Diagnosis

Working on a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a large teaching hospital, there is a complex system of health care workers that make up the team assigned to a patient. Intern’s, resident’s, fellow’s, attending’s, new nurses, experienced nurses and other health care providers are all a part of a patient’s care team. The parents of these children tend to be available and present for the greater part of every day and they want to be part of the team caring for their child. Empowering parents goes a…

Laboratory Diagnosis Monitoring Parameters • Tourniquet Test Acts as an emergency diagnostic tool whereby formation of more than 20 petechiae per square inch indicates a positive tourniquet test. A circle of 2.5 cm in diameter may be drawn and the number of petechiae in it is counted. More than five petechiae indicates positive test. • Complete Blood Cell Count Blood tests present with lowered total white blood cell, platelet and neutrophil counts and a 20% or more increase in haematocrit…

1 Gout-Primary diagnosis- Gout has increased in the United States over the last several years. It is one of the most prevalent rheumatic diseases. It can present as an acute episodic arthritis (Khanna et al., 2012). The majority of patients with gout are men over the age of 30. It can effect one or more joints. It is painful, red, swollen and warm to the touch (Papadakis, & McPhee, 2013). 2 Hypertension- Hypertension is very prevalent in the United States. It is also associated with a two to…

Sallie Mae Fisher Case Study Many elderly patients do not have the proper support for their personal needs and medical diagnosis. If an elderly patient is provided with a thorough education on their diagnosis it can lead to positive health outcomes. In like matter with the proper support of nurses provided at home for the patient, medical errors can also be prevented. The purpose of this paper is to discuss Sallie Mae Fishers home visit with four problems identified based on substantiate…

collected and established by the NANDA. According to NANDA, this organization was established in 1982 through the process of research to standardize the nomenclature; taxonomy and diagnosis to provide quality care for the patient and their environment. These standards that create the care plan are: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care. First, we…

In the passage, Wharton’s Diagnosis, the main character Paul Dorrance was portrayed as a wealthy self-centered man who received devastating news that he had cancer. Although the cancer news was not a valid discovery, his circulating emotional state was an important narrative into the eyes of cancer patient. His experiences with the cancer scare foreshadowed the events which lead to the death of his wife. The ambiguity of his opinion toward medical culture is revealed in the analysis of his…

Based off of the dental hygiene diagnosis and the plaque control evaluation, NSPT was indicated for this patient. NSPT is also referred to as periodontal debridement (PD) or scaling and root planning (SRP). All of these procedures are classified using the dental code 4341 or 4342. You will hear these terms used interchangeably throughout the rest of this paper. According to Gehrig and Willmann, “Nonsurgical periodontal therapy is a term used to describe the many non-surgical steps used to…

maintain this image. It is considered a mental illness because no matter what the individual does they are not thin enough even when they are near death. Many psychologists are trying to figure out the main cause of the disease but there is no main diagnosis or treatment for the illness. It occurs mostly in women but men suffer also. There are many ways to diagnose and treat individuals suffering from Anorexia. Diagnosing an individual with anorexia can be very tricky but once diagnosed a…

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Often times, a diagnosis of substance addiction or alcohol dependency, can come accompanied with mental conditions. In fact, it is more often than not that the individuals who come to see us for addictions recovery, end up finding out about, or taking care of psychological conditions simultaneously. Clinicians refer to these clients as ‘Dual-Diagnosis’ patients. Because of the frequency, and importance of this issue, (Location Name) offers a complete dual-diagnosis…

In reference to the DSM-5, the diagnosis of non-catatonic Schizophrenia with multiple episodes, currently in acute episode, is given to the client, Mr. Ben Simpson. He meets Criterion A with the presence of delusions, hallucinations, and negative symptoms, all visible for more than one month (American Psychiatric Association, p. 99). There are more than one type of delusion displayed by Mr. Simpson including: persecutory, referential, and grandiose delusions. Persecutory delusions are the belief…