(*) Tests|Patient Results &Date|Patient Results & Date|Normal|Possible causes for out of range result| Coagulation Tests:||||| Activated partial Thromboplastin time (PTT)|25.7||22.2-39.5|| Prothrombin time (PT)|11.6||9.9-14.7|| International Normalized Ratio (INR)|||1.0-3.5|| Clotting Factors||||| D-Dimer||||| Drug Therapeutic Levels:||||| Digoxin||||| Theophylline||||| Dilantin||||| Peak and Trough||||| Gentamicin||||| Vancomycin||||| Other||||| Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs):||||RA|
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11Focused Study Guide for Mood Disorders 1. List the signs & symptoms of anxiety & describe the nurse’s role in managing anxiety in clients. Panic Disorder -Episodes typically last 15 to 30 min Four or more of the following symptoms are present: * Palpitations * Shortness of breath * Choking or smothering sensation * Chest pain * Nausea * Feelings of depersonalization * Fear of dying or insanity * Chills or hot flashes | Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) excessiveWorry > 6 months
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MOOD DISORDERS A 32-year old female Janice Butterfield‚ who came in at the insistence of her husband Jed Butterfield for a consultation concerning her suicidal attempt due to dysthymia. American Heritage Dictionary defines that dysthymia is a chronic disturbance of mood lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children‚ characterized by recurrent periods of mild depression and such symptoms. Although the symptoms of dysthymia may be less intense than those of depression‚ dysthymia
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Mood Disorders Mood disorders are a disturbance in the emotional state‚ which affects thinking‚ physical symptoms‚ social relationships and behavior. If you have a mood disorder‚ you might feel very happy or very sad for long periods of time for no apparent reason. There are different types of mood disorders including: mania‚ depression‚ bipolar‚ drug induced mood disorders‚ and medically induced mood disorders. When a mood factor pushes a person to one extreme or the other that mood disorders
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Dissociative Identity Disorder‚ which was previously known as multiple personality disorder‚ before its name was changed‚ is known to be the presence of two or more distinct identities or dissociative states. It may be within the person’s responsive awareness‚ and at least two of the persons alter states can repeatedly have control over the person’s life. The involuntary escape from reality that the person has is described by a disconnection between the persons thoughts‚ identity‚ consciousness and
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Term “Depression” is often used to describe general sadness or unhappiness. This loose use of the term confuses a normal mood swing with a clinical syndrome Depressive disorders can bring sever and long-lasting psychological pain that may intensify as time goes by. Major depressive episodes – exist in both Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar disorders Extremely sad mood or anhedonia (loss of interest or pleasure in life’s activities) Symptoms last for > 2 weeks Cognitive symptoms (loss of
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INTRODUCTION: Dissociative identity disorder (DID)‚ also known as multiple personality disorder (MPD)‚ is a disorder that is part of a group of conditions known as dissociative disorders. According to WebMD‚ dissociative disorders "are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory‚ awareness‚ identity and/or perception." Individuals who suffer from DID possess two or more personalities‚ and they may be unaware that they have multiple personalities. This particular mental
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Dissociative Disorder In today’s society‚ people have live with different kind of people who has problems‚ and there is one type of people who with mental illness which call dissociative disorder. In the film M directed by Fritz Lang‚ it talked about many kids had been victims by child-murder who has a dissociative disorder‚ and cause indignation of the society. In the film‚ Lang uses Hans Beckert to prove as child-murder who are hateful and pitiful at the same time. Hans Beckert was the character
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Somatoform Disorder Somatoform disorders deal with people who show symptoms of a somatic or bodily disorder‚ even though there is no physical cause for it. This psychological disorder takes a somatic/bodily form‚ thus it is called a somatoform disorder. There are mainly five types of this disorder: Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder‚ Conversion Disorder‚ Pain Disorder‚ Hypochondriasis‚ Body Dysmorphic Disorder‚ and Somatoform Disorder not Otherwise Specified (NOS). One example of this
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities or personality states are present in‚ and alternately take control of an individual. People who suffer from DID often have no recollection of what they have done or said while under the influence of the alternate personalities. Friends‚ family‚ and the person with the disorder often have a hard time dealing with DID‚ because of the sporadic nature of the personalities
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