malpractice lawsuits are due to either delay in diagnosis or misdiagnosis of the medical illness‚ condition or the non visible injuries. When the error in the diagnosis of the medical condition by the doctor leads to the delay in treatment‚ incorrect treatment or in a worst scenario‚ no treatment at all‚ it becomes the cause of concern. The patient’s medical condition may deteriorate or the patient may even die. But at the same time‚ error in diagnosis in itself cannot form the basis of sustainable
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the community. The community health nurse then disseminates information on how to improve the community health. The writers used functional health patterns to assess and evaluate the community and the nursing process to come up with a community diagnosis that all led to recommendations. The city of Phoenix is located in the state of Arizona. It is the sixth largest state in the United States with a population of approximately 1.4 million (City of Phoenix‚ 2013). Usually considered flat and desolate
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Running head: BIOPOLAR DISORDER RESEARCH PAPER Bipolar Disorder Research Paper Latrice Porter University of Phoenix Introduction to Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis CSLN/ 526 GA08MFC10F Richard Skaff April 19‚ 2009 Introduction to Bipolar Disorder According to the National Institute Mental Health(NIMH) booklet (2008)‚ Bipolar disorder is commonly known for a manic-depressive illness. This is caused by a brain disorder that usually shifts in mood‚ energy‚ activity levels‚ and carried
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which the smartphone is becoming a tool for self diagnosis (Knox‚ 2013). Mobile applications have been developed to enable the user to diagnose and manage a wide range of health issues‚ from Asthma to Schizophrenia to Celiac disease. While this is beneficial for most people‚ how accurate is the diagnosis? How can the diagnosis be managed? And how is this process affecting our medical system? According to the Oxford Dictionary (2015)‚ self diagnosis is "to diagnose oneself of having a particular medical
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Handout Master 14.2 What Is Your Diagnosis? For each case listed below‚ give a specific diagnosis‚ then state the general class of disorders to which that disorder belongs (anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders‚ personality disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ drug abuse and addiction‚ or schizophrenia). 1. Tony sometimes seems very “wound up.” At those times‚ he seems full of energy‚ talks very rapidly‚ and makes very grandiose plans. (One time‚ he gave away all of his belongings and was planning
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indicates code sequencing for physician office and clinical encounters. V codes also may be used as the principal and secondary diagnosis in the inpatient setting compared to those that may be as the first listed or secondary diagnosis in the outpatient setting. The most important difference in the official guidelines of V codes is that the definition of principal diagnosis applies only to inpatients in acute‚ short-term‚ general hospitals. This means that the V coding guidelines for inconclusive diagnoses
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diseases‚ including cancer are estimated to be one of the leading cause of male death worldwide and its management is based on guidelines regarding diagnosis‚ evaluation‚ treatment and continuing care. In this study a fuzzy expert system for diagnosing‚ and learning purpose of the prostate diseases is described. HIROFILOS is a fuzzy expert system for diagnosis and treatment of prostate diseases according to symptoms that are realized in one patient and usually recorded through his clinical examination
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of dementia are present a diagnosis is not performed until an average of 20 months later. One of the key factors of why diagnosis is so late is because it is often hard for people to differentiate the difference between normal ageing and dementia (Bond et al. 2013). Family members play an important role in assessing wether a diagnosis is required as they should be able to differentiate between ageing and dementia. Whilst there is no cure for dementia‚ if an early diagnosis for dementia is made it could
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Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating psychotic disorders that can tend to cause distortions in perceptions‚ hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and other strange behavior in 1% of the population in the United States (Picchioni & Murray‚ 2007). Receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia can be life altering and hard to grasp. A myriad of emotions come into play for both the individual diagnose and their family. The prognosis for individuals diagnose with schizophrenia can be affected by many factors like positive
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How is Schizophrenia Diagnosed? There is currently no physical or lab test that can absolutely diagnose schizophrenia - a psychiatrist usually comes to the diagnosis based on clinical symptoms. What physical testing can do is rule out a lot of other conditions (seizure disorders‚ metabolic disorders‚ thyroid disfunction‚ brain tumor‚ street drug use‚ etc) that sometimes have similar symptoms. Current research is evaluating possible physical diagnostic tests (such as a blood test for schizophrenia
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