Dysfunction

Question 1 The main character of this film, Susanna Keysan, is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. This diagnosis is made after she is sent to a mental institution, due to a suicide attempt a few days prior. During the introduction, the movie only skims over how Susanna got sent away. The only distinct symptoms they show before admission is impulsivity in sexual relationships, a suicide attempt, and pessimism. Question 2 Susanna’s diagnosis should be taken into context. Girl,…

decrease, causing changes that make sexual intercourse uncomfortable or difficult.” for example, as she ages her vagina shortens and narrows, and for him impotence becomes more common. Although the recent creation of a drugs for male erectile dysfunction “little blue pill” which means that older men often get more medical attention than older women. As for women, since 1963 breast augmentation has been around to turn back the clock for women as they begin to see the effects of aging. With…

medications can also lead to increased serum prolactin levels and its manifestations. Women with hyperprolactinemia often develop menstrual irregularities, infertility, and mild let down from the breast. Men often have decreased libido, erectile dysfunction,…

therefore seeks the help of a therapist. His mother is cold and seemingly unaffected, and his father is too busy placating his wife to be able to offer any consolation to his son. The family’s inability to effectively communicate only propagates their dysfunction. Beth, Calvin, and Conrad Jarrett engage in acts of “silence” and “violence” as a defense…

Approximately 1 in 50 U.S. children ages 6 to 17 is diagnosed with ASD, according to a report based on a national survey of parents in 2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1). ASD is a clinically heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder marked by impairments in social interaction; varying degrees of verbal and nonverbal communication deficits; and restricted and stereotyped patterns of behavior and interests. Without a universally accepted theory on the causation of ASD, the…

intervention is recommended in the way of pressure equalization tubes, which act as a bypass to the eustachian tube. The pathophysiology of this condition is characterized by some form of intrinsic or extrinsic factor resulting in eustachian tube dysfunction from a classic understanding of the disease. However, some studies point to the initial inflammation occurring in the middle ear and the progressing…

of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) published a new set of practice guidelines for Hepatic Encephalopathy (Vistrup et al., 2014). These guidelines define Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) as “a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portosystemic shunting, and manifests as a wide spectrum of neurological/psychiatric abnormalities ranging from subclinical alterations to coma” (Vistrup et al.). Until recently, there had been limited…

Introduction The scientific study of Huntington’s Disease (HD) had began in 1872, by George Huntington who is a family physician that had published a report on the clinical symptoms and peculiar mode of inheritance of the disorder.(1, 2) Huntington’s disease has 3 subtypes according to the age onset, which are infantile, juvenile and the adult-onset.(2) Individuals with Huntington’s disease can become asymptomatic between the ages of 1 and 80 years.(3) The typical mean age of onset is 40 years,…

causing edema in the peripheral vascular system. CHF is used interchangeably with Heart failure (HF). HF is characterized by myocardial dysfunction, which is an alteration in ventricular contraction. Myocardial dysfunction can be caused by a result of many different conditions such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, valvular disorders, renal dysfunction, ischemia and myocardial infarction. It can be systolic heart failure in which the heart muscles are weakened and results…

Introduction Within this paper, the case study involving Mr. J’s emergency admission to a rural hospital will be discussed in relation to the legal and ethical implications that had taken place during his admission. These implications will be analysed and explored through the use and comparison of the Nurses Code of Conduct in Australia, as well as nursing frameworks and ethical expectations and standards for practicing nurses. Ethical morals and motives may also be discussed throughout this…