Question

A diagnosis can change a patient's life. In some cases a patient may react with shock, over-estimating the real world impact of the diagnosis. The nervous system is fairly complex so diagnoses involving the brain, CNS, PNS, or special senses have the potential to create feelings of panic and hopelessness for patients. Instructions: Select a disease or condition covered in this unit. The condition I chose to select in this unit is Panic Attacks. Make every effort to select unique conditions and avoid duplicating classmate's selections. Explain the personal reaction if given this diagnosis. Translate the technical description of the condition into a more-accessible explanation for patients. Describe how this information could be explained to a patient in order to reduce feelings of nervousness and panic.

Answer 1

Panic attacks are a sudden frightening or fear of an existing situation. It occurs suddenly and more frequently. During this, the patient feels like heart attacks. Most of the people experienced sleeplessness, loss of hope, chest discomfort, hot flushes, shortness of breath, in this situation. It lasts for at least 20 minutes. Sometimes this frequent panic attacks may lead to panic disorder. It is a type of anxiety disorder occurs during stressful situations which results in physical reactions. It can be treated with adequate treatment, otherwise, will affect the quality of life. Regular physical exercise helps to reduce frequent attacks. When diagnosing of the patient's specific condition, the health care provider must understand the patient's emotional status before explaining their disease condition. Talk to the patient and explain in detail to reduce their anxiety and to cope with the rest of their life. Because panic attacks may further increase the risk of the disease condition. If needed psychotherapy, yoga, meditation can be provided.