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A nursing diagnosis may be part of the nursing process and is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes. Nursing diagnoses foster the nurse's independent practice (e.g., patient comfort or relief) compared to dependent interventions driven by physician ...
There are cultural differences in the prevalence of somatic symptom disorder. For example, somatic symptom disorder and symptoms were found to be significantly more common in Puerto Rico. [48] In addition, the diagnosis is also more prevalent among African Americans and those with less than a high school education or lower socioeconomic status ...
792 Nonspecific abnormal findings in other body substances 792.1 Blood in stool, occult; 793 Nonspecific abnormal findings on radiological and other examination. 793.1 Abnormal X-ray, lung TERM: 9/30/11; 793.8 Mammogram, abnormal, unspec. 794 Nonspecific abnormal results of function studies. 794.1 Peripheral nervous system and special senses
Malaise is a non-specific symptom and can be present in the slightest ailment, such as an emotion (causing fainting, a vasovagal response) or hunger (light hypoglycemia [2]), to the most serious conditions (cancer, stroke, heart attack, internal bleeding, etc.).
The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) defines dysphoria as "an unpleasant mood state, which can include feelings of depression, anxiety, discontent, irritability, and unhappiness." [2] Dissatisfaction with being able-bodied can be diagnosed as body integrity dysphoria in the ICD-11. [3]
An anxiolytic (/ ˌ æ ŋ k s i ə ˈ l ɪ t ɪ k, ˌ æ ŋ k s i oʊ-/; also antipanic or anti-anxiety agent) [1] is a medication or other intervention that reduces anxiety. This effect is in contrast to anxiogenic agents which increase anxiety.
For example, fever, malaise, headache and lack of appetite frequently occur in the prodrome of many infective disorders. A prodrome can be the early precursor to an episode of a chronic neurological disorder such as a migraine headache or an epileptic seizure , where prodrome symptoms may include euphoria or other changes in mood , insomnia ...
For example, serotonin reuptake inhibitors and short-acting benzodiazepines (BZDs) are used for depression and anxiety. However, for patients with anxiety and a substance use disorder, BZDs should be avoided due to their addictive properties. [145] CBT has been found an effective treatment since it improves symptoms of GAD and substance use.