In this assignment the use of Haemodynamic monitoring will be discussed; the author will discuss a patient‚ (Mary) that came to operating theatres for a procedure. Names that are used have been changed in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2004)‚ to protect identities. The specific haemodynamic monitoring used for the patient is‚ Direct Arterial Pressure Measurement‚ more commonly termed “A line”. Mary is a 68 year old female who came to theatres for a diagnostic laparotomy
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disease can be properly diagnosed‚ treated and possibly cured. Bipolar disorder‚ as defined by the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine‚ is a mood disorder that causes a person to suffer extreme emotional changes and shifts in mood. Previously known as manic-depressive disorder‚ bipolar disorder causes alternate periods of mania and depression. To fully understand the effects of this disease‚ it is important to comprehend the meanings of mania and depression. Merriam-Webster ’s Dictionary defines mania
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Many of these changes are physical but emotional‚ social and psychological changes take place as well. Adolescence in itself brings on emotional highs and lows similar to the symptoms of bi-polar manic depressive disorder. Therefore proper diagnosis of some mental illnesses‚ unless somewhat severe‚ can go unnoticed and
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Overview Bipolar disorder is known as a depressive disorder and is a critical mental illness. This disorder can lead to interfering with relationships and interfere with work. This disorder is also called manic depression and there are two phases a manic phase and a depressive phase. The manic phase may last weeks to months and the
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Hearing about my mother’s experiences in her youth with her manic-depressive mother gave me a twisted misconception about how mental illness took over lives. When an urgent care counselor talked with me about the possibility of me having bipolar disorder in grade ten‚ this vision seemed to become a reality. Nightmarish
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Depression Paper Amy Soucek PSY/270 May 26‚ 2013 Dr. Colleen Story Depression Paper While similar‚ unipolar depression and bipolar disorder cause different struggles in individuals who have them. Unipolar depression is characterized only by bouts of depression symptoms‚ while people with bipolar disorder experience the same symptoms in combination with cycles of mania. There are many biological and psychological theories of the causes of unipolar depression‚ but bipolar disorder has for the
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This is a story of a mentally ill man who‚ after spending time in a psychiatric institution‚ has to learn how to live a normal life without his former wife who has left him. Pat is a man with bipolar disorder who used to work as a school teacher but due to his stay at a mental institution‚ he now has to move back to his parent’s house. His wife Nikki has left him because he beat the man (history teacher was sleeping with Pat’s wife) almost to the point of death. Yet he cannot help believing she will
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A hallucination is a false perception occurring without any identifiable external stimulus and indicates an abnormality in perception. The false perceptions can occur in any of the five sensory modalities. Therefore‚ a hallucination essentially is seeing‚ hearing‚ tasting‚ feeling‚ or smelling something that is not there. The false perceptions are not accounted for by the person’s religious or cultural background‚ and the person experiencing hallucinations may or may not have insight into them. Therefore
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ingredients such as sugar and flour – which provide calories but lack of nutrition – are usually added to maintain the taste and texture. Furthermore‚ fat also contains fat-soluble vitamins A‚ D‚ E and K which are essential to maintain good health (Magee‚ 2013). In general‚ most people believe that performing a diet by eating less is obligatory to help them reduce their weight gradually.
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Healthcare providers require a necessary skill working with the rapidly growing Asian American patients’ cultural competency‚ the language barriers‚ and understanding the culturally specific needs of minority clients. It has also been recommended that family involvement in the care of illness management to help lessen the disparities. The outcomes of patients’ treatment relies on different roles from family members and the sensitivities toward expectation and needs. Consequently‚ the result still
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