Diagnosis

curvature the spinal column has is known as a kyphosis, in which the thoracic portion of the spine bends slight anteriorly. Scoliosis is evident when a person has excess curvature of the spine in a lateral direction. The identification/observation, diagnosis, and treatment of scoliosis has a few variations depending on the overall severity of the condition. There are a few different types of scoliosis including congenital, neuromuscular, degenerative, and…

Dr Arun Gadre and Dr Abhay Shukla have recently written a book, 'Dissenting Diagnosis', which was published by Penguin. The book exposed a range of malpractices in the medical profession, mainly in the mushrooming new swanky private hospitals, however smaller clinics and hospitals are also not devoid of such practices. The writer mention how Doctors would carry out malpractices in order to achieve the targets set by hospital management, since these hospitals and pharmaceutical companies give…

nature. By this I am talking of many things, the range that it can affect people, the diagnosis rates, and the unique symptoms that can occur. In most peoples minds, Autism is an extremely damaging disease when talking of the quality of life for the one affected, but this isn 't necessarily true. Along with quality of life, the reasons for autism are also misunderstood and possibly incorrect. With diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder rising every year, it is important that people become…

diagnose Schizophrenia a health care provider can provide a diagnosis by evaluating the symptoms and the course of a person’s illness over a six-month period (CITE). To accurately diagnose Schizophrenia, specific diagnostic criteria must be met. Health care providers use the current standard for mental health diagnoses, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM5,) to assist them in their diagnostic assessments. To determine a diagnosis of Schizophrenia, a health care provider must follow the…

This paper is going to talk about my client’s diagnosis and his secondary diagnosis, my assessment and nursing care that was done and could be done along with my evaluation. History and Priority Nursing Problem Mr. X is a 49-year-old male who came in with shortness of breath from a nursing home. His secondary diagnosis ae HIV, AIDS, syphilis, respiratory failure and Kaposi sarcoma. He has an allergy to ciproflaxin. Mr. X had been in the hospital previously and had been sent back to the…

Planning/Outcomes The two nursing diagnosis I will continue to focus on are ineffective airway clearance and ineffective family coping. Ineffective airway clearance is the first step in managing Bud's respiratory problems. Focusing on airway, we can enable Bud to breath with more ease and address his nagging cough. Ineffective family coping will address one of the other main functions of hospice. Hospices goal is not only to alleviate any pain and suffering for the patient, but also provide…

Diagnose of lady Macbeth I diagnose lady Macbeth with post-traumatic stress disorder because of the symptoms that I found that describe her and the way she acts. Lady Macbeth show trouble concentrating because of the way she acts and in the movie look like she was scared and shaking. Lady Macbeth be feeling overwhelm because she acts like she doesn’t what she be doing. Then when lady Macbeth was trying to scrub off the blood from her hands and to take away the evidence. When lady Macbeth was…

The nursing diagnosis Ineffective Coping is defined by the “inability to form a valid appraisal of the stressors, inadequate choices of practiced responses, and/or inability to use available resources (Doenges, Moorhouse, & Murr, 2012). An example of a patient who may be diagnosed with Ineffective Coping is a patient with a medical diagnosis of Post-Partum Depression (PPD). Related factors of Ineffective Coping as it relates to PPD may include: Inadequate confidence in the ability to cope,…

Description & Diagnosis In March of 1902 Sir George Still held three lectures at the Royal College of Physicians in London titled the “Goulstonian lectures” on ‘some abnormal psychical conditions in children. This was the very first time attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was introduced. Attention-deficit hyperactivity categorization has changed many times throughout the years it has been noted as a brain disorder, behavioral disorder, and some professionals deny its existence.…

“Turner Syndrome” Origin of Discovery Can you imagine what it would be like to have Turner’s Syndrome what that is, is a chromosomal condition that affects the development in most females, a common feature in Turner’s Syndrome is a girls or womens natural Stature (height) and it becomes most obvious to girls around age 5, another common effect is an early loss of ovarian function (ovarian hypofunction or premature ovarian failure), Turner Syndrome was founded in 1938 by Dr. Henry Turner and…