diagnoses and of the estimated 43 million adults who are over the age of 65‚ one in four has diabetes. It is very common for a nurse in any health care setting to care for an older adult who has diabetes. Hypoglycemia is one of the dangers associated with the diagnoses of diabetes. In the timespan from 2006 to 2009 adults 75 years or older who were diagnosed with diabetes visited the emergency room for hypoglycemia almost three times more than middle aged adults who were also diagnosed with diabetes
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1. The research question being addressed in this study is how effective is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for older adults in Primary care. Their hypothesis was that CBT would be more effective than both treatment as usual (TAU) care and their talking control (TC). This is an important topic because about ¾ of the major depressed older adult population is remaining depressed a year later. Also not much research has been done on this topic and the research that has been done had high
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Deanna Martinez ID No.: 117232 Room No.: 425 Date of Admission: 05/26/2013 Admitting Physician: Sheila Goodman‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Questionable herniated disk Chief Complain: Low back pain‚ right leg pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This 40-year-old Latin female presents with complaints of low back and right leg pain. She said that she hurt her back in a motor vehicle accident three years ago and she has had a history of intermittent
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[pic] HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (H&P) Patient Name: Brenda Seggerman Hospital No.: N/A Room No.: N/A Date of Admission: 03/27/- - - - Admitting Physician: Alex Mcclure‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic Pregnancy HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient states that she has been having vaginal bleeding more like spotting over the past month. The patient denies the chance of pregnancy‚ although the patient states that she
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HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Emma Parker Hospital No.: 11259 Room No.: 444 Date of Admission: 09/25/2010 Admitting Physician: Sherman Loyd‚ M.D. Admitting Diagnosis: Acute intertrochanteric fracture of right hip. The history below was obtained from the patient and physical examination was performed with her stated verbal understanding and consent. She was alert oriented x3 with reasonable thought content she understood questions
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Politics is becoming a more popular subject that people are getting into. Young adults are taught about the United States government in high school. According to Kei Kawashima- Ginsberg and Peter Levine (2014)‚ the likeliness of someone voting after taking a government class in high school is higher. Which means that younger people are starting to want to vote because of the increase in knowledge about politics and are interested in making an impact in our world. In a study‚ Geinsberg and Levine
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Admission: 06/22/…. Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD Internal Medicine Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient for many years. Approximately two weeks ago she developed a respiratory infection for which she received antibiotics
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LIFE HISTORY PROJECT By Lorraine Ward PSY 355 5/14/09 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Life History Research ……………………………………………………………. 4-8 Works Sited Page ………………………………………………………………….. 9 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………… 10- 15 Photo
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Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance Austyn Snowden across the hfe span; older people are just as unlikely to take a medicine that interferes with their lifestyle or behefs as younger people (Carter et al‚ 2003). The concept of concordance has emerged as a principle underpinning many suggested solutions to these problems (Medicines Partnership‚ 2003). This article examines the concept of concordance and concludes that‚ while useful as a principle‚ it is difficult to
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Many older adults desire to age-in-place‚ this “refers to the expressed desire to remain in one’s own home or at least in one’s home community for the remainder of life.” (Lecture Slides) There are many things that might help foster the goal of aging-in-place including: age-friendly/livable communities‚ flexible housing and universal design‚ naturally occurring retirement communities‚ the virtual village concept‚ cohousing‚ intentional (niche) communities‚ elder cottages‚ home-sharing. “Older adults
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