DOI: 06/05/2010. Patient is a 69-year-old female registered nurse who fractured her right fibula when the bicycle she was riding slid onto gravel throwing her to the ground. Per OMNI‚ PQME Dr. Litoff indicated on 09/10/12 that the IW has a 16% permanent disability with future medical care of injections and possible surgery for the left shoulder and home exercise for the right wrist and lumbar spine. Based on the progress report dated 02/02/16‚ the patient presents for follow up for left shoulder
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psychological disorders (1.1) identify and evaluate key research in the study of these psychological disorders (2.1) Atypical Disorders - Psychological Disorders Within this essay i will be looking into four different types of psychological disorders and i will be looking into the credible research around each‚ exploring the different views that esteemed psychologists have expressed towards phobic disorder within anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders and obssessive compulsive disorders; aswell as fringing
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Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 11 Scenario: The time is 1900 hours. You are working in a small‚ rural hospital. It has been snowing heavily all day‚ and the medical helicopters at the large regional medical center‚ 4 hours away by car (in good weather)‚ have been grounded by the weather until morning. The roads are barely passable. WR.‚ a 48 year old construction worker with a 36 pack year smoking history‚ is admitted to your floor with a diagnosis of rule out myocardial infarction (R/O
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and in disproportion to the magnitude of the cause. In many cases‚ these feelings persist with no external cue at all. Beyond this‚ a more severe type of depression often needing professional intervention is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO‚ 2015)‚ over 16 million U.S. adults over the age of 18 experienced at least one major depressive episode annually.2 As with many psychological disorders‚ Major depression tends to be highly variable and inconsistent
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders PSY 240 August 11‚ 2013 Marie Dube ’ Analyzing Psychological Disorders Today I will be discussing schizophrenia‚ the associated symptoms‚ the areas of the brain that it affects‚ the neurological basis of the disorder and the various treatment options that are available. Afterwards I will be reviewing two separate case studies‚ the first will be of a 33 year old man has been through a variety of inpatient treatment facilities for his alcoholism‚ and
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A Case Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Some Diagnostic Considerations INTROD UCTION Prior to 1984‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was considered a rare disorder and one difficult to treat (I ) . In 1984 the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) initial survey results became available for the first time‚ and OC D prevalence figures showed that 2.5 % of the population m et diagnostic criteria for OCD (2‚3) . Final survey results published in 1988 (4) confirmed these earlier reports
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DOI: 3/28/2002. Patient is a 45-year old female payroll specialist who sustained injuries to her bilateral upper extremities due to repetitive job duties. Patient is currently diagnosed with other chronic pain; complex regional pain syndrome I of right lower limb; other constipation; and myalgia. Per medical report dated 11/20/2015‚ patient reports that her neck pain has become more bothersome and is having muscle spasms. She also reports severe constipation while taking Oxycontin and Nucynta.
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331.19 (G31.09) Major neurocognitive disorder due to probable frontotemporal lobar degeneration‚ with behavioral disturbance The revise primary diagnostic codes and other factors that presented in Ben’s case study are: 295.90 (F20.9) Schizophrenia Other Factors 315.32 (F80.2) Language Disorder 317 (70) Mild Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) Revisiting‚ the second session with Ben‚ a 46-year-old Caucasian male‚ previously diagnose with 295.90 (F20.9) Schizophrenia
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SOC 425 MAOC 06 November 2014 Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder also known as “multiple personality disorder” is part of a group called dissociative disorders. “Dissociative disorders is a disorder that includes a dissociative symptom (i.e.‚ a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness‚ memory‚ identity‚ or perception of the environment).” (Psych Central‚ 2014) Dissociative identity disorder is the presence of two or more personalities. This is
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Question 1. A. AIRWAY– Maintaining a clear airway is always considered a high priority because airway is essential for gas exchange (Ramkumar‚ 2011). However‚ the patient has a patent airway. Therefore‚ the nursing strategy is to conduct an airway assessment “look‚ listen and feel” continuously to detect any changes. This is to provide immediate respiratory care if the patient’s airway is compromised (Higginson‚ Jones & Davies‚ 2011). This is a low priority. B. BREATHING – Respiration is altered
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