Jackie Ostrov 5/25/2008 Case Study 4: Hypochondria Axis I: Hypochondria is a Somatoform Disorder‚ because by definition “disorders in this category include those where the symptoms suggest a medical condition but where no medical condition can be found by a physician.” (http://allpsych.com/disorders/ somatoform/hypochondriac.html) Thus‚ the person may experience pain‚ which has no biological of physical cause. However‚ what distinguishes Hypochondria is the fact that the person who feels the
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Pseudogout Pseudogout is a type of arthritis that causes pain‚ swelling‚ and inflammation in a joint. The joint pain can be severe and may last for days. If untreated‚ the pain may last much longer. Attacks of pseudogout may come and go. This condition usually affects one joint at a time. The most common area affected is the knees‚ but this condition can also affect the wrists‚ elbows‚ shoulders‚ or ankles. Pseudogout is similar to gout. Both conditions result from the buildup of crystals in the
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|CancerUnrelieved painPatients lay in bed crying.Increased signs of depression by her husband.Mrs. Thomas does not want to burden family and friends. Mrs. Thomas’s children find it too painful to visit her.No long-term health insurance. Difficulty making ends meet. |Patient will be able to express her grief and understand the stages of grief.Patient will identify and engage support systems as needed.Patient will be able to participate in care as tolerated by alleviating
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disease affects the brain. Periodic figures show the results in the stages studied about Alzheimer’s. No one knows the actual cause of Alzheimer’s disease‚ but they do know the affects it does to the brain. “Clinical trials are the engine that powers medical progress. Through clinical trials‚ researchers test new ways to detect‚ treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Without clinical trials‚ there can be no new treatments or cures. Over the last 15 years‚ scientists
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natural ability to heal. Traditional yoga techniques such as movement‚ stretching‚ meditation‚ breath work‚ mantras‚ etc. can be useful when the patient is in very low self-esteem and stress. It can be modified according to the individual needs and medical conditions and good for all ages and the levels of fitness‚ and for anyone struggling with pain‚ illness‚ trauma‚ or challenging life transitions. Yoga classes can be run in the hospitals like the child playing room in hospitals‚ library‚ or gym
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debridement and dressing change of 4 x 6cm neuropathic ulcer with verrucous hyperplasia on the plantar surface of the navicular. The patient was a regular who came 3 days a week for the last 4 months for regular check-ups. I went through a thorough medical history and neurovascular assessment on the patient as I waited for my supervisor to hand me my tools from the store room. I was nervous because it was my very first patient to treat in the high risk foot clinic. The neurovascular assessment I
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illness. At one stage‚ therapy is directed toward assessment and intervention in order to control and/or to cure such illness and alleviate associated symptoms. For some persons‚ however‚ the time comes when cure and remission are beyond current medical expertise. It is then that the intervention must shift to what is now often termed "palliative treatment‚" which is designed to control pain in the broadest sense and provide personal support for patients and family during the terminal phase of illness
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article represents the opinions and statements of both advocates and opponents of euthanasia therefore being non-biased. I was intrigued and fascinated by the arguments presented for and against euthanasia and how those opinions are interpreted in the medical and political industries. I am an advocate of euthanasia and personally believe that someone suffering physically and/or mentally should have the choice of whether they want to live or die. I believe that if euthanasia was to be passed in any new
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Mr. Wright had advanced lymphosarcoma. He was declared a terminal patient and he only had a few weeks to live. He had tried almost everything‚ he had all but given up until he heard about an experimental treatment involving the drug called Krebiozen. He traveled to a Hospital that was conducting the experimental treatment and begged to become a subject‚ after continuous begging‚ lasting a few days‚ a doctor finally relented and allowed him to become a patient. Mr. Wright was given the medicine and
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Should terminally ill patients have the right to die? Euthanasia refers to ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Terminal illness means any illness which ends in death and there is no possibility of recovery. So is it fair for terminally ill patients to suffer pain for longer than they need? And should they have the right to end their own life? People are usually eager to avoid death because they value being alive‚ because they have many things they wish to do‚ and experiences
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