Ma. Regina R. March 9‚ 2011 SOCTEC NO2 What is the purpose of medical diagnosis? Are outcomes of diagnosis always accurate/objective? If not‚ what are the possible limitations of diagnosis as a form of knowledge production? Basically‚ the purpose of medical diagnosis is to determine the illness of the patient. It is based on the clinician’s judgment on what is the patient’s condition. A diagnosis is only formed when enough data are required. There are many types of data. There is
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themes that arise. First‚ I would like to highlight the most severe of said maladaptive behavior and attempt to diagnose Mr. Ripley using the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fifth Edition (DSM-5) DIAGNOSIS: To start with I would like to address the obvious Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) that is listed as one of ten disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association‚ Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
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Diagnosis The assigned clinical experienced was an opportunity to meet and interact with a patient that was scheduled to have a cesarean and to obtain a history. The Patient‚ T is a 27 year old female who is a Multipara and has a history of marijuana use‚ HPV‚ Abnormal Pap smear‚ CIN changes‚ and anxiety with depression. This patient is blood type A‚ RH and G Betta negative. She is also Rubella immune. The first baby was delivered via cesarean at 40 weeks‚ due to fetal distress and cord entanglement
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becomes too much to bear. As soon as a person recognizes that they are depressed‚ beyond what may be defined as ordinary sadness‚ they should seek medical advice from a doctor‚ who may refer them to a mental health professional. An accurate diagnosis for depression can sometimes be difficult because there is no way to test for depression‚ such as in a laboratory‚ other than from what is
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organization diagnosis and their differences also well as their similarities‚ and also evaluate their strength and weakness. In order to understand these OD models we will need to know what is organizational diagnosis. What is Organizational Diagnosis? This is a strategy implemented by organizations to increase its effectiveness. This involves assessing an organization’s existing levels of performance‚ to design a suitable change that will achieve the expected performance. In organizational diagnosis‚ diagnostic
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The diagnosis method for ADHD is a subjectively answered scoring system where doctors present symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity to their patients. If the patients believe that they exhibit a sufficient amount of symptoms in daily life‚ an ADHD diagnosis takes place. As a result of the subjectivity of the testing‚ there are misdiagnoses‚ incorrect treatments given‚ and a glaring lack of education about medications used to alleviate the symptoms of this disorder. While doctors argue that
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DIAGNOSIS OF JOHNE’S DISEASE IN CATTLE INTRODUCTION Worldwide‚ Johne’s disease (JD)‚ caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis‚ is one of the most prevalent and economically important diseases of livestock and other ruminants. However‚ it is largely unnoticed on the dairy and its symptoms may be unfamiliar to most dairymen. Johne’s disease (JD) was first diagnosed in India in 1913 at Hissar followed by reports of JD throughout the country with incidence ranging
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A Place Called Home Outline Purpose: To provide a safe environment for teenage mothers that have no other resources available to them‚ where they will be able to raise their children‚ continue their high school education‚ and find employment. They will be taught the skills to become successful as parents and self-sufficient citizens of their community. Introduction: To become a leader in the mentoring and molding of the young single mothers of society‚ helping them on the road to success
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Dual diagnosis is a ground breaking idea that has been effective in relieving symptoms of alcohol abuse and different points of depression (Baker‚ Kavanagh‚ Kay-Lambkin‚ Hunt‚ Lewin‚ Carr‚ and Connoly‚ 2009; Jones Barrowclough‚ Allott‚ Day‚ Earnshaw and Wilson‚ 2011; Riper‚ Anderson‚ Hunter‚ de Wit‚ Berking‚ and Cuijpers‚ 2012). The process of treating both diagnosis simultaneously can be orchestrated in several different ways‚ although the concept of treatment remains the same. Treatment of comorbid
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III – Psychology CP04 THE MOVIE “BLACK SWAN” ANALYSIS I. SUMMARY Black Swan is a story about an aspiring ballet dancer‚ Nina‚ who dreamt of playing the role of the Swan Queen in the play Swan Lake. Swan Lake is a ballet play in which a princess is turned into the White Swan and can only be turned back if a man swears eternal love to her. In the ballet‚ she is betrayed by the Black Swan‚ the evil magician’s daughter whom the magician has transformed to look exactly like the princess in order
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