Diagnosis

Even TV shows are featuring more accurate portrayals of bipolar disorder. “In the past, people with bipolar disorder were practically frothing at the mouth,” Fast said. Today, writers and producers make it a point to get it right. Recently, Fast served as one of the advisors on the hit Showtime series “Homeland” and talked with Claire Danes about her character’s bipolar disorder. Fast includes medication and alternative therapies as part of her treatment plan. Still, she cautioned against…

years, more than twenty percent of the NHE has been spent on Diabetes diagnosis and management. The Diabetes by itself is of no importance. But the complications of diabetes are wide, including kidney failure, heart attack, blindness, amputation and sexual dysfunction. Early diagnosis and intervention has proven to be the most effective method for combating diabetes. For many years, fasting blood glucose was the main method of diagnosis.…

different classifications. Category one is based on presentation of symptoms, two is the cause of the illness, three is based on the symptoms that preceded the illness, and forth is distinguished according to the cause of the sickness. Each category and diagnosis has its own set of herbal treatments and ritual offering to supernatural beings. It is important for medical…

As the child has to deal with the effects of the cancer, physically, emotionally, and socially, their parents have to deal with their child 's diagnosis of cancer emotionally, socially and financially. Any type of medical process is stressful, worrisome, and cost a lot of money. Being a parent is a stressful job, most often including, cooking for the family, taking care of a house or apartment, taking care of a car, caring for a child, working, and trying to maintain a social life with friends.…

characteristics developed from Holden’s story were formed into two conflicting diagnoses for Holden, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). While Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a substantially supported diagnosis, Borderline…

but many people fail to realize what ALS is. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a motor neuron disease that causes degeneration of neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is not a single disease, but a clinical diagnosis for many different pathophysiologic diseases that share a common factor of progressive loss of motor neurons and break down of the motor neuron system. ALS is known by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration. As the upper motor neurons…

struggling with negative thoughts. Negative thoughts will eventually start to affect one's behavior. Behavioral therapy can help people people change their thoughts, which in turn will help them change their behaviors. Can Address Dual Diagnosis Dual diagnosis is a condition where a person is…

INTEGUMENTARY CASE STUDY PART B 1. The results of the LRINEC score with 11 total points lead to the decision that Mr. Olfa has the diagnosis of the Necrotizing fasciitis. The combined test results of wound culture, MRI scan, and bloodwork verified the diagnosis, the wound culture indicated a Streptococcus and Staphylococcus infection was found in the wound site, and Mr. Olfa is diabetic therefore his immune system is weakened. Streptococcus and Staphylococcus microbes are found in small…

would provide supplementary teaching methods for the adult learner. Furthermore, adult patients with limited literacy will benefit from the ability to visualize information (Green, Gonzaga, Cohen, & Spagnoletti, 2014). Patients who receive the diagnosis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) are often frightened and confused. Therefore, it is imperative to provide effective patient education regarding this affliction. The contents of an effective patient education episode for…

metabolic syndrome has been associated with atherosclerosis, inflammatory disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and oxidative stress (Bruce & Cagampang, 2011). Metabolic syndrome is not only an affliction of aging populations; since the 1980s, obesity rates among American children ages two to five years have doubled (Pharmacy Times, 2011). Currently, about 10% of children less than two years of age and 20% of children ages two to five years are obese…