PART ONE Medical-Surgical Cases 1 1 Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 1 Heart Failure Difficulty: Beginning Setting: Emergency department‚ hospital Index Words: heart failure (HF)‚ cardiomyopathy‚ volume overload‚ quality of life X Scenario M.G.‚ a “frequent flier‚” is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). She was discharged from the hospital 10 days ago and comes in today stating‚ “I just had to come to the hospital today because I
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Social anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric disorders with half being diagnosed with generalized anxiety and the other half report fear of public speaking and performance situations (Schneier‚ 2006). Stacey’s social anxiety seems to be specific with difficulties in public speaking and fears of being
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Diana Ross Diana Ross was born in 1944. Emerging from the housing projects in Detroit to become an international superstar‚ she gained prominence first as a member of the supremes‚ then as a solo artist. The mention of her name evokes the indelible image of the broadly smiling diva‚ the long hair‚ sequined gowns‚ etc. Ross first recorded on the small lupine label in 1959‚ as a member of the Primettes. The group signed to Motown in1961‚ and later changed their names to the supremes. In 1963
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The information gathered from the case study best illustrates the symptoms related to obsessive compulsive disorder. According to the DSM-5‚ a person with this disorder is characterized by two important terms‚ including obsessions and compulsions. Scott has an obsession‚ that being an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes his mind‚ which in this case is his obsession over the contamination of germs. He also has a compulsion‚ that being an irresistible impulse to perform an act
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being fat‚ of being considered ugly. Why do you think ten year olds would ever care about how they look? It’s because of the media implying that being slim is beauty. Due to the media’s brainwashing‚ poor self-image is one of the main causes of eating disorders in adolescent girls. The media sells products‚ not opinions nor facts. They will sell you anything‚ telling you that it will make you slimmer and that being skinny is the way to go. When we see models and celebrities on commercials and in movies
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speed is loud and pressured. He also speaks about impregnating his secretary and taking out a second mortgage on his house in order to pay for three law offices. Based on these symptoms‚ Melanie would most likely diagnose Rick with a Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. Rick’s subjective symptoms include his claims to multitasking with great success as well as his emotionally labile state. He also expresses his impulsivity and purchase
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Chapters 1-2 Summary and Analysis Sultana was the daughter of a prince of Saudi Arabia. Sultana’s father was the son of Abdul Aziz‚ the first king of Saudi Arabia and the brother of the current king. Sultana grew up in the palace belonging to her father and lived in by her ten siblings and her mother‚ the prince’s first of four wives. Sultana‚ who was not allowed by Saudi culture to write a book of her own‚ told her story to the author of this book who presented it to readers in the first person
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Patient Information: E.J. 15 year old. Caucasian. Female. S. CC: Dry‚ reddened hands/wrists HPI: Ellie’s mother reports that‚ about one month ago‚ she noticed that Ellie’s hands and wrists were very dry and reddened. She has been giving her lotion to apply but nothing seems to help and she has become concerned and thinks she might have eczema. Mother reports that she has tried to watch Ellie’s habits and hasn’t noticed anything super out of the ordinary. However‚ it is unknown as to her habits
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the story that had developed in the author’s’ mind. We can learn from them‚ which is why I am writing about 3 parts that Diana Peterfreund placed into the story‚ pivotal moments‚ setting‚ and symbolism. All books have at least one moment‚ where one choice or decision can alter the story forever. In ‘Across the Star Swept Sea’ by Diana Peterfreund‚ it occurs on page 70‚ when Princess Isla has her rather remarkable idea of setting up Justen Helo and Persis Blake in a fake romance. This decision affects
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders When people have weight loss and eating disorders‚ there have been psychologist that try to help people understand the damage that this can cause. There are many disease that will become a part of this problem such as bulimia and anorexia‚ these diseases often lead to the loss of body weight and anorexia also can have detrimental effects of dimorphic disorders. People tend to get tied up with how their body looks which can become an obsession which triggers
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