Comorbidity

Introduction: Cesarean section (often called as C-section) delivery is a type of delivery which, is usually done when the health of mother or baby or both, in certain cases, is at high risk or multiple babes are expected to be delivered. Some other factors also govern the selection of Cesarean section over vaginal delivery such as breech or transverse position of baby, dystocia ,fetal distress, failed labour induction, cephalopelvic disproportion, uterine or amniotic rupture, eclampsia,…

The new health agency is intended to provide seamless services so that patients are not required to register multiple times with the different county agencies to receive services. Currently, patients who need mental health services and medical services need to not only navigate two different appointment systems, payment systems, and health records, but also visit two different locations to receive those necessary services. By consolidating the health services, they can improve prevention and…

for women 50-60 years. Exactly “3,369 postmenopausal women aged 50-79 years, panic attacks were most prevalent among women in the menopausal transition. These attacks were associated with negative life events, functional impairment, and medical comorbidity (Gramann)”. There is also a peak in schizophrenic incidences with menopausal woman aged 45-50. This is important because there is not a peak in episodes at this age range for men, and men do not normally have a second peak in episodes at all.…

Edward Scissorhands is a film which focuses on the story of a man named Edward, who is actually a creation designed by an inventor. This inventor passes away before finishing this creation, leaving Edward almost complete, yet lacking hands. Instead, his hands are composed of various scissors. After the passing of his inventor, Edward is left in isolation, until an Avon sales representative Peggy Boggs, stumbles upon him during her sale route. Seeing Edward has no one, Peggy brings him home to…

function [2]. As a consequence, there is an increased risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, which has been demonstrated by several studies [3-5]. The risk of incident cognitive impairment and dementia are augmented by comorbidities, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity [6-8]. There have been studies that have examined how hormone therapy (HT) effects kidney function, but the results vary [9-15]. In a 2011 publication by the Rancho-Bernardo study, a…

ntroduction. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterised by obsessions and compulsions. In OCD, obsessions are manifested by recurrence and persistence of unwanted thoughts, whereas the compulsions can be manifested as a variety of behaviours in response to this obsession (DSM-V), (Bokor and Anderson, 2014). It has no restriction of cultural or ethnic group (Lewis-Fernández, Hinton, Laria, Patterson, Hofmann, Craske,... Liao, 2010). The prevalence among females is…

determined by two semi-structured diagnostic interviews, their age was between 18 and 45 years old, their Clinical Global Impression Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder scores were ≥4. The study also had exclusion criteria which were as follows: comorbidity with schizophrenia, organic brain syndrome, drug-induced psychosis, bipolar disorder, mental retardation, current major depressive episode, post-traumatic stress disorder, or current substance or alcohol abuse or dependence; major…

diabetes fast growing exponentially, but the good news is that it can be prevented before it becomes a problem. People can prevent the onset of diabetes by taking care of his or his body by exercising and eating healthy, decreasing risks for comorbidities, and annually visiting a physician. Some people that are eventually diagnosed with diabetes have worked hard to prevent the onset but his or her body did not adjust to the changes that were made before the…

• Describe a type of family violence. Identify factors that increase the risk for this type of violence. Although there are several forms of family violence such as physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse among any and all members of a family, one particular area of household violence still is very prevalent among families in America. Child abuse is still very widespread today with an estimated 879000 children that were subjected to neglect, medical neglect, and physical,…

I did one day of a medicine/surgical clinical day with Anne Hartman at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The day began at 0800 and ended shortly after 1600. There were several differences along the way starting with the time. I teach clinicals for Iowa College of Nursing and they begin at 0645 and end at 1530. Anne had informed me that she was not a morning person and got to chose what times she did her clinicals out. Plus, the hours she taught clinicals counted toward her full time…