Part 5 The Rossi Family
5.5 Rossi family summary
Dima Nasrawi and Donna Wilson
Summary
This part provides a series of case studies of an Australian family with a Mediterranean/European background who have experienced a range of cardiac conditions. The family is comprised of 3 generations living together on a farm in rural NSW. The case studies explore 3 family members in detail: Maria, her son John and John’s daughter Elisabeth.
The part illustrates the complexities of families living with chronic cardiac conditions and presenting multiple risk factors. It also showcases health promotion strategies and how to navigate the Australian healthcare system. The 3 case studies explore:
- Maria’s heart failure diagnosis and management;
- John’s myocardial infarction and escalation to a coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; and
- Elisabeth’s cardiac risk factors and health promotion strategies.
These case studies highlight strategies that can optimise continuous management and care for patients through preventive cardiology.
Image attributions
Images not individually attributed are listed below in order of appearance in the part:
Chapter 5.1
Corndale map by OpenStreetMap is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Maria and Maximo Rossi image by Sofia Shultz on Pixabay
Sofia Rossi image by ID 20257964 on Pixabay
John Rossi image by Jan Niepel on Pixabay
Elisabeth Rossi image by Sofia Antonacci on Pexels
Icons
All icons in this part are from Flaticon and are listed below in order of first appearance in the part:
Introduction: Introduction icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Clinical reasoning: Think icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Person-centred care: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Therapeutic communication: Team icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Cultural safety: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Teamwork and collaborative practice: Communication icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Cardiovascular: Cardiac icons created by AmethystDesign – Flaticon
Objectives: Objective icons created by Uniconlabs – Flaticon
Thinking point: Creativity icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Case studies: Case study icons created by Flat Icons – Flaticon
Mental health: Mental health icons created by Freepik – Flaticon