a. The state of being determined, influenced, or controlled by something else: the economy's dependence on oil. b. The state of being dependent on another for financial support. 2. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior: alcohol dependence;...
A condition is “any deviation(s) from the normal structure or function of the body, as manifested by a characteristic set of signs and symptoms (typically a recognised distinct disease or a syndrome)” (section 1). From: Clinical Research in Paediatric Psychopharmacology, 2020 ...
The medical history may include diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency/failure, alcoholism, hepatic cirrhosis/failure, other endocrine diseases, or recent surgery. However, obtaining an accurate medical history may be difficult if the patient's mental status is altered. Central nervous system (CNS) sy...
Depression, by definition, is a “mental illness that is characterized by a profound and persistent feeling of sadness or despair and/or a loss of interest in things that were once pleasurable” (Langwith, 2009, p. 16). Signs and symptoms vary from person to person, and can be categorized...
Alcoholism, anorexia tardive, abuse (elder) Late life paranoia Swallowing problems Oral problems Nosocomial infections, no money (poverty) Wandering/dementia Hyperthyroidism, hypercalcemia, hypoadrenalism Enteric problems (malabsorption) Eating problems (eg, tremor) ...
Decerebrate rigidity Lesion in diencephalon, midbrain, or pons. D/t severe metabolic disorders What is one of the most important signs to differentiate b/w structural and metabolic cause of coma Reaction to light - light reaction remains intact in metabolic coma關於...
Does substance use disorder include alcohol? Regarding the treatment of alcoholism, which of the following statements is FALSE? \\ a. Detoxification frequently produces all the symptoms of drug withdrawal and can be extremely painful. b. Alcohol...
Hematemesis can usually be differentiated from hemoptysis by the presence of symptoms of gastrointestinal involvement, such as nausea and vomiting, a history of peptic ulcer disease, alcoholism, or signs of cirrhosis; when in doubt, esophagoscopy is indicated. Following physical examination, a chest...
They used magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to monitor brain chemistry over the course of a workday. They studied two groups of people: those who needed to think hard and those who had relatively simple cognitive tasks. They saw signs of fatigue, only in the group doing hard mental work...
Employee withdrawal includes the actions performed by disengaged employees to avoid work encounters. These withdrawal behaviors are common when employees are dissatisfied with their jobs. A company can deal with such behavior by understanding the causes...