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SUBJECTIVE Patient attends with a history of dumping syndrome. The patient had a gastric bypass done in 06/2016, he almost immediately developed dumping syndrome post Roux-en-Y. He has lost a significant amount of weight close to 100 pounds but he has now developed folic acid and vitamin B12 deficiencies and is currently on B12 supplementation. He states his dumping syndrome is not predictable and with this he also has trouble ingesting large meals. He is supposed to engage in soft foods and…

N presented with anxiety, depressed mood, anger, sleep difficulty, difficulty concentrating, recurring thoughts of death, family related stress, academic stress, and financial concerns. He reported that he periodically experiences elevated mood. He stated that such mood usually lasts for approx. 3 days. According to him, during the time, he would be more talkative and have more energy. However, he noted that he usually continue to feel depressed even while experiencing elevated mood. He…

Assignment #7 • Explain in detail Box 8.3 The June Bug Disease: A Case of Hysterical Contagion- use the book and one additional reference. Pg 203 - The June Bug Disease was an episode of 62 influenced laborers that had side effects, for example, queasiness, deadness, wooziness, and some of the time heaving. A large portion of the laborers had already been chomped by a bug, for example, a gnat or parasite. Government wellbeing authorities started an examination that tried parasites, gnats,…

a.) The symptoms displayed by Mary, including weakness/paralysis of the left arm, slurred speech, and unusual facial expression. The paralysis of the left arm indicates a problem in the part of the central nervous system that controls motor functions. The slurred speech indicates a neurological issue. Finally, the unusual expression indicates weakness within the facial muscles. These symptoms, together with victims age, indicate the problem could be caused by a blockage of a cerebral artery…

nasty symptoms and even death. This potent disease has gruesome consequences if it is allowed to reach the further stages, and it has the ability to transmit rapidly within a short period of time. The initial symptoms will appear three to six days after being bitten by a mosquito. The three to six days is called the incubation period, in which there will be no signs. “Once the infection enters the acute phase, you may experience signs and symptoms” (Yellow Fever Symptoms). These symptoms…

IBD, nor can I take many of the anti nausea medications that are on the market. During my last Gastroparesis flare my GP tried me on many of these medications, they either didn’t work, upset my bowel, or worse. What could be worse? Giving me the symptoms of a brain tumour, that’s what. My body reacts to things in very weird and wonderful ways. Waiting for my test results to come back after I’d been told I…

(Hiller, Petty, & Sieren, 2015). It is when food is prevented from entering the small intestine because of the pylorus muscle. The symptoms of pyloric stenosis can start anywhere from one week to five months and include postprandial vomiting, which is sometimes projectile, abdominal pain, dehydration, frequent hunger and lack of weight gain (Medline Plus, 2017). These symptoms are similar to the three-month-old baby and would fit his diagnosis best. The next differential diagnoses would be…

gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms of Volvulus are: abdominal tenderness, dark/bloody stool, constipation, distended abdomen, pain in abdomen, and nausea/vomiting. Volvulus usually occours to infants usually during the first year of life. The patient is a 10 month old, female, this coresponds with the diagnosis of Volvulus as Volvulus uasially occours during the first year of life. The patient also came in pulling her knees to her chest, showing that abominal pain was present which is a symptom…

restricts many people from performing to their highest capabilities. Each individual handles depression in different ways. Many of the symptoms involve the individual secluding themselves from others as a way to protect themselves or reject society. Even though it all falls under one category, there are many reasons behind depression, and as a result, many symptoms. Symptoms of depression include apathy, difficulty being decisive…

Initial symptoms, such as a common cold, can develop a week or two after being exposed to bacteria. Ten to twelve days later after being exposed to the disease, severe occasions of coughing start. In children, the coughing usually finishes with a "whoop" sound. The sound is heard being made when the patient takes a breath. The “whoop” sound is rare in adult patients and patients under six months of age. Choking spells are common in infants. Vomiting or a short loss of consciousness is one of…