irving?
percentage in which physicians underestimate the pain of black patients
what is 47%?
number of prescriptions written every year
what is 6.3 billion?
----% of black patients are less likely to be prescribed opioids
the name of the woman who had a pulmonary embolism and a cardiac infraction and was sent away by two clinics after expressing her pain level
who is Angela Anderson?
percentage of US primary care that offer lower pain relief doses to black patients
what is 90%?
reason that medical personnel don't give black individual pain medicine
what is viewing race as a biological factor?
black/African American patients were ---- less likely to receive pain medication
what is 22%?