Comorbidity

Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating or working. To be diagnosed with a form of depression symptoms must be present over a period of two weeks (Health, 2016). When a person state that they are sad or down, this does not necessarily mean that the person is depressed, everyone will have moments in their life where they feel…

According to the book, middle range theories are less abstract and are more specific than other nursing theories. They specify factors such as patient’s health condition, family situation, and nursing actions and focus on answering particular practice questions” (Grove, Gray, and Burns 2015 p. 195). Because of this, it is more appealing to medical professional. “Middle range theories also can be used as the framework for a study, thus contributing to the validation of the middle range theory”…

alterations over a bony prominence resulting in tissue damage due to a decrease in blood supply. They are often found in persons who are bed or chair bound in long term care facilities because of a decrease in mobility and predisposing health comorbidities. Pressure ulcers can damage skin tissue from muscle to the bone thus resulting in deep tissue infections and long term treatments with antibiotics. An audit of the nursing documentation of patients who acquired pressure ulcers within days of…

Introduction: Sparse evidence outline whose infections are responsible for hospital admission in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Their location, severity and prognosis are unknown. Our aim was to characterize infections requiring hospitalization in MS patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of MS patients admitted to our hospital between 2006 and 2014. We collected information about MS characteristics, location and severity of infection, need for Intermediate/Intensive Care Units (ICU)…

Patients under the age of 18yrs are bound to have excellent results following surgery with reviews after every ten years. Only 0.4% of patients who undergo the procedure might not make it through. Otherwise, for those who make it through, people with comorbidities like diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and sleep apnea have these…

This leaflet has been design for Mr Tony, a 57 years old man, diagnosed with on-set of Alzheimer a year ago. On this admission he was presenting with low mood and severe anxiety. The name of the service user and wife has been changed in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct (2015) guideline regarding patient confidentiality. Mr Tony had been a moderate smoker for more than 30 years, smoking 5 to 7 sticks a day to 10-15 sticks within the last 6 months and staff…

It appears that Leon struggle with Social Anxiety Disorder, with a possible comorbidity of major depression. To begin, the crippling disfunction Leon is presenting with in this review appears to line up with social anxiety disorder. Leon comments on how he does not enjoy the fact that he never had a girlfriend-he was terrified of girls, as well as struggled consistently speaking in front of others, adults as a small child, a child called on in class, this lead to limited acquaintances, with not…

ration of 4% to 9%, with an estimated of 3% to 5% in school-aged children. As stated by the American Psychiatric Association (1994), ADHD, which is uniquely supplementary with impulsivity, is clinically heterogeneous, particularly with respect to comorbidity and often predicts risky driving, sexual behavior, gambling, and unintentional injury. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is conjoint in children with both Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity…

Part of the reason why this client did not know something so small could lead to something so big was because of the importance of client education. Its important for nurses to properly educate their clients about the importance of managing their comorbidities that they have such as diabetes and hypertension in this case because it can prolong healing time when they get a suspected infection. Nurses only get a limited time with their clients,…

of the barrier that causes the PSA to escape into extracellular fluid resulting in a higher amount in the blood. Before making any decision about the right choice for treatment, age, the stage of cancer, PSA level, histological grade, and comorbidities should be taken into consideration. Furthermore, since prostate cancer has a major impact on the quality and health of one’s life, it is important for older men to check their PSA measurements and get a biopsy done when PSA is elevated.…