Diagnosis

tolerance test (OGTT). With no symptoms diagnosis should not be based on a single glucose determination but requires confirmatory plasma venous determination. At least one additional glucose test result on another day with a value in the diabetic range is essential, either fasting, from a random sample or from the two hour post glucose load. If the fasting or random values are…

Vertigo is a very common complaint in clinical practice and its management is one of the challenges faced by medical practitioners. Effective treatment depends on accurate diagnosis of the causes of the complaints. Betahistine is a histamine modulator and its efficacy and safety has been demonstrated in numerous clinical trials. The effectiveness of betahistine has been demonstrated to be dose-dependent and time-dependent. This review is an update on the use of betahistine in the management of…

disorders in our society today. The National Institute of Mental Health states the 1% of the United States population has Schizophrenia, with the caveat that Schizophrenia may often be undiagnosed. Demographically there is no indication of difference of diagnosis based on ethnicity or gender. Schizophrenia symptom begin to manifest typically between the ages of 16 through 30. The symptoms will manifest earlier in men than women, and typically will not present after the age of 45. (NIMH) Those…

One of the uttermost important nursing diagnosis of Motor neurone disease is ineffective airway clearance related to respiratory muscle weakness evidenced by dyspnoea, weakened cough, orthopnoea, hypoxia, headaches and general tiredness. This diagnosis found to be critical as most deaths from MND occur due to respiratory failure (Miller, 2009). Patients with MND have decreased number of motor units…

The sports psychologist used the Brief COPE questionnaire to determine how the patient was coping with their diagnosis. The reliability of the Brief COPE will determine the quality or state of how reliable the test is. The validity of the Brief COPE will conclude and measure the accuracy of the patients coping. Methods/Procedures Once the participants were diagnosed…

In Ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta were rivals. Athens’ power relied mainly on its navy while Sparta relied mainly on land power. The warriors of Sparta were the most powerful land army of the time. This rivalry both on land and at sea led to the Peloponnesian Wars in 431 BC. This war lasted 27 years and was the cause of the fall of Athens. The two main factors that caused Athens to lose the war were the failure to capture Sicily in 415 BC and the mysterious plague that ravaged Athens in 430…

comfortable with the Christian tradition. My conclusion is that Confucianism is a more straightforward tradition in terms of understanding the metaphysical and diagnosis of the human defect, while Christianity has a more realistic and attainable goal when it comes to the prescription for how a person should live and clearer…

People with vitiligo may also have pigment abnormalities of the retina or iris of the eyes. The diagnosis of vitiligo is usually made by observation. White areas found at typical sites point to a diagnosis of vitiligo. If the diagnosis isn't certain the doctors will test for other conditions that are similar to vitiligo, such as chemical leukoderma or systemic lupus erythematosus. For treatment vitiligo can't be cured…

years and insulin requirements or usage since diagnosis. For T2DM additional clinical criteria for diagnosis include history of usage of oral hypoglycemic agents or usage of combination of insulin and the oral hypoglycemic…

Categorical Approach vs. Dimensional Approach: A review of the current state of the DSM Dakshin De Silva 663160 Word Count:2250 The primary aim of psychiatric diagnosis is to provide information about the conditions from which psychological problems emerge. A formal diagnostic system like DSM–V provides concepts that can be diagnosed by applying a specific set of diagnostic rules (Kamphuis, J. H. & Noordhof, A.(2009). In our present stage of knowledge we are not able to classify…