Diagnosis

The patient may benefit from additional therapies and treatments. When speech gets more difficult, the patient may opt for speech lessons, which could be beneficial. They should avoid foods that are hard to swallow, as well as make sure that they are receiving efficient amounts of the recommend daily nutrients. A healthy diet is important in prolonging the patient’s life. A feeding tube may eventually be inserted when swallowing becomes too difficult for the patient. The patient may also benefit…

Article Assessment- Oppositional Defiant Disorder Kathryn Ervin Appalachian State University Overview of ODD ODD is a pattern of behaviors; angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, and vindictiveness. The symptoms have to be distressing in areas of social functioning to themselves and others, and cause significant problems in all areas such as school, work, home. The symptoms must be present among at least one person that is not a sibling. The behaviors have…

Diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1 is based mainly on clinical findings which meet the diagnostic criteria for Neurofibromatosis 1 which was developed by the National Institutes of Health. Since Neurofibromatosis 1 is caused by heterozygous pathogenic modifications in NF1, molecular testing is rarely needed for diagnosis, and is only useful for certain individuals. The diagnostic criteria for Neurofibromatosis 1 is: 1 they must have six or more café-au-lait macules which are, for prepubescent…

situation she is in. The unreliability of the diagnosis criteria was accentuated in a study undertaken by researchers in 1975 and again more recently by American psychologist Lauren Slater. These studies indicate that no causes can be found through a mental health problem diagnosis, as there is very little validity within the diagnoses. Outlined in chapter four of "A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems" applying a diagnosis to Tracy 's mental health issue…

Differential Diagnosis Primary Diagnosis The primary diagnosis of Mandy and Donna Roberts is factitious disorder imposed on another, a condition in which an individual inflicts an illness on someone else. The most predictive characteristic in patients is the absence of symptoms when the victim is separated from the caretaker (Greiner, Palusci, Keeshin, Kearns, & Sinal, 2013). The school nurse “did not think Mandy had any medical problems”; she appeared healthy and operational in the school…

N couples are included in this study. Our sample consists of both depressed and nondepressed patient participants, all of whom are diagnosed with anxiety disorders (other than specific phobia or public speaking phobia). N patients (%) are diagnosed with comorbid major depression. Of the N couples, there are N male patients (%) and N female patients (%). Participants were recruited from the general community and various local therapy centers in the area. They were screened for anxiety disorders…

One of the implications that is raised in these articles about ADHD, for children and families include, the fact the widely held theory that ADHD that was purely descriptive of the two behavioral deficits – inattention and hyperactivity- could not account for all of the cognitive and behavioral deficits associated with ADHD. Families had to understand that there are more nuances to ADHD than just those two issues. Another major implication is that behavioral inhibition, goal directed behavior…

Introduction The art of diagnosis is complicated, and unintentional misdiagnosis can wreak havoc on the lives of the client, as well as the clinician. This leads one to ponder the circumstances and consequences of a deliberate misdiagnosis by a trained clinician who has taken an oath to operate with utmost integrity. In the article, Deliberate Misdiagnosis, the author spoke about situations where a clinician might feel pressured to deliberately under or over diagnosis a client. Several…

physician checkups are a waste of time and money and that the doctor is only trying to make another buck at prescribing medication for a false issue. Oppositionists say that doctors are always trying to help and would never give a patient a false diagnosis because they are being treated by a professional. Although, many argue that checkups are an optional task, many disagree, saying they are mandatory. “Bad science” is another phrase for doctors falsely prescribing patient’s medication just…

two great arteries with ventricular septal defect; however, it was determined he had been born with these. Upon Ethan being diagnosed Val did not feel any type of relief. She felt angry because of the unnecessarily late diagnosis. While Val was telling me the story of Ethan’s diagnosis I noticed that she was very discriminated against because of her age. The doctors assumed that because she was 16 she didn’t know anything especially in regards to having a…