Monitoring physical health

Marder SR, Essock SM, Miller AL, et al. Physical health monitoring of patients with schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry 2004 161 1334-1349. 

Monitor long-term physical health outcomes of survivors. 

The increased rate of inspection visits in combination with the increased number and activity of occupational health services provided by EXYPP has contributed to some increase in risk assessment that includes monitoring physical, chemical and biological... 

Physical health and care are important economic factors in the 21st century with an int ranch influence. The monitoring of parameters like EMG or ECG is getting more and more important in the field of medicine, sports and occupational medicine. The integration of medical relevant sensors in textiles or clothes provides the opportunity to monitor vital parameters without influencing on wearer comfort... 

Chemical and physical property measnrements Ionizing radiation levels Nonionizing radiation levels Overriding antomatic controls Large-scale compnter control systems Microprocessor control systems Programmable logic devices Internet-enabled controls, monitoring, and health Software controls... 

Table A.l Overview of physical health monitoring in Severe Mental illness tSMii Table A.2 Delirium investigations Table A.3 First episode psychosis investigations Table A.4 Baseline checks before starting psychotropics Table A.S Ongoing monitoring - antipsychotics Table A.6 Ongoing monitoring - mood stabilisers Table A. 7 Rapid tranquilisation tRTi cautions and contraindications Table A. 8 Monitoring after RT Appendix B Medications...

Monitor closely for side effects (Ch.36), and ensure someone takes responsibility for ongoing physical health monitoring (Table 37.1). Address problems, e.g. 

Many Trusts run nurse-led clozapine clinics, which oversee monitoring and liaise between the clozapine monitoring service and hospital pharmacy. They may provide linked services, e.g. psychoeducation and monitoring of physical health, MSE and side effects. Contact the clinic and introduce Peter to the staff before discharge, to smooth the transition. He ll still need CMHT follow-up and a CC. Advise Peter to seek help for any signs of constipation or infection (especially chest infection). 

Medical admission Phosphate <0.7 QTO450 Creatinine >150 BP<80/50, HR<40 Needs IWcardiac monitoring Acute abdomen (gastric dilatation needs emergency deconpression) Acute comorbid physical health problem requiring treatment... 

Liaise with GP for close physical health monitoring. 

Table A.1 Overview of physical health monitoring in Severe Mental Illness (SMI)...

ASSESSMENT OF THE HOSPITALIZED PATIENT The hospitalized patient receiving a female hormone requires careful monitoring. The nurse takes the vital signs daily or more often, depending on the patient s physical condition and the reason for drug use. The nurse observes the patient for adverse drug reactions, especially those related to the liver (the development of jaundice) or the cardiovascular system (thromboembolism). The nurse weighs the patient weekly or as ordered by the primary health care provider. The nurse... 

The recognition of the importance of MP in maintaining the health of the retina has led to the development of a number of methods for determining its concentration in situ. These methods, necessarily noninvasive, are routinely employed in dietary supplementation studies with lutein or zeaxanthin to monitor the uptake of the carotenoids into the retina. Every method exploits the optical properties of lutein and zeaxanthin, specifically their absorbance at visible wavelengths. The detection of a light signal, modified by the carotenoids, is accomplished either by the retinal photoreceptors themselves (psychophysical methods) or by a physical detector such as a photomultiplier,... 

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