Not exact matches
A disturbing article published in JAMA Internal Medicine propounded a «worse than death» category to measure
patient suffering in the context of making treatment decisions for
hospitalized patients.
Unfortunately, despite all of the research that's out there, these types of psychiatrists are a minority, and some
patients have been misdiagnosed (even
hospitalized) with «bipolar disorder» or «schizophrenia» when in fact they were
suffering from thyroid imbalances.
During my work as a consultant pharmacist, I saw quite a few
patients who were
hospitalized for psychosis later to be found to be
suffering from hyperthyroidism and a
patient who was found to have under - treated hypothyroidism after being
hospitalized for treatment - resistant depression.
Some
patients have been misdiagnosed (even
hospitalized) with «bipolar disorder» or «schizophrenia» when in fact they were
suffering from thyroid imbalances.
Many of the internal medicine
patients that are
hospitalized are
suffering with anything from uncontrolled diabetes, to IMHA (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia).