Social Security Disability Insurance: A Case Study

Skin (history of skin disease, pigment or color change, change in mole, excessive dryness or moisture, pruritus, excessive bruising, rash

Patient denies history of skin disease. Reports two serious sun burns while swimming and not re-applying sun screen. Reports occasional dryness of skin during the winter. Denies any

What action do you or your family take if for some unfortunate reason you become injured, or come down with a serious illness and are unable to work? Because of your injuries or illness and the inability to work your financial resources are steadily being depleted due to your doctor bills, hospital bills, and plain old living expenses incurred by you and your family. Not to mention, you or your family possible have no one else you can turn to for assist to help you through your difficult times, and not even your employer has the capability to assist you. Where do you turn? Who can or what if anything is out there for you to get assistance? Something you can do in the interim is going to your nearest Social Security Agency and file for

Depending on your unique situation, you may be eligible to receive one or several benefit types. Consulting with a seasoned Social Security disability attorney is always recommended help you navigate the complex application process and ensure you receive the

Taj Atkinson was six years old when his mother died, which resulted in a period of grief and struggling, yet he refused to allow this horrific loss to stop him from moving forward. Now a high school graduate from Central High School in Newark New Jersey he is preparing to attend Rowan University in Glassboro New Jersey this upcoming fall semester (2015).

The skin disorders that might results from hereditary, congenital, or acquired pathological processes are ichthyosis, bullous diseases, chronic infections of the skin, dermatitis, hiradenitis suppurativa, genetic photosensitivity disorders, and burns.

E codes represent an external cause that made a patient’s condition such as a motor vehicle accident or accidental overdose of a prescribed medication. E codes are assigned in addition to the diagnosis for the patient’s condition. E codes are never the first-listed diagnosis. Superficial or surface injuries include cuts, insect bites, blisters, and scratches. List separate codes for each kind of injury, unless there is a combination code that describes all of the injuries. Sequence the code for the most serious injury first. Don’t assign injury codes for normal, healing surgical wounds or surgical wound complications. A burn is an injury on the body that results from exposure to heat, electricity, or some types of radiation. ICD-9-CM classifies

Skin rashes and sun sensitivity is another one of the symptoms. Patients (as mentioned earlier) will have rashes throughout their body and even on the face. And, because of the rashes, this causes patients to have an extreme sensitivity to sun and they may even burn easily.

For states to receive federal funding for adoption assistance and foster care title IV-E of the SSA (social security act) requires that when determining placement for a child they must consider giving preference to an adult relative higher than a nonrelated caregiver. This is only if the adult relative meets all the relevant state child protection standards. Title IV-E also requires that the states identify and provide notice to all grandparents and any other adult relatives suggested by the parents stating that the child has been or is going to be removed from their parents’ custody. However, there are often problems with this step of the process because the definition of relative differs from state to state. Some of the people commonly

Social security has become the largest governmental program in the United States, accounting for 24% of total US federal spending by 2015(Word cited). A proposal to replace the current social security of the government is the mandatory privatization in pension system, which will allow employees to manage their retirement funds through individual investment accounts. But due to the fact that privatized pension system will only be more detrimental including higher national debt, lower assured benefits than the current system, and the requirement of a new bureaucratic government.

Identify and practice on common assessment techniques used to help in diagnosis of skin disorders.

A disability income insurance policy could be quite beneficial to the Lawrence’s should something happen to either one of them that prevents them from working for a period of time. Mark’s employer only provides two weeks of sick leave which would only cover Mark if he should be ill. Shelby is currently operating her own business, and is covered by her husband’s insurance policy, however, she would not be considered covered for his sick leave policy as she is not the employee. The disability income insurance policy, would be able to help Mark provide for his family should an illness or accident befall him that he is not able to work for a period of time. The policy will cover a portion of your income while you are not able to work, and is

The physician, Galen identified psoriasis as a skin disease through clinical observation. He was the first to call the disease psoriasis. The Greeks has a word for it -psora meaning “to itch”. In 1809, Dr. Robert Willan first recognized psoriasis as a specific clinical entity. Psoriasis is knows as a skin order that forms thick,red, bump patches that are covered with silvery scales. They can appear anywhere on the body,but mostly on the scalp,elbows,knees, and lower back of the body. No one really knows the cause of the disease. However, experts do believe that it has something to do with the immune system that causes inflammation that is triggering new skin cells.

This condition can usually be diagnosed with a skin exam. A skin scraping may be taken from the affected area and examined under a microscope to see if the fungus is present.

First, obtaining a through history covering all suspected eliciting factors and significant aspects of the natural history of the disease. Questions include onset, frequency and duration of wheals, diurnal variation, occurrence related to weekdays and travel, the shape, size and distribution of lesions, associated symptoms such as itching or pain, family and personal history for urticaria, atopy or allergies, detailed medical and surgical history including medications used, questions about possible eliciting factors, impact of urticaria on quality of life and finally, previous therapy and response to therapy