childhood and middle age. GAD frequently occurs alongside another problem including other anxiety disorders‚ substance abuse ‚ or depression. • There is some evidence that genetics play a role in the development of GAD. Medical conditions such as hyperthyroidism‚ dealing with a serious illness‚ and stress can play a role in causing GAD. General anxiety disorder Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Excessive worry with no specific source • Exaggerated startle reflex • Inability to sleep due to
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GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT: MALNUTRITION Geriatric Assessment: Malnutrition In a continuously growing geriatric population‚ malnutrition is one of the most common and most undiagnosed problems. Malnutrition is not only the indicator of existing medical and socio-economic problems‚ but can also be a cause of physiological and psychological dysfunctions. Proper nursing assessment in the elderly should be applied in order to identify and address this problem. In this paper I would like to focus on two
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Steadiness in emotional and physical health by sports allow for greater developments. When both the mind and body are interconnected‚ one has a greater healthier outlook on their daily life. Sports have a larger impact on the human body as a whole and not only physically. Although most people focus on the physical benefits of playing a sport‚ there are equally important mental health benefits. Sport improves the mental health of individuals which in turn improves their body’s physical wellbeing
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Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure‚ sometimes called arterial hypertension‚ is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated.[1] This requires the heart to work harder than normal to circulate blood through the blood vessels. Blood pressure is summarised by two measurements‚ systolic and diastolic‚ which depend on whether the heart muscle is contracting (systole) or relaxed between beats (diastole). Normal blood pressure at rest is within the range of
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CASE REPORT Summary This case study was written by Y. Pritham Raj‚ MD Medical Director‚ Internal Medicine Practice‚ Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry‚ Oregon health and sciences University. In it she discusses the many symptoms associated with hypothyroidism‚ and her interactions with a women patient only known in the case study as Mrs A. The patient under her care complained of weight gain and feeling lethargic also felt very depressed. According to the patient she “generally felt
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The different types of diets Glucose Control - Diabetic Diet Nutrition experts say that there is no one diet for diabetes‚ but people with diabetes should follow the nutrition guidelines in the Food Pyramid‚ while paying special attention to carbohydrate intake. People with diabetes should also eat about the same amount of food at the same time each * Eat more starches such as bread‚ cereal‚ and starchy vegetables. Aim for six servings a day or more. For example‚ have cold cereal with nonfat
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It often results from a combination of factors‚ including underlying physical or mental disorders. Ailments such as arthritis‚ kidney disease‚ heart failure‚ asthma‚ sleep apnea‚ narcolepsy‚ restless legs syndrome‚ Parkinson ’s disease‚ and hyperthyroidism may also lead
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Type 1 Diabetes: Causes: Autoimmune Response Type 1 diabetes is usually a progressive autoimmune disease‚ in which the beta cells that produce insulin are slowly destroyed by the body’s own immune system. It is unknown what first starts this cascade of immune events‚ but evidence suggests that both a genetic predisposition and environmental factors‚ such as a viral infection‚ are involved. Islets of Langerhans contain beta cells and are located within the pancreas. Beta cells produce
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Psychiatric Clinical Nursing Assessment Jennifer Stokes Daytona State College Directions: Please assess your client and place an X in the appropriate box to represent level of severity of each symptom. Patient Initials | EM | Physician | Dr. Singh | Date | 08/07/2013 | | Not Present | Very Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderately Severe | Severe | Extremely Severe | SOMATIC CONCERNS – preoccupation with physical health‚ fear of physical illness‚ hypochondriasis | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐
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The Endocrine System System Although we rarely think about them‚ the glands of the endocrine system and the hormones they release influence almost every cell‚ organ‚ and function of our bodies. The endocrine system is instrumental in regulating mood‚ growth and development‚ tissue function‚ and metabolism‚ as well as sexual function and reproductive processes. In general‚ the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happen slowly‚ such as cell growth. Faster processes like breathing
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