"Expecting" A family case discussion

ABSTRACT

@#The practice of family medicine extends from womb to tomb and provides opportunities to care for not just one but all members of the family. Regardless of the complaint that brings a patient to the clinic, a family physician's role is to provide comprehensive care for the patient, the family, to go beyond the biomedical approach, not just to treat the disease but also to address the impact of the illness, and to have a continuing plan for promoting the family's wellness. Families are greatly affected by the pres- ence of chronic illnesses in any of its members. How then does a family physician address the potential problems of a chronic disease in the family especially if the sick member is one of the parents, with an unborn child? This paper aims to discuss the circumstances and situational relationships of a family with pregnant mother with a newly diagnosed kidney disease that would require hemodialysis