Depression Case Studies Samples For Students

Final Case Analysis

PART 1

Lona seems to be suffering from a Dysthymic Disorder. This is because the fact that her state of depression has been persistent for more than two years due to the circumstances and changes in her life. In the initial interview, there was no information that the issues Lona has been experiencing could be hereditary. In reviewing the facts, it is evident that Lona is experiencing an extreme change of routine in her life. This has prompted her illness and sense of lack of control. Lona's history is that she has been married for ten years, five into ...

Casey is a 25-year-old male who has suffered from bouts of sadness and lack of motivation about every three months for 8 years. He claims to have done all he can to stop this, yet is not strong enough to achieve it. He has several close friends who he has confided this too, but they have also been of little help. He claims to hear diffuse voices that tell him to hurt himself sometimes, which he has done a few times, including one suicide attempt.
The situation in his household has always been complicated. His father and his mother have had ...

Educational Institution

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Student Name,
Drugs, alcohol, mental illness, and death are not words people would readily associate with beloved Hollywood actor and comedian Robin Williams. The demise and death of a beloved Hollywood actor is always shocking. Underneath the laughter and movie roles however, Williams was facing private issues that could not be seen on the surface. Williams struggled to maintain his sobriety from drugs and alcohol and suffered privately with mental health issues. Williams ultimately lost his battle with mental illness and committed suicide in August 2014, where he was found hanging ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 60 yrs. old Sex: MAle
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient has been experiencing heartburn during the past 2 weeks. Patient said to experience heartburn after eating. It is relieved after a few hour or after taking over the counter antacid. According to patient, the pain seems to progress. It started in the umbilical region and is now diffused. Patient said that he was partly relieved after sitting down. However, the pain has become unbearable that he rated it 10 during the actual attack.
PMH (Past Medical History— ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center ...

Part 1 Traumagram

Information from traumagram and discussion about it with the client
- Family history for three generations of traumatized family members and mental illness
- Paternal Grandfather James b.1925d.1993
- James traumatized
- James died of liver problems
- Paternal Grandmother Mary b.1929d. 2011
- Paternal Grandmother mentally ill (cruel at times, loving at times)
- Grandmother on father’s side traumatized grandfather and her children with verbal and psychological abuse
- Father Ricky b.1995d.2010
- Father traumatized
- Father became alcoholic in late teens
- Father mental illness ( ...

50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being
50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being

Introduction to the Theoretical Model

Psychology study became more popular in the year 1900 than before. The contribution made by Sigmund Freud’s in his book “The Interpretation of Dreams” made psychology study and its application a great achievement towards understanding of the psychodynamics of mental dreams and other mental processes. All psychodynamic themes have a stem from psychoanalysis. The two major perspectives applied to psychology are psychodynamics perspective and cognitive behavioural perspective. Psychodynamic perspective also referred to as insight-oriented therapy explains on ...

People with depression normally think that no one cares about them. When others seem to really care, they question their sincerity. They often start detaching themselves from their surrounding more so family and friends and then begin to hang onto themselves. The mood normally goes down just like in Jan’s case and they no longer engage in activities that they could have enjoyed doing. This is typical of a depressive disorder because of the attitude that she exhibits as well as the way she behaves when she is alone and around people.
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It is clear that ...

Axis I

Lucy suffers of a major depression or depressive condition. She is getting the attention or medication with the antidepressants. This depressive episode is causing a lot of disturbance in her daily life activities. The medical pain is extreme hence making her to fail going to her workplace.

Axis II

She is suffering from a personality disorder, which has contributed to the development of the depression. The attempted to commit suicide shaped her condition of depression. Her history of depression is as a result of the medical pain and being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The personality disorder induces the depressive episode in axis I.

Axis III

Depression disorder is ...

Growth and development is a steady and continuous process that starts at conception and ends when one dies. Each development stage is defined by certain characteristics and challenges. A child is supposed to overcome developmental challenges before proceeding to the next stage. Adolescent stage is one of the developmental stages characterized with physical, emotional, and physiological changes. Majority of the teenagers belong in this stage and are at a higher risk of contracting STDs such as HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and gonorrhea, and teenage pregnancy as they are sexually active. A report released by US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (2006) indicated ...

Jasmine is diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most common form of pediatric cancers. It is caused by malignant transformations that occur in hematopoietic stem cells, making them undifferentiated cells with increased longevity. In ALL, those cells are called lymphoid cells, and their rate of proliferation causes fast growth and destruction of healthy bone marrow. Because of Jasmine’s age, the chances for an initial remission can be estimated at 95 percent (Rytting, 2012). However, achieving a complete cure is not a likely outcome, and an open and honest communication with Jasmine and her parents about her condition ...

Major depression is a prevalent psychological disorder around the world. Worldwide, 121 million people suffer from depression ("Global Depression Statistics," 2011); in the United States, approximately 6.6% of the population suffers from this debilitating disorder, with numbers steadily climbing each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Generally, several factors are thought to contribute to depressive episodes. These factors include genetics—individuals with a family history of depression have a greater chance to suffer from depression, changes in brain chemistry, and the inability to cope with stress National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012). Clinicians use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

A. Personal Perceptions

B. Strategies

C. Holistic Nursing Plan

C.1 Functional Ability

C.2 Providing Care

D. Chronic Depression

Community Health Nursing: Quality of Life and Functioning

Introduction
The expectation of this paper is for the author to offer perceptions of this case study tendered for review; explain strategies to deal with the patient holistically, as well as family members; design an Holistic Nursing Plan for implementation; describe functional ability as a side effect of the client’s breast cancer; devise feasible intervention techniques; offer suggestions for provisions of care the patent could no longer take care of herself and explain how as a community health nurse I can intervene in Mr. ...

Perez case study

Although the term identity cannot be defined with precision, it often refers to the internalized system, which is responsible for individual’s self-definition, uniqueness and commonalities expression, as well as for the distinction between the outside world and the inner self. Identity is mostly socially constructed and it is formed according to the definitions provided by the others and to the social context, which is communicated to a person already in the childhood. Although children have the choice to accept or reject societal definitions, social influence is very powerful in determining the way one’s identity is being built (Steinberg, ...

Childhood depression is an emotional and mental disorder that in some ways is little different than adult depression. Still, symptoms of depression in children can present in very different ways than they do in adults. In part, this is a result of the very different developmental and social forces confronting children and young teens. Such forces can include shifting levels of hormones, changing bodies and peer pressure. Depression has frequently been associated in the literature with higher levels of anxiety and stress in children, as well as higher incidence of suicide. Following will examine the question of childhood depression, ...

Post-Stroke Depression

Stroke is amongst the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide (Mitchell, 2016). In the United States (US) alone, an estimated 750 000 individuals are affected by new or recurrent stroke annually. Survivors of stroke frequently experience some neurological-linked disability like hemiparesis and aphasia that lead to a loss of function. An estimated 50% of stroke survivors additionally experience long-term disability like partial paralysis while 25-50% of stroke patients require help in performing activities of daily living (Byun, 2012). Post-stroke disability is linked to additional symptoms such as depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. These symptoms have been correlated with ...

Karen appears to have a very positive attitude about her future. She seems to have realized that the end of her relationship wasn’t about her but was about the lack of commitment on her partner’s part.
Karen’s strengths lie in the fact that she is positive about her future and that she is making plans for that future. She has an optimistic outlook on her dating future and is committing herself to a gym membership. This indicates that she is moving in a forward direction.
Karen could be afraid of the stigma that can be attached ...

Poor eating habits and issues of depression

It has already proven by various studies that the eating habits often result in altering the depression levels in humans. Further, the junk food and other unhealthy foods are often held accountable for the affecting the health of frequent consumers. The impact on the mental health is just another consequence that occurs due to the consumption of unhealthy diets that ignore the inclusion of basic nutrition in the regular diet of the individuals. Further, once the depression state starts for an individual, it triggers overeating tendencies which cause further weight gain for the patients. The combined impact of growing ...

Patient’s Personal and Medical History, Drug Treatment, and Follow-up Care

Cindy Wachenheim was an ordinary woman who was a loving aunt to her nieces and nephews. She was competitive lawyer who worked for the State Supreme Court (Belluck, 2014). Cindy had been longing to be a mother, which finally happened in her 40s. It was a happy moment for Cindy, as she had been dreaming of being a mother. However, things have changed when her baby turned few months old. Cindy thought that her baby had a brain damage, which can no longer be treated. Because of this event, Cindy became obsessed and always blames herself for what happened ...

Global recession is often thought of as a serious problem or threat considering that it affects an individual’s or a family’s financial capability to maintain their lifestyle. Even if people deny the effects of global recession, some are in an advanced state of panic as people deem their businesses, employment, and plans are over. In reality, the inconveniences and life-changing situations vary depending on where one is geographically located, how much of the business is at stake, and how long the financial crisis lasts. Despite the apparent doom and gloom the situation presents, there is still much that can ...

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HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information
HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions
PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
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Abstract
Asthma is a chronic problem that influences lung function. Clinically asthma is identified by the variation in expiratory airflow and abnormal respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, cough, and shortness of breath. The aetiology of asthma is linked to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, though; heredity or atopy also plays a role in asthma. Asthma is categorized into two types: extrinsic (allergic) and intrinsic (nonallergic). Allergic asthma is an outcome of the reaction of an antibody ...

Many factors contributed to the Great Depression. In America, the roaring twenties produced a false sense of prosperity, America had become the world’s bank that faced the crisis of defaulting loans, and, the failure of banks following the stock market crash each contributed to the great depression. The most damaging of these, in my opinion, was the American attitude that created a false sense of prosperity and caused behavior in individuals that had a significant impact on the economy.
During the 1920’s, the economy was reaching new heights and Americans were spending at excessive amounts. However, the ...

Clinical Case Study

The evidence based clinical literature reveals the difficulties in diagnosing Myocardial Infarction (MI) concomitantly with pre-existing left bundle branch block (LBBB) with the application of 12 lead ECG in the pre-hospital environment (Surawicz and Knilans, 2008). Indeed, the T waves and baseline ST segments incongruently displaced in negative direction in cases of LBBB as evident through the ECG findings. These abnormal variations in ECG findings tend to override the actual ECG results in relation to MI manifestations, thereby challenging the confirmation of MI with the ECG intervention. However, the moving ST segments revealed through the serial ECGs during ischemic ...

Introduction

Aeolian processes occur in environments such as deserts, agricultural fields, and coastal regions. The features of such environments include a nonexistent or sparse vegetation cover, strong winds, and a supply of fine sediments. In Egypt, the increase in human population has led to the lateral spread of human settlements from the Nile’s flood plains to various locations in the western desert land. Such areas include the Kharga Oasis, where the government has initiated land reclamation projects for agriculture and human settlements. However, the developmental plans have missed the issue of natural hazards such as dune movements. Hence, the success of such ...

1) What blood test would you order and why? (1 point)
- Quantitative hCG blood test: measures serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels (US FDA, 2013)
- Above normal hCG values: determines if patient is having a normal pregnancy and the number of fetuses as well as gestational age, or if amenorrhea is due to hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, or ovarian cancer (Ratcliffe et al., 2008; US FDA, 2013)
- Below normal hCG values: indicates ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, incomplete abortion, or threatened spontaneous abortion (US FDA, 2013)
2). What is her estimated date of confinement (EDC) ...

Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’s partner.
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Criminal Profile Paper on Andrea Yates

The Crime

On June 20th 2001, a mother of five did the unthinkable and killed her five children within one hour (O'Malley, 2004). The woman, Andrea Yates confessed to drowning her four sons and one daughter in the bathtub within the family’s house. The crime shocked American society and brought a lot of consideration to the psychological health of mothers and possible risks it presented for the family (Ewing, 2008).

On the morning of the crime, Russell Yates Andrea’s husband left his wife alone in the house with the children. This was a routine he had started a few weeks prior ...

The challenges that marriages in the present day face have increased there has been a gradual change in the family setup accompanied by family breakups and hence a great majority of people entering into marriage come in with various social problems (Berg & de Shazer, 1993).Even for those couples that had a stable childhood problems often crop up in marriages due to the different personalities and temperaments of the people that enter into the marriage. Marriage counseling is hence a very important component of psychology as it helps couples to get to the root cause of their problem and hopefully get solutions. Since ...

Age __________________________

Medical Conditions(s): _______________________________________________
Reason for Referral
The patient was experiencing difficulties in getting sleep and was irritable most of the time. The patient constantly sinks into depression and has even in a number of occasions attempted suicide. Furthermore, the patient has lost interest in certain activities, which they used to like such as that of playing with friends.

Tests Administered/Test Scores & Interpretation/Behavioral Observations:

The tests that have been administered are the psychological, brain and the blood tests for bipolar disorder. The psychological test were done through the use of questions involving the level of concentration of the patient while at work ...

Mental health

Introduction
One of the main branches of psychology is mental assessment. This part of psychology calls for numerous observations and ability to relate a certain behavior or response to a set of responses to comprehensively understand the mental status of a person (http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/hicks_50.pdf).

It usually involves careful observation of any possible or visible cue that might give a clue to the mental status a person, a lot of careful questioning and taking of notes as well as mental history of the person under observation. It also calls for human behavior understanding and causes of the various types of mental ailments (http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/hicks_50.pdf).

Assessment procedure

This involves analysis ...

Pathophysiology

One of the most important parts of achieving the goal of being able to meet the patient’s entire healthcare (i.e. nursing) needs is to ensure that the underlying disease’s pathophysiology is well understood by all the stakeholder groups. These groups, in this case, would include the medical and healthcare practitioners, patients, and their respective family members. It would be a lot easier to instruct a patient to have a patient undergo a prescribed healthcare routine once he understands the nature of his condition, why each procedure is being done, and how they collectively contribute to the end-goal ...

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SCENARIO 1:

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
According to Shah et al. (2015), tonsillitis most commonly occurs either by viruses or bacterial infections. Few viruses that are involved in the etiopathogenesis of tonsillitis are Epstein Barr virus (EBV), herpes simples, measles, adenovirus and cytomegalovirus. It is noteworthy that tonsillitis, in children is most commonly caused by EBV. Similarly, the bacteria that most commonly cause tonsillitis are called as beta haemolytic streptococcus. This group specifically binds to the adhesin receptors located on the surface of the tonsillar tissue. Other rare causes of bacterial tonsillitis ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive nursing care plan in relation to a case study. The nursing care plan is a structural framework that is developed by a health care provider for the purpose of ensuring harmonized communication that will eventually result to secure and valuable care for the patient (Doenges, M. E., Moorhouse, M. F., & Murr, A. C., 2005). Maternal health care is a sensitive area of health care provision as it involves handling two lives at once; that of the mother and the unborn child. In this case, developing a maternal care plan requires adequate familiarization with the psychological, ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 65 years old Sex: Female
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): According to the patient her cough started two weeks prior to medical attention. She also mentioned she experienced shortness of breath and feeling tired after physical activity. Two days ago, patient started to develop fever which registered at 101°F.
PMH (Past Medical History—include current medications, any known allergies, any history of surgery or hospitalizations): Patient recalled that as a child she had asthma. She was also initially diagnosed with emphysema, for which she was treated ...

Step1: Patient situation:

The first step in clinical reasoning is to describe the patient in the context of the clinical situation. Ms. Melody King, a 36-year-old female was presented for an emergency laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured appendix. She has a medical history of asthma and depression. Her medication list includes Ventolin, Seretide, Sertraline. Postoperatively, Melody developed peritonitis and was treated with antibiotics and analgesic. The biopsy results of Melody’s sample revealed the presence of adenocarcinoma. Melody will need to undergo a few most test, and till then continue her stay at the hospital. The diagnostic tests: CT scan of chest, ...

Develop an initial mental health postarrest assessment for Doe that includes a line of questioning to determine personality type and suicide risk.
Personality type should be taken into account in order to determine the psychological context of Doe. This can established through the development of their past circumstances and mental health history. This will help in demonstrating the conditions upon which the criminal action took place. Understanding their past history of mental illness will help to provide insight into this context. Through the establishment of a conceptual framework that can be understood in regards to the history and criminal ...

Background

In a world of teen-movie, students of the high school are defined by distinct groups such as boys can be jocks, or the heartthrobs and girls can be princesses. Both genders can be geeks, and everybody else out of these lines is a misfit. American Teen, the documentary of 2008 directed by Nanette Burstein demonstrates the story and life circumstances of five adolescents.
The character chosen for this study is Hannah Bailey, who is an artist, writer, and musician and a wannabe filmmaker. She is a girl with liberal views that are not considered appropriate and is not a good fit for the ...

- Introduction: Crisis Theory and Intervention
Society is not a place without problems. In fact, it is a place with a lot of it. There are a lot of categories of problems that exist and perhaps the most common forms of problem are economic, political, health-related, and social in nature. The objective of this paper is to discuss a case of Crisis Theory and Intervention, particularly the case of Ken, a 20 year old college student studying at the University of Southern California, who is showing continuously increasing signs of anxiety and depression after being exposed to a traumatic criminal activity, that is the murder ...

Step 1: Identify the dilemma

James is a community counseling student and an intern at a local university. Recently, he began working with Lisa a 21-year-old female who presented symptoms associated with depression. Lisa disclosed experiencing physical abuse from her mother’s partner. As a result, she drugged him, and he later died. The decision to diagnose her or not is a dilemma. Lisa has told her counselor something that she had never disclosed to anyone. Referring her to another counselor would make her uncomfortable, and she could decide to give up on counseling.

Step 2: identify the potential issues involved

There are three issues involved. First, a legal matter because the counselor has to make a decision ...

Section One:

Background Information
Bipolar disorder, which is also known as the Manic-depressive illness. It is a disorder in the brain that triggers unusual changes in mood, activity levels, energy. It as well hinders the ability for a person to go about with their daily tasks. Bipolar has very severe side effects if it was not discovered in time. It may lead to poor relationships with other people, poor work relations with colleagues, poor performance in the workplace or at school and can lead to the victim committing suicide. The bipolar disorder can, however, be treated, and the people with the disease ...

Nutrition is an indispensable component of care. It is from food intake that the body obtains the micro and macro nutrients needed to maintain and improve health. Diet is also an area of regulation for the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes. Care plans focused on nutrition necessarily must be individualized to take into account unique needs arising from specific medical conditions, the client’s developmental stage, and cultural preferences. Developing a care plan entails evaluating for nutritional risk, defining the goals of nutrition therapy, identifying interventions and expected outcomes, implementing the interventions, providing education, and promoting safety.

Evaluation of Nutritional Risk

The ...

Betsy Case Study

Betsy Case Study (4)
1. Body Composition
Aging is known to be accompanied by many body composition changes. Some changes will happen no matter what preventative steps are taken but all can be delayed. Some of the changes commonly seen are decreased muscle mass, decreased muscle strength, and increased body fat. All of these problems can be counteracted with resistance exercise and eating enough protein (Little & Phillips, 2009). A good diet including enough protein and some exercise won’t make you stay physically the way you were at 50, nothing can do that, but these two steps ...

Great depression was a global economic crisis that faced many nations before the eruption of World War 2. It is regarded one of worst, widespread, and severe economic crisis in the American history, and during the 20th century. It originated in United States in 1929 when the stock price in Wall Street stock market crashed before it spread to the rest of the world (Stone 110). It had severe effects on the economy because many businesses had to close down, dismiss off, and retrench their employees so that to lower their operation costs. This period was characterized with high unemployment ...

Psychology

Background

Mary is a 24-year old African-American woman that seeks evaluation of her condition. She has been using heroin since she was 19 years old. Mary is pointed out her boyfriend Max as the person that introduced her to heroin after she moved in with him. She has a history of family dysfunction and grew up seeing her father as an alcoholic and her mother undergoing an alcoholic recovery phase. Mary reported that she never received any substance or professional help before and that would justify any hesitation on her part to undergo evaluation. Another crucial part of her situation is ...

1a.DSM-IV refers to the 4th edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental Disorders. It is authored by the American Psychological Association and provides several psychiatric diagnoses for mental disorders. It shows all the medical disorders encountered by children and adults and gives relevant statistics in terms of gender and age. DSM-IV also provides details of various studies conducted on providing optimal treatment to patients. The manual includes 297 disorders, grouped into 15 categories. DSM-IV uses multiaxial approach to provide an assessment. There are five axes with each providing a different angle regarding mental disorders. This is designed to give a ...

Amanda Todd was subjected to a series of escalating events beginning with cyber bullying, then escalating to verbal and physical threats, then ultimately a physical assault (Todd, 2012). As a result, the young woman developed symptoms of anxiety and depression, was alienated by and isolated from friends, and endured feelings of guilt and shame.
As anyone so young, Amanda lacked the coping skills to manage these issues on her own, but fear and shame kept her from reporting the some of the most severe of the incidents (Todd, 2012). Amanda moved from one school to another, and ultimately moved ...

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT

AGE: 51                     DATE OF REPORT: 08/03/16
Description of client:
M.J.J. was a symbol of glamour and musical genius. A man with dark, curly hair, light skin, 5 feet 7 inches in height, steps on the stage to a crowd of cheering millions awaiting his performance. He wears a black jacket embellished with silver stones, a white shirt and black trousers with his iconic black leather Florsheim loafers and white socks showing through. He appears to seem different from what he looked like during his childhood, with traces of his African American identity visible only in the accent he holds, ...

Abstract

Timely and successful change represents a crucial aspect of an organization’s evolution, given continuous changes in external environment and ever intensifying competition at the market. This paper focuses on the scope of change, required for Simmons company, and its implementation. It is envisaged that the change would increase the company’s revenues, leading to an enhancement of its competitive advantage. The rationale for change is justified by the references to empirical research, undertaken within the organizational settings. The paper starts with the problem statement that diagnoses the current state of Simmons corporation. The analysis of the case study ...

Section 1

Part A: Assessment
Cause
Hank’s pain comes from a two-year-old surgery and radiotherapy for his left lung mesothelioma.
Objective Data
Hank is alert, oriented and can respond to questions in an appropriate manner. Hank’s skin appears pale with slight perspiration. The VAS assessment kit shows an intensity score of 2/10. Furthermore, Hank demonstrates distress on movement with visible restrictions on trunk movements. Finally, Hank’s chest is clear though with reduced air entry.

Subjective Data

Hank explains that he has a constant burning pain localized in his left chest area. He states that the pain has been continuous since ...

The patient presented in this case suffers from metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health problems that is associated with the presence of obesity and tissues resistance to insulin. The metabolic syndrome is a condition that causes a myriad of problems in the body such that the body becomes incapable of maintaining the circulation of the useful energy molecules such as glucose and lipids in the right quantities in the bloodstream (Huang, 2009). Other associated disorders of metabolic syndrome include high blood pressure and dyslipidemia. The lipid problem is characterized by elevated levels of triglycerides and ...

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Introduction

No one could have anticipated the scope of integration and pervasiveness of the internet in contemporary societies. Since its inception, the internet has undergone unprecedented growth in its reach and applications to become a staple in various sectors of the economy. A key technological revolution that accompanied its development was the emergence of social media as a primary platform for communication. Social media refers to web-based tools and services aimed at fostering community development through information sharing (Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013). They include blogs, wikis, sharing tools, networking platforms, media (e.g. video, audio, photo, and text), ...

Strategic challenge #1

How will the EVP Foulkes choose which ailment to target initially in the Pharmacy Advisor Program? (John, Quelch, & Huckman, 2015, p.6)
Non-adherence has caused the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $290 billion in annual cost on unnecessary medical treatment. It involves chronic disease such as high cholesterol, diabetes, and depression (John, Quelch, & Huckman, 2015, p.4).
A CVS Health study showed a reduction in the total annual healthcare spending due to medication adherence (Exhibit 4, John, Quelch, & Huckman, 2015, p.10; cf. p.4).
Consumers are attentive to the $290 billion expense reduction associated with patient medication adherence (John, Quelch, & Huckman, 2015, ...

Adolf Hitler was a man of Austrian origin. He was a German politician, a dictator and the leader of the Nazi party. He served as the chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. In the first six years of power, his country suffered a great deal of depressions especially economic depression due to the consequences of World War One. The citizens had great hope in their leader to restore glory to their country and save them from the Great Depression.
On the other hand, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the Unites States. He was a democrat, ...

Jane Doe

Abstract
In terms of psychological ailments, Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) is one of the more challenging ones that people tend to face. When an event occurs that threatens one’s life or the life of their loved one’s there is a change that occurs in the individual that begins a cycle of various symptoms that create an overly sensitive state of mind for the individual. The memories of the trauma do not leave the person and play out through various psychological problems. Fortunately, with the help of treatments like EMDR, CBT, and pharmacological intervention, there is help available for ...

INITIAL PATIENT REPORT

In this section of the report, the confidential data of the patient “Kate Doe” would be described in detail.
1. Identifying Information -: The patient, Kate Doe, is a Caucasian woman who is lives in a town near north of San Francisco. She was born on January 1, 1980 and is an attorney.
2. Presenting Problem and Behaviors-: Kate had been experiencing “spitting headaches” since seven days (a week), after recently breaking up with her boyfriend. Upon arriving to the office, Kate showed signs of being tired and tearful. In addition, her speech was also slow along with her face ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: Not Applicable Age: 60 y/o Sex: Male
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient said that the abdominal pain started the day before. Although patient admitted to experiencing similar discomfort in the past, patient did not experience this kind of pain which he rated as 10 from last night. In the past, the pain would only last for a couple of hours unlike this time which has not been relieved despite 24 hours had already passed. Patient also admits to experiencing nausea but has not vomited despite feeling nauseous. For the past ...

Organization Background

AMCOM Communications Limited Inc. is an Australian company that deals with varied investments in technological and high speed connectivity service products such as cloud computing services, speed connectivity, communication tools, and internet communication tools to government, corporate, and wholesale customers (White, 2011). Consumers can access these technological products and tools from mobile and web platforms. Marketers, traders, and other users can easily connect with their audiences using these technological and financial products offered by AMCOM Communications Limited Inc. Over the last five years, the company has faced financial trouble and declining revenues forcing the company to implement a strategic therapy ...

Based on 2-20 year old male CDC growth chart, Jacob is considered obese. His height indicates he is at the 96th percentile and weight is at the 90th percentile. His BMI is at the 95th percentile (Kuczmarski et al, 2002).
Based on 2-20 year old female CDC growth chart, Mollie is considered to be of normal weight. Her height indicates that she is between the 60th percentile and weight is at the 45th percentile. Her BMI is at the 27th percentile (Kuczmarski et al, 2002).

The three common types of eating disorder includes Binge Eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is one of the disorders of eating. It presents with considerable ...

There are many issues surrounding the life of Marci, the 23 year old young woman that seems to be losing her mind because of perceived indulgence into drugs. Among the primary issues surrounding the life of Marci, the young woman, are such things as:

List in order of importance

- Dependence – seemingly, Marci is dependent on Marijuana because, despite the problems the drug has landed her into, she does not seem to quit using it. On the contrary, she describes it as pleasurable.
- Peer pressure – from the case, it is clear that the choice to abuse drugs can be closely connected to ...

Bunking classes, dating popular people and openly smoking and drinking are some of the attractive features of entering college which often makes it as one of the most exciting phases of life. However, the charm of entering into college is not a long lasting one merely because of the veiled responsibilities and adjustment issues which arise due to emerging adulthood. This is a period marked with mood swings, irritability, and depression along with other consequences of life stressors. Since people are quite often unprepared to face these challenges, it is highly essential to draw light on the number of issues associated ...