The animation opens outside of County Hospital. The camera takes viewers toward the hospital front doors and then down a hallway toward a nurse's station desk. At the desk, a nurse holds a file folder marked with the name "Joe M." The folder opens, showing the patient’s information, medical history, family medical history, and behavioral history. The "Reference Manual" window appears, showing basic information about heart disease and risk factors for heart disease.
Patient: Joe M.
Sex: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Children: Son, age 12; Daughter, age 14
Occupation: Small business owner (six employees); does bookkeeping and taxes for small
and medium-size businesses.
Admitted to County Hospital on Monday. Patient presented with chest pains and shortness of breath. Diagnosed with early stage heart disease.
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 205 pounds (slightly overweight for build)
Last physical examination: Two years ago
History of previous heart disease: No
Blood pressure: Higher than normal
Blood cholesterol level: Higher than normal
Blood sugar: Normal
Blood CRP level: Increased over normal
Prescription medications: None
Non-prescription medications: Multivitamin tablet daily
| Relative | Alive? | Age (or age at death) | Major health problems | Cause of death, if deceased? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father | Yes | 66 | None | Not applicable |
| Mother | Yes | 65 | Heart disease | Not applicable |
| Brother | Yes | 38 | High blood pressure | Not applicable |
| Sister | Yes | 35 | High blood pressure | Not applicable |
| Mother’s Father | No | 72 | Not applicable | Heart failure |
| Mother’s Mother | No | 77 | Not applicable | Pneumonia |
| Father’s Father | No | 68 | Not applicable | Lung cancer |
| Father’s Mother | Yes | 86 | Type 2 diabetes | Not applicable |
Smoked cigarettes from age 13 to age 30; quit until recently; has 1 or 2 cigarettes per day.
Physical activity: golf every Saturday morning; used to play basketball and hike regularly; hikes now, but only on summer vacations.
Patient lives 1.5 miles from work; drives to work; arrives at 7:00 a.m., leaves at 6:00 p.m.
Work environment: desk job; office on 3rd floor of 10-story building; takes elevator to office; building has exercise room on 5th floor.
Has gained an average of 3 pounds per year for last 5 years.
Wife describes patient as hard-working and his job as stressful.
Patient’s eating habits have changed during last year; he eats fast food for lunch at least three times per week; fruit and vegetable intake is below government recommendations.