FOCUS Clots Wai Khoon Ho Deep vein thrombosis Risks and diagnosis Venous thromboembolism (VTE)‚ comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ is the third commonest vascular disorder in Caucasian populations.1 In Australia‚ DVT alone (without concomitant PE) affects 52 persons per 100 000 annually.2 Timely management of DVT is important as it is a common cause of morbidity. Thromboses of the deep veins in the upper limbs and ‘unusual sites’‚ such as mesenteric veins‚ constitute
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Cancer screening or diagnosis options The treatment of any kind of disease‚ especially a group of disease like cancer is more effective when it is detected in the early stages as the chances of it getting fully cured and the overall life ratio of the patient raises manifold. With the coming of age medical treatments and breakthrough in the field of cancer research‚ there are various advanced tools and techniques which point at the screening and the diagnosis of the cancers in the early stages. Screening
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Hallucinations | | |and delusions‚ but not as structured as in paranoid. | |Note: Responds well to medication | | |Two types of schizophrenia: |Characterised by delusions (particularly of persecution) and hallucinations –
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Nursing diagnosis for patient with AIDS (in the movie Philadelphia) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements R/T inability to ingest nutrients (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB vomiting three times per day after each meal‚ 35lb weight loss in past 60 days‚ height of patient is 5’8” weight of 110lbs (Demme‚ 1993). Impaired Skin Integrity – AIDS‚ R/T immune deficiency; AIDS related dermatitis (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB Approximately 10‚ 3 x 2 cm reddened lesions to face and torso‚ lesions
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Manji K.‚ Moore‚ Gregory J.‚ (2001). Bipolar disorder: leads from the molecular and cellular mechanism of actions of mood stabilizers. The British Journal of Psychiatry‚ 178‚ 107-119. Escamilla‚ Michael A.‚ (2001). Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders That Co‑occur With Schizophrenia. Psychiatric Services‚ 52:911‑919. Henney‚ J.E.‚ (2000). From the Food and Drug Administration: Risk of Drug Interactions With St. John ’s Wort Ikonomov‚ Ognian‚ C.‚ Manji‚ Husseini K.‚ (1999). Molecular mechanisms
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The diagnosis was a bit of relief to me and I was determined to overcome this obstacle. I didn’t want to be reliant on daily medication‚ so with a combination of hard work and determination I managed to push myself. My grades quickly began to improve as I found ways to cope with the diagnosis. During my junior year of high school‚ I managed to maintain a 3.5 GPA while taking many advanced level courses
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The Laboratory Diagnosis and management of Diabetic Coma Diabetes is any disorder of the metabolism which causes excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine. A coma is a state of unrousable unconsciousness. (Martin (2002)) There are two types of diabetes: Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a rare metabolic disorder‚ the symptoms of which are the production of large quantities of dilute urine and an increased thirst. It is caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone Anti-diuretic
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Case I: Jeremy The diagnosis of Jeremy‚ in this case‚ is oppositional defiant disorder/ODD in a moderate level due to the symptoms being present in two settings (school and home). On his case‚ the following symptoms were evident since his preschool years: Criterion A1: He often loses temper (at school‚ he is irritable‚ with a tendency to display age-inappropriate temper tantrums). Criterion A2: He’s often touchy or easily annoyed (The least little thing upsets him‚ and then he shouts and screams
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Psycho-education in regard to illness and medication. The treatment of more established schizophrenia has significant differences compared to first episode psychosis. Treatment options and medications can differ as can dosages of antipsychotic medication. The aim of this essay is to discuss the differences between treatment of first episode psychosis and more established schizophrenia. The average age for onset of schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia and the Benefits of Music Therapy Casey Drum Molloy College “To an observer‚ the bizarre behaviors and speech of a schizophrenic are disturbing. For the schizophrenic‚ the world is a confusing maze of nightmares from which one cannot wake up.” (Abramovitz‚ 2002‚ p.8) Schizophrenia is a disease that is not curable. Even though there are many therapies and medicines to help people who have schizophrenia there is no cure. “Schizophrenia is a serious mental disease that affects
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