Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is an extremely puzzling condition‚ the most chronic and disabling of the major mental illnesses. Approximately one percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lives. With the sudden onset of severe psychotic symptoms‚ the individual is said to be experiencing acute schizophrenia. Psychotic means out of touch with reality‚ or unable to separate real from unreal experiences. Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by loss of touch with reality
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Specific Needs of the Older Person Introduction The aim of the project is to look at the specific needs of the Older Person who has the chronic condition of Dementia. I will describe what Dementia is; discuss the physiological and psychological changes that occur‚ and explore the person’s needs. Also I will discuss the role of the carer and multidisciplinary team in relation to caring for the person. I will use the Internet‚ tutors notes and hand-outs for this project. What is Dementia? Dementia
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Name: | Songmaytee Teo | Student Admission Number: | 1000732f | Tutorial Group: | TG01 | Tutor’s name: | Ms Dian Mohd Rasid | Name of Subject: | GPS3008 Psychology of criminal behaviour | Submission Date: | 10/08/12 | Declaration of original work: By submitting this work‚ I am declaring that I am the originator of this work and that all other original sources used in this work have been appropriately acknowledged. I understand that plagiarism is the act of taking and using the whole
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changes or normal exercise tolerance. Sleep at night‚ does lying flat make it worse? What makes it better/worse? 3. Past Medical History (PMH) 4. Drug History 5. Social History – include smoking‚ family history ect. 6. Examination of patient O – onset L – Location D – Duration C – Character A – Aggrevating R – Relieving T - Treatment TAKING A HISTORY Started with increase SOB‚ cough‚ fever‚ sweats‚ wheeze chest pain‚ EXAMINATION OF PATIENT Position of patient e.g. lying back‚ lying forward
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political freedom. There are‚ however‚ theoretical aspects in today’s globalized society that allows political leaders to prevent military disputes from occurring in the first place. The question then becomes: is it possible to prevent or diminish war onset between dyads and if so‚ how? It is important to ask this question mainly because war is still very much a relevant aspect in our current international system. From the Gulf War to the War on Terror in the Middle East‚ military conflict seems to
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landslides‚ tsunamis‚ floods and drought - any physical event that happens naturally. They are caused by changes in the atmosphere‚ the earth’s surface or the sea or other body of water. They can happen quickly‚ called a rapid onset hazard‚ or build up gradually‚ called a slow onset hazard. They can happen over smaller‚ local areas or affect countries‚ regions or the whole world – some even happen in space‚ on the sun for example. Natural Disasters happen when the effects of a natural hazard cause
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or anuria. With the development of the microscope‚ Langhans was later able to describe these pathophysiologic glomerular changes. Most original research focuses on the poststreptococcal patient. Acute glomerulonephritis is defined as the sudden onset of hematuria‚ proteinuria‚ and red blood cell casts. This clinical picture is often accompanied by hypertension‚ edema‚ and
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Defn:Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever(DHF) are acute febrile diseases transmitted by mosquitoes‚ which occur in the tropics‚ can be life-threatening‚ and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus‚ family Flaviviridae.It was identified and named in 1779. It is also known as breakbone fever‚ since it can be extremely painful. Causative Agent: . Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito. The mosquitoes that
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Rett Syndrome for Girls Only Rett syndrome is very rare neurological disorder that affects the brain. The disorder primarily effects girls only‚ but there has been reported cases of males with the disorder. The disorder is rare‚ it effects one in every 10‚000 to 15‚000 females‚ in all racial and ethnic groups. Rett syndrome effect one in every 100‚000 males. Rett Syndrome impairs the child’s speech‚ motor functions‚ daily activities‚ and respiratory functions. Rett Syndrome is usually diagnosed
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inspiration= okay -continuous bubbling in suction chamber= okay -up and down in water seal= okay Types of Insulin -Rapid Acting (lispro‚ humalog) -Onset= 5 minutes -Peak= 30 minutes -Short Acting (novolog‚ regular) -Onset= 30 minutes -Peak= 2 hours -Intermediate Acting (NPH) -Onset= 1 hour -Peak= 6-12 hours -Long Acting (Humulin) -Onset= 4 hours -Peak= 16-18 hours -Maslows= PhysiologicSafetyLove & BelongingEsteem & RecognitionSelf Actualization -Piaget= Sensorimotor (birth-2)Preoperational(2-7)Concrete
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