Symptom

Week 7 Case Study on Amy Amy is a 50-year-old, white female who has presented with a multitude of symptoms. She reports that she has recently been on medical leave from her job due to the fact that she had back surgery. Prior to her having the back surgery she states that her job might not be there when she gets back because her position is a grant funded position and the grant was expiring. There has been no word on whether the grant would be renewed up until last weekend. Amy offers up…

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about their physical symptoms all the time. They are not making the symptoms that they have up but the problem comes in because they worry so much about what is happening to their body. This can cause problems for them in all areas of their life. 2. Causes/Risk Factors: • Genetics • Family history • Negative attitude • More sensitive to pain • Anxiety/depression • Stressful life events • Past trauma 3. Signs/Symptoms: • Pain • Shortness of breath • Fatigue • Sexual symptoms 4. Treatments •…

wide variety of symptoms for this disorder because it does not affect all people the same way. There are five types of Schizophrenia: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual. Depending on what type of Schizophrenia one has, will determine what their symptoms will be. According to The University of Maryland Medical Center, there are three categories of symptoms seen in Schizophrenia patients. The first category is known as positive symptoms. Positive symptoms are…

nicotine withdrawal symptoms, it is essential to know that what actually is meant by the nicotine withdrawal. The people, who are into smoking for a very long time, have to face a lot of physical challenges when they stop smoking. These physical challenges become tough to deal with in the early days. Although they do not put the life in danger, but sometimes the mood fluctuations and physical changes become difficult to deal with. KNOWING ABOUT THE NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT…

of psychotic disorder are based on dysfunction, duration, bizarreness of delusions, associated substance use, and presence of mania or depression. Analyses of the psychopathological characteristics in the various psychotic disorders propose that symptoms can be congregated into five main categories: (1) adjustment in drive and volition; (2) psychosis; (3) adjustment in neurocognition; and (4 and 5) affective impairment in the regulation of the physiological…

According to the book, middle range theories are less abstract and are more specific than other nursing theories. They specify factors such as patient’s health condition, family situation, and nursing actions and focus on answering particular practice questions” (Grove, Gray, and Burns 2015 p. 195). Because of this, it is more appealing to medical professional. “Middle range theories also can be used as the framework for a study, thus contributing to the validation of the middle range theory”…

Schizophrenia - Symptoms." 1). Each of these has their own tell-tale signs. Some of the recurring symptoms are being distant or withdrawn, having trouble expressing normal feelings or behavior, or not being able to tell the difference between what is real and what is not ("NIMH · Schizophrenia." 1). Contrary to popular belief schizophrenia is not caused by bad parenting or tragic events. The biggest contributor to the cause of schizophrenia is genetics.…

the age 60 and onward, but it can also affect people of younger ages. Parkinson’s disease has many symptoms that affect the human body and mind, but the five most recognizable symptoms are: tremors, slow movements, stiff muscles, and problems with balance and walking. Other symptoms may include sleep disorders, cognitive impairment, digestive problems, and changes in mood, speech, and writing. Symptoms usually start on one…

S- The client, Theo Hoffman describes having pain in his hip, blurred vision, partial body paralysis, and frostbite. He describes that his symptoms could be used for medical doctors to study and that perhaps his too far gone to get any type of medical help. He also describes having an advance glioblastoma on his frontal lobe but has not being diagnose yet. Once in the hospital, Theo complains of waiting on the staff to make an appropriate diagnosis claiming that he might die while waiting for…