Diagnosis

diagnoses’ Dual diagnosis is termed by a person suffering from a mental condition such as, but not limited to, bipolar, eating disorders, anxiety, depression and schizophrenia AND predominantly a form of substance abuse ranging from nicotine to alcohol to a more heavier illicit drug such as amphetamines, Benzodiazepines or even abuse of prescription drugs. Though it appears other addictive behaviours (nymphomaniac, gambling or the like) can also amount to a diagnosis of dual diagnosis or…

Some of the nursing diagnosis based on the above assessment can be listed below: A. Ineffective airway clearance related to excessive secretions B. Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased lung expansion C. Risk for aspiration D. Disturbed sleeping pattern related to fragmented sleep E. Deficient knowledge related to lack of exposure to previous knowledge 1. Nursing diagnosis: Ineffective airway clearance related to excessive secretions Defining characteristics • Tachypnea, dyspnea •…

M.G. is a 10-year old African American female presenting to the clinic with her mother. She is clean and intact, well nourished and in no apparent distress. She has been getting allergy shots due to eczema, but the mother wishes to stop them due to lack of improvement in her condition. She had been prescribed with tea tree oils, which she used twice daily until it ran out three months ago. She has also been having daily baths with dove and herbal soaps and bath salts twice a week. She has also…

Mathilda, may be sick with diphtheria. The doctor explains that he is trying to be nice to Mathilda, but seeing that she refuses to let him examine her he asks the parents to consent to a forceful method. Eventually, he uses excessive force to get the diagnosis. Are his actions justifiable? Given that Mathilda is finally revealed to have diphtheria and the doctor’s primary intention is to help her, it can be argued that his force is necessary. On the other hand, he also admits that he enjoys…

surrounding the message that is being sent to potential parents of children with disabilities and the many persons who are living with disabilities. Adrienne Asch argues that with “prenatal diagnosis, a single trait stands in for the whole, the trait obliterates the whole. With both discrimination and prenatal diagnosis, nobody finds out about the rest. The tests send the message that there’s no need to find out about the rest.” It is one thing to want a person to have what society deems a…

Oxford (Hanson, 2016) shows that a fetal heartbeat can be heard as early as 16 days after conception. Non-invasive fetal DNA tests are performed as early as 9 weeks of pregnancy, but diagnosis has to be confirmed via amniocentesis, which is done between weeks 15 and 20. (Szabo, 2013) At this stage of pregnancy when diagnosis of Down syndrome can occur, the baby has a heartbeat and I consider it wrong to terminate the pregnancy. As parents bringing life into the world, I believe it is a…

discovered in the 1940’s, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is still very much stigmatized in the 21st century. The social stigma of ASD is complicated, and varies depending on what country is in question, but scientists and parents all agree that the diagnosis and label of autism does invite stigma, prejudice, and the loss of the feeling of normalcy. According to Martin (2013), prominent features of ASD include “problems with basic socialization and communication, strange intonation and facial…

However, most of the people are not in a position to make informed decisions about their hair problems since they may not be able to find the underlying cause of hair loss. They need to consult a hair loss specialist or trichologist for a proper diagnosis and treatment. Your relationship with your hair loss…

CONCEPT 5: COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS This concept is taken from module 5 of block 2 entitled “introduction to public health nursing” 5.1 Significance of the Concept This concept “community diagnosis is very important because it helps to find the common problems or diseases, which are troublesome to the people and are easily preventable in the community, it is a tool to disclose hidden problems that are not visible to the community people but are being affected by them, it helps to impart knowledge…

I would give Jason the diagnosis of having autism. From what is described by his behavior, he matches a lot of DSM-V criteria for having the diagnosis of autism. When talking to the school psychologist, he did not make eye contact, demonstrating the impairment of using eye contact during social situations. His school psychologist also noted that Jason also did not appropriately respond to social cues nor was interested to building a relationship with her. This further demonstrates that Jason…