A patient who fears serious heart disease was referred to the mental health center by a cardiologist after extensive diagnostic evaluation showed no physical illness. The patient says, I have tightness in my chest and my heart misses beats.
I'm frequently absent from work. I don't go out much because I need to rest. Which health problem is most likely?
a. Dysthymic disorder
b. Antisocial personality disorder
c. Simple somatic symptom disorder
d. Prominent health anxiety (hypochondriasis)
Question 2
A patient has blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion) disorder. To help the patient eat, the nurse should:
a. establish a buddy system with other patients who can feed the patient at each meal.
b. expect the patient to feed him- or herself after explaining the arrangement of the food on the tray.
c. direct the patient to locate items on the tray independently and feed self unassisted.
d. address the needs of other patients in the dining room, and then feed this patient.
Summation of Heart Sounds, Loud S1
Fatty liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
Health History Assessment Questions Pertinent to Drug Administration
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Apply direct pressure to the patient’s wound.
Normal conduction pathway in the heart