Category: Disorders

Table of Contents Problem statement Problem analysis Objectives Solution Theories Feasibility of the solution Community culture and resources References Problem statement Despite increased need for therapeutic touch intervention in the field of nursing, many nurses have continued to develop negative attitude towards this practice. In addition, therapeutic touch is not practiced in nursing due to…

Delirium and dementia Delirium is a severe and somewhat sudden decline in cognition, attention-focus and perception. It commonly occurs in patients with dementia. However, dementia has a diagnostic criterion different from that followed for delirium. If it is hyperactive, it is characterized by high agitation or combativeness. Nonetheless, it may also be hypoactive where it…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Fibromyalgia is a body disorder characterized by severe pain in the muscles and connective tissues. It makes one feel pain when touched on the affected area. Other characteristics of the disorder include stiffness of body joints, lack of sleep, and general body fatigue although in addition…

Depression is a disease, which has no age limits and may have severe health consequences. The hallmark of depression is the danger to the person that is expressed in jeopardy of committing suicide. Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) and the full version of the test (IDS) are multivariate clinical screening tools designed for identification…

Table of Contents Introduction Symptoms Cause of loud Murmurs Aortic blood outflow obstruction Hyper valve stenosis Pulmonic outflow bloods obstruction Dilation of pulmonary artery Aortic sclerosis of valve Conclusion Work cited Introduction The heart produces two sounds when it beats normally lubb and dub. The former is generated when the valves linking the ventricles and…

Table of Contents Introduction Background and Systematic Literature Review References Introduction Sleep denotes a naturally happening situation of the body and mind typified by changed perception, moderately hampered sensory action, inhibition of almost every voluntary muscle, as well as decreased interrelations with the environment. 1 It differs from wakefulness through a reduced capacity to respond…

Table of Contents Werbach Manifestations Recap References Werbach In “Nutritional Influences on Mental Illness”, Werbach continues to compile evidence from the work of others about the relationship between psychiatric disorders and vitamin or mineral deficiencies (folic acid, B 12, C, calcium, lithium). Taking the viewpoint of orthomolecular medicine that “mental” disorders are in fact physical…

Table of Contents Introduction Concussion Alzheimer’s Disease Review of Existing Evidence Reflection on the Existing Data Implications of the Findings Summary and Conclusion Reference List Introduction Traumatic brain injuries, such as concussion, may have a serious impact on an individual’s health and cognitive functions. Recently, scientists have reported the link between this type of injury…

Table of Contents HPI and Comorbid Conditions Psychosocial Assessment Psychiatric Treatment History and Medications Mental Status Examination and Risk Assessment Treatment Recommendations and Diagnosis Evaluation Cognitive Behavior Therapy References HPI and Comorbid Conditions The patient is a 38 year old female who has MDD (Major Depressive Disorder). The issues that encouraged her to seek help…

Table of Contents Patient Information Subjective data References Patient Information J. D., 20, Male, Native American Subjective data CC: a headache J. D. is a 20-year-old Native American male who was in his usual state of health until about 6 days ago and now presents with complaints of experiencing intermittent headaches. J. D. states that…