Urinalysis

therapy for his Bipolar Disorder including symptom management, medication management, and relapse prevention. Hemingway should also be seen by the inpatient psychiatrist to review his medications for the Bipolar Disorder. Appropriate blood tests and urinalysis should be performed to check for substance abuse, medication levels and kidney and liver function. Due to the complicated diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, alcohol abuse, and Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behavioral…

I still remember how scared I was when I stepped in to the yellow foot prints when I got off the bus at RTC Great Lakes in 2004. The thought of becoming an officer never even crossed my mind because I always felt that I wasn’t smart enough, tough enough, or big enough. I was afraid to fail because I never stepped outside of my comfort zone. I can now say with certain conviction that it was the Navy, in particular two chiefs that help push me beyond my own expectations. This is what I feel I have…

This client, Ms. V, is a twenty nine year old, African-American female, single mother. Client is also the head of her household. Client was referred to a drug treatment program by a health assessor from Social Services for an assessment. The reason for the assessment is to determine if she needs to attend a substance abuse outpatient treatment program. Based on the DSM IV, Ms. V suffers from Cannibal Abuse Disorder 305.20. She was administered the ASAM Admission Evaluation, the Addiction…

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internally. Only a veterinarian can thoroughly diagnose ethanol poisoning because, in most cases, cats are not observed ingesting ethanol. Your vet will collect blood and urine samples for analysis to determine if the kidneys are functioning properly. Urinalysis will help detect calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals and isosthenuria. Hyperechoic cortices may be detected with renal ultrasound. If the bladder is unusually small, it may mean the cat is producing less…

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of physiological signs and behaviors observed following in utero exposure to opiates (Backes et al. 2012). In laymen’s terms, NAS is a group of withdrawal symptoms newborns experience after birth due to drug exposure while inside mother’s uterus. I chose this topic because NAS has increased 300% among newborns since the 1980s (Backes et al. 2012). Mothers need to be aware of possible complications to their newborn if they are consuming…

Laboratory tests are utilized in order to monitor the patient on a regular basis for worsening symptoms, and can include a complete blood count, BUN, creatinine, liver and renal panel, and urinalysis. There are some tests that can give clues to a more definitive diagnosis of RA, and consists of tests such as antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, C-reactive protein, and erythrosedimentation rate. These particular tests can also be ordered…

pain and tenderness of the prostate (Yoon et al., 2012). Mrs. S.’s symptoms of fever, dysuria, and a tender and boggy prostate are representative of acute prostatitis (Dickson, 2013). The first step in management of the acute infection requires a urinalysis with a urine culture. Next, a sexual history will be obtained to determine if sexually transmitted diseases could be a factor. If a positive history is indicated these test may be added as needed. According to Dickson (2013), bacterial agents…

heroin and police officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol ethanol in the -blood commonly referred to as BAC blood alcohol content.(alcoholism as a social problem) BAC tests are typically administered with a breathalyzer while urinalysis is…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited multisystemic disease of unknown etiology that typically causes fever and acute inflammation in young children. It is also referred to as "mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome," because of its involvement of the mucous membranes, skin, and lymph nodes. It has 3 stages that lasts about 12 days which are comprised of the acute, subacute, and convalescent phases. This syndrome may result in the complication of damage to the coronary arteries, due to inflammatory…