Disease Management
...Lecturer: Sandra Walker
Student Name: Julie McDouall
Student Number: S0091732
Due Date: 8 May 2007
Student Declaration:
"I Julie McDouall certify that this assignment is my own work, based on my personal study and / or research, and that I have acknowledged all material and sources used in the preparation of this assignment whether they be books, articles, reports, lecture notes, and any kind of document, electronic or personal communication. I also certify that the assignment has not previously been submitted for assessment in any other course, unless by negotiation and that I have not copied in part or whole or otherwise plagiarised the work of other students and / or persons. I have read the CQU policy on plagiarism and understand its implication."
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents 2
Abstract 3
Introduction 4
Body 4 11
Conclusion 12
References 13 - 14
Abstract
The case study has been diagnosed with pneumonia and Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). A dual diagnosis occurs when an individual is affected by more than one illness. Each illness has symptoms that impede an individual's ability to function capably. Not only is the person affected by two separate illnesses, both illnesses may interact with one another. The illnesses may worsen each other and each disorder predisposes to relapse in the other disease. At times the symptoms can overlap and even disguise each other making diagnosis and treatment more difficult. Initially, the implications of a dual diagnosis are considered with blood gases obtained, an ECG performed and a sputum culture ordered to identify the actual cause of the illness to conclude a diagnosis. Medications are prescribed to modify/or rid a client of specific symptoms with the ultimate goal and outcome being the client is restored to...
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