Extrapyramidal symptoms

As I soaked into the hospital bed, chained onto various machines unknown to me of their purpose. I glared at the ceiling fan above me; watching the blades circle in motion, as time continued to pass. Before a bad stomach ache became stabbing pain and a deadly fever, I consulted with many puzzled pediatric doctors. They drew the diagnosis that my sickness was an infection by the “Mono” Virus. Mononucleosis, also called the “kissing disease”, is a common sickness in young adults spread through…

Psychotropic medications are drugs that can help prevent certain mental health symptoms. Antianxiety, antidepressant, antibipolar, and antipsychotic drugs are all forms of psychotropic medications (Homer, 60). The most common antianxiety drug, benzodiazepines (BZD), helps reduce anxiety that most patients experience (Homer, 139). There’s a controversy that psychotropic medications are overprescribed. Over prescription of psychotropic medication, such as BZD, can be detrimental to one’s health.…

Ashley will be pleased to know she can still undoubtedly enjoy the beloved sport of golf with her friends and family, despite having cerebral palsy. Most people use “cerebral palsy” as a blanket term to describe a loss or impairment of motor function, however, it is crucial to understand cerebral palsy as brain damage resulting from brain injury or abnormal brain development that occurs during the crucial stages of infancy or early childhood development (Ultimate). The term “cerebral palsy”…

The article, Hydration and Cognitive Function in Children by Kristen D’Anci, Florence Constant and Irwin Rosenberg from the Nutrition in Clinical Care discuses why children are more susceptible to dehydration and how dehydration affects learning and memory. D’Anci, Constant and Rosenberg (2006) first discuss dehydration causes and increase in Vasopressin. Vasopressin is release to the kidneys as a way to increase water retention. Vasopressin is the result of the thirst sensation (p.457-458). It…

characterised by itching and redness of the skin and is most prevalent in early childhood. Health professionals may often regard it as a trivial problem that will go away, and it may be overshadowed by other related conditions, such as asthma.1However, the symptoms of eczema range from a small mildly irritating patch to a more widespread and painful rash, which can be physically extrusive and painful and may persist for many years. People with atopic eczema may experience limited productivity…

Mr. C is currently dehydrated and has lost 5.5 kg. Assessment findings that support Mr. C’s dehydration status are his electrolyte levels, BUN level, specific gravity, weight loss, dry skin and mucous membranes, and persistent vomiting. One of the first indicators of Mr. C’s dehydration is that he has been vomiting for three days. As he persistently vomits for prolonged time, he is losing a large amount of fluids. Continuously vomiting reduces a certain amount of fluids within the body that make…

Clinical signs and symptoms C.neoformans causes crytococcosis. This can be asymptomatic, chronic, or acute (1); depending on the individual infected. The signs and symptoms are usually broad and can manifest as coughing, chest pain, fever, shorthness of breath, weight loss, and malaise (1,2). In immune-compromised patients, cases can present as pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (2) or in more severe cases as meningitis or meningoencephalitis. The symptoms of the latter include fever…

In this paper I will discuss the pathophysiology, the treatments and possible cures, signs and symptoms to look for as well as the treatment and diagnostic tests associated with Sickle Cell disease. Working at the local hospital I have seen a few patients that are regularly there and admitted to the hospital for sickle cell crisis. I will tell their story so you have a better understanding of the disease and a more personal connection with how it affects people on a daily basis. Not…

SUBJECTIVE CC: “I’ve had a headache for 3 weeks, and it’s still there.” HPI: 40 year old single college Professor with complaints of daily headache for 3 weeks. She describes the headache as dull to pounding at times, from 3 to 8 on scale of 1-10 (10 being worst pain). The pain has not gotten worse, but has not gotten better either. She has no previous medical history or history of headaches or migraine headaches. Her head hurts “in the back of head and goes to the top”, and is occasionally…

What can cause someone become a pathological liar? Does something happen to the brain that can make someone become a compulsive lair? To define a pathological lair is when someone compulsively tell false stories or information with no motivation for personal gain. Through the study of M. Poletti, P. Borelli, and U. Bonuccelli who conducted research to find out exactly what is that makes a pathological liar. As M. Poletti, P. Borelli, and U. Bonuccelli stated, “Pathological lying is probably due…