Paragould with her daughter. Pt’s hobbies consist of singing and sleeping. Pt had her first session with a therapist and decided to send her to the emergency room. Pt was admitted voluntarily to SBBH for needing help. Sally Sue reported that her symptoms kept progressing over the past week. The patient reports she has an ongoing struggle with depression and anxiety for a couple of years. Sally Sue reported having two therapeutic treatments this year. Currently, the patient major source of…
Have you ever seen thick white or red patches on your skin? This is known as a skin disease called psoriasis.It is caused through skin cells growing too quickly in the deep upper level of the epidermis.Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease.Although psoriasis is incurable, topical and systematic treatments have been used to treat psoriasis. Psoriasis can have many affects on the skin.It appears on the top first layer of the skin as thick patches.Usually located in elbows and knees but can…
Mental Status Assessment Patient B.C. is A&O x3- person, place, and time. Patient appearance meets chronological age and is dressed appropriate for age, season and place. Clothing is clean but not pressed patient’s hair is clean but is not combed. Patient’s vital signs are within normal limits for her age and she denies any pain. Patient continuously rocks back and forth and often smacks her lips and talks to herself in a soft tone of voice. Patient’s mood seems anxious with constricted affect…
will discuss the cause, symptoms, and steps that can be taken as precaution. Introduction I. Attention getter - II. Self-introduction – Good Afternoon class, my name is Amya Hudson and I am a freshman here at Albany State University. I major in Supply Chain Management / Logistics. III. Relevancy statement – As an audience you should care because cardiac arrhythmia could be affecting you and people close to you without you even knowing. This is a silent killer but my…
years. Across America, depression is one of the highest diagnosed mental illnesses. With the rising stress levels of day to day life, more teenagers are getting diagnosed with this mental illness. Depression is not just simple sadness; it is a mental illness that 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…
cases much less.” There are many methods one might use to control their weight; however, anorexia is one of the most well-known to affect men and women. In order to fully understand anorexia, it is important to understand what it is, some of the symptoms, and treatment options. Anorexia nervosa, better known as anorexia, is a well known eating disorder. However, there is more to it than just being an eating disorder. Anorexia can be when a person starts to focus more on their appearance it…
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…
presenting symptoms all point to the same illness (Warttig, Ward, & Rogers, 2014). Gastritis: The abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting are all symptoms associated with gastritis but this usually occurs when the patient feels distributed pain across the entire abdomen. Peptic ulcer disease: Bloating and excess gas as well as vomiting and nausea are symptoms synonymous with peptic ulcer disease. However, the patient does not complain of heart burn which is the most unique symptom for…
boyfriend that she does not use condoms with it. She admits that she had other partners while with her boyfriend. They discussed it and would like STD testing. She is having absolutely no symptoms at this time, including any pain in the vaginal area or the pelvic area, no vaginal discharge. No urinary symptoms. She was tested for Chlamydia and gonorrhea at her physical in April. Medications Fluoxetine 30 mg daily, birth control pill, Concerta 20 mg daily. Social History She does use…
of appetite, and constipation. Sounds bad but when correlating both severe and common side effects they might as well be in the same category. Factor number three, at the end of the infomercial they decide to include “Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety,…