In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals with psychological phenomena and behaviors. Can these, too, be “defined objectively and by scientific criteria (Gergen, 1985), or are they social constructions?” (Boland, […]
Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation: • The role genetics plays in the disease. • Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described. • The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response […]
Discuss what resources are available for chronic cardiorespiratory issues to support patient independence and prevent readmission. Explain how readmission affects reimbursement. What implications does readmission have on the hospital, and on the patient? Explain how being readmitted affects getting paid. What does a patient’s return to the hospital mean for the hospital and for them? […]