While diagnostics in healthcare can take many forms – from simple blood tests to complex imaging scans – they all have one goal. They aim to provide information that can be used to make informed decisions about a given condition. This data can help doctors diagnose their patients and choose the most appropriate treatment.
In some cases, diagnostics can assist in a preventative manner, for example, while screening for diseases before symptoms have appeared. For instance, screening tests like mammograms can help catch breast cancer early, while it is the most treatable. Diagnostics are vital to ensuring that patients receive the best care possible. Besides, they help to prevent potentially serious problems down the road.
In psychology, to understand and classify the variety of mental disorders, one must carefully examine the patient to find specific signs and symptoms of illnesses. Many people try to lie about their state of sanity for various reasons. Thus, it is essential to learn particular signs of mental diseases to...
There was a case during my practice when the medical team faced challenges in evaluation, diagnosis, and management. The patient fell off the dirt bike from the fifteen-foot wall and felt pain in the elbow; however, he could work for the rest of the day after the injury. The next...
Twenty-two-year-old white American, finishing her undergraduate degree, not working at the moment. She was raised and developed normally as a child and was not behind her peers. Financially well-off lives in a 3-room apartment with a family of five. Meals are regular, three times a day, nutritious, varied. A young...
Many patients decide to visit a doctor when the same symptom occurs for several days, and the situation does not change or even gets worse. In this case, a new patient informs about a fever for three days and asks for help. To come to one correct diagnosis, it is...
Introduction Modern medicine relies heavily on the latest innovations in programming and engineering, contributing greatly to its overall efficiency. ICD-10-CM, with its application in diagnosis and medical coding, has become an irreplaceable tool within this niche. Physicians, coders, health information managers, nurses, and other healthcare workers, utilize ICD-10-CM to help...
Physical activity is typically expected to result in many advantages for people, but numerous professional athletes suffer from specific injuries that emerge because of involvement in sports. Also known as Jumper’s Knee, Patellar Tendinitis is among such health issues. This condition can affect people from different kinds of sport, including...
The new primers’ analytical sensitivity was compared to that of previously reported N gene primers. 348 respiratory specimens were examined using this RT-PCR-hybridization approach, and 12 human coronaviruses were identified. RT-PCR-hybridization was used to amplify the M polypeptide sequences of HCoV-OC43 and the other strain of coronavirus, HCoV-229E. This strategy...
Lisa Rae is a 78-year-old female who arrived in the ED with chief complaints of dizziness and a mechanical fall, plus pain in her right hip after the fall. Patient reports taking two tabs of hydrochlorothiazide. She was taking two tabs in the past, but her primary care provider recently...
Physical examination The components of the physical examination include the following: Palpation: this refers to a situation where the examiner locates something in the body by feeling it with bare hands. Percussion: Involves the act of gently tapping the body to assess any sign of ailments. Inspection: this is the...
Current Diagnosis-Dehydration Dehydration is a medical condition that results from an imbalance between the available amount of water in the body and the physiological need for water (Hoffman et al., 2018). Water is crucial in many body processes as it is a primary component in almost all body biomolecules. Without...
The liver is a crucial organ in the body with numerous functions. An unhealthy liver will manifest in an individual through specific signs and symptoms. A preliminary examination of a liver will inform the doctor to conduct further tests. A physician will ascertain a liver malfunction through a liver function...
Introduction In the United States, teleradiology is considered an external service that provides medical image interpretation, as well as an integral part of radiology services, particularly for smaller establishments. As Johnson (2010) resorts, “teleradiology was one of the first successful and practical “telemedicine” initiatives” (p. 1052). Being originally implemented as...
Introduction The brain is an integral part of any living organism. The brain receives blood from the heart and this blood contains oxygen and nutrients that nourish it. At the same time, it carries away any metabolic wastes that result from the breakdown of the nutrients. Of all the organs...
Introduction The diagnostic accuracy of radiology departments has tremendously increased in the last three decades after the invention of computed tomography (CT).Computed Tomography is a good example of a non-invasive imaging technique thus making it applicable in imaging diagnostics. Nevertheless, there are several different types of CT artefacts which lead...
Background The traditional process of performing ultra-sound has proven ineffective in dealing with most contemporary diseases (Ahuja 2014). Most of the machines were designed to only deal with diseases that were common at the time of the invention of those machines. Therefore, they cannot sufficiently deal with diseases that are...
Introduction Endocrine, metabolic, and hematological conditions can significantly affect people’s lifestyle and health. In the case study, an 82-year-old female comes into the office with complaints of dizziness, fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea that increases after physical activity. The patient’s previous medical history includes hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. Her medications...
Demographic Data Initials: X Age: 13 Sex/gender: female HPI Context: The patient has been experiencing significant pressure due to the rise in anxiety over the separation of her parents. The fact that she started communicating less frequently with her mother as a result of the latter getting another job aggravated...
Hypothetical Case M. J. is a 54 years old male who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Initially, he has experienced symptoms of limb weakness in his arms, which progressed to the lower part of his body. In addition, he has difficulty walking due to stiffness in his legs....
The patient reported shortness of breath, right-sided chest pain, chills and fever, productive cough, and rust-colored mucus. His physical examination showed tachypnea, decreased breath sounds on the right, and coarse rhonchi through the right lung field. Additional Laboratory and Radiological Tests Chest X-ray – it will help see the problem...
Because AG’s body mass index is higher than 25, he is suffering from blurred vision and hypertension and has never had these complaints before, it is logical to assume that he has type 2 diabetes. However, it is recommended to complete a random blood sugar test and an oral glucose...
According to the individual’s history, the pathophysiology of the illness includes the reaction of the woman’s body to some irritant. She has become sensitive to something in the environment, which, as a rule, does not cause any uncommon response in the human body. In the current case, the possible disease...
Wavelength Wavelength refers to the distance over which a wave repeats itself. A wavelength is normally determined by putting into consideration the distance between two corresponding points that have the same period. Wavelength is usually represented by the letter lambda (λ) whereas the meter is the SI unit that is...