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Unit 14 – P hysiological disorders

Unit 14 – P hysiological disorders. Knowing the processes involved in the diagnosis of physiological disorders. WDYT. What processes do you believe are involved in the diagnosis of physiological disorders? Which professionals might be involved?. Key term: referral.

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Unit 14 – P hysiological disorders

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  1. Unit 14 – Physiological disorders Knowing the processes involved in the diagnosis of physiological disorders.

  2. WDYT • What processes do you believe are involved in the diagnosis of physiological disorders? • Which professionals might be involved?

  3. Key term: referral • An act of referring someone or something for consultation, review, or further action. • The directing of a patient to a medical specialist by a primary care physician. (source: Wikipedia dictionary)

  4. What referral might an individual with a physiological disorder have ? • Self referral: patient refers themselves to health proffesional, usually the GP, • Proffesional referral: GP will refer patient following identification of symptoms for further test or to a specialist doctor. • Third party referral: referral by carer or relative when the individual concerned is unable to do this for themselves.

  5. Key term: ancialliary • One who assists or is supplementary to another person (Source: medical dictionary) • In this case this could be someone such as a social worker, a support worker, a teacher etc

  6. WDYT • What symptoms might lead to an investigation ? • What investigations might be undertaken and why?

  7. Symptoms and signs • Cloudy urine, • Pain when passing urine, • Dizzy spells, • Pain when passing faeces, • Breathlessness when climbing stairs, • Phlegm producing cough, • Localised recurrent pains, • Swellings, • Lumps, • High temperature,

  8. Types of investigations • Patients might be required to produce specimens of faeces, urine or blood, • Patients might be required to undergo a physical examination internal or external, • Patients might be required to check their glucose levels over a set period of time, • Patients might be required to monitor their temperature regularly.

  9. Investigations for each individuals • Any investigation carried out will be specific to each disorder but will always focus on the medical history of the patient and standard test such as: • Blood test for blood count, • Blood test for haemoglobin levels.

  10. Task • Read through pages 202 to 203 on the measurements used in order to aid the diagnosis of physiological disorders in individuals,

  11. Tell me three things... Back to Plenaries you have learnt today you have done well the group has done well you would like to find out more about you know now that you didn’t know 50 minutes ago

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