Understanding Dual-Diagnosis Krishunna Pearson Liberty University Online Understanding Dual-Diagnosis A dual-diagnosis patient is an individual who has a SUD and some form of mental illness at the same time (Doweiko‚ 2015). Dual diagnosis is not uncommon‚ individual with a mental disorder are twice as likely to have an SUD (Clinton & Scalise‚ 2013). Currently there are 4 million people in the United States who are suffering from some sort of dual-diagnosis. (Doweiko‚ 2015)
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International(Professional Assosiation of Nurses) Nursing Diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual ‚ family or society responses to real or possible health problems or life process.Nursing diagnosis are developed based on the data obtained during the nursing assessment. A nursing diagnosis identifies problems that result from that disorder. An actual nursing diagnosis presents a problem response present at the time of assessment. Application To Personal Life Nursing diagnosis plays a vital role in the plan of
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The goal of this nursing diagnosis is make sure patient understand the importance of cataract treatment. The nursing intervention including assess motivation and willingness of patient to learn as patients must know need or purpose for learning‚ observe existing misconceptions regarding material to be taught as assessment is important starting point in education and assess barriers to learning as social interaction patterns‚ cultural norms and environmental can influence one’s learning. Next is
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Getting the Diagnosis Wrong Liat Hill Adelphi University Danielle Ofri‚ M.D.‚ explains how differential and extensive diagnosis are and how easy it is to misdiagnose a patient. As she examines her patient with abdominal pain and prioritizes her diagnosis while trying to make sure she keeps in mind the serious conditions she can’t afford to miss. Danielle explains that diagnostic accuracy is very difficult to precisely achieve. It is estimated that doctors get
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Diagnosis of LUNG CANCER Lung cancer diagnosis is extremely important to follow a proper therapy as there are various lung diseases that result in the almost same sign and symptoms as in case of cancer‚ yet the treatment strategies vary in each case. Lung cancer complete diagnosis can be done by the imaging and biopsy method in addition to the staging of cancer according to the TNM classification. Various imaging techniques are frequently employed to diagnose a particular condition while X ray analysis
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Integrating biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue. The use of IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is the process of identifying genetic defects within an embryo before implantation‚ PGD allows the embryos DNA to be studied for mutations and genetic diseases. Originally PGD was used on female embryos and was used to prevent pregnancy termination in pregnancies with high risks of a sex linked genetic disease
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Nina’s desire to reach this goal‚ she experiences a major transformation in herself that reflects the transition from the white and black swan in the ballet. This paper in particular will focus Nina’s diagnosis in the DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013)‚ the criterion that matches the diagnosis‚ psychosocial and environmental stressors‚ portrayal of treatment‚ recommended therapy‚ and possible improvement over the course of the film. According
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Diagnosis and Management of Alagille Syndrome The first documentation of Alagille Syndrome was by a pediatric doctor named Daniel Alagille‚ in France of 1969. Later in 1973‚ Doctor Watson and Doctor Miller noted that the same disease also runs dominantly within a family‚ suggesting that it might be an inherited condition. By 1975 the specific symptoms and conditions were laid out and thus named Alagille Syndrome‚ also referred to as Alagille-Watson or Watson-Miller syndrome. The primary characteristic
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Diagnosis of Holden Caulfield Holden Caulfield is a troubled 16 year-old teen who has just been expelled from his fourth school. He has a younger sister whom he deeply cares for‚ and a deceased younger brother. Also‚ Holden appears to isolate himself and has few social relationships with others. Over the past few days‚ Holden has been enraged by his roommates‚ avoided conflict with confronting his parents‚ been beaten up‚ contemplated suicide‚ and abused himself physically by smoking‚ drinking
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of external stimuli” (p. 430). What is Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness The National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.nami.or/content/contentgroups/ retrieved 7 June 2013‚ suggests that individuals that can struggle with both‚ serious mental illness and substance abuse‚ face problems of enormous proportions because substance abuse tends to complicate nearly all aspects of care for the individual with mental illness. Diagnosis becomes difficult as it takes time to unravel
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