Carcinoma Misdiagnosis

Acne, acne vulgaris as it is scientifically known is a disease of the hair follicle on the face, back, and chest or where ever the acne is found. Acne is usually common among teens during puberty. At puberty sebaceous glands attached to the hair follicles are stimulated by circulating male hormones. As the stimulated sebaceous glands increase oil production it predisposes the skin cell to plug the follicular pore. Usually the plug appears as a whitehead that is if it is covered by a layer of skin that is thin. As this process goes on with time the follicle enlarges and may cause the wall to rapture allowing normal skin bacteria and other irritating substances to have access to deep layers of the skin and eventually causing inflammation near the surface of the skin. The inflammation results in a pustule. Deeper inflammation produces a papule which is a pimple. If the inflammation goes very deep it can cause a cyst. Blackhead is not dirt. Blackhead is a mild acne type that has a dark or black surface due to oxidized oil. Pimple is also an acne type which has a

Skin cancer is a disease that can affect any one. Skin cancer includes many types that can be classified as severe or superficial. Consequently, treatement of skin cancer depends on the degree of severity a person has. In the following paper, we will shed lights on the types of skin cancer and its causes. Finally, we will investigate how to treat the different types of cancer and how to avoid it.

Rosacea is a chronic, long term, life-disruptive skin condition commonly characterized by facial redness, small dilated blood vessels, papules, and swelling found normally in, but not limited to, facial skin. Rosacea commonly begins any time after age 30 as redness on the central face cross the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead that may come and go. Less commonly affected are the neck, chest, ears, and scalp. In some cases, additional signs, such as persistent redness, small bumps and pustules appear. Flare-ups and remissions are typical of this condition. Symptoms may flare up for weeks or even months then lessen before flaring up yet again. Left untreated this redness appears ruddier and in severe cases the nose can become permanently swollen

When it comes to treating acne, Asheboro Dermatology & Skin Surgery in West End, NC, has successfully treated patients with Accutane (Isotretinoin), a drug taken orally to help eliminate the redness, scarring and scabbing that’s often associated with the skin condition.

In the video “The future of early cancer detection?” by Jorge Soto, he explained how detecting early stages of cancer is vital because it’ll save lives of many patients and loss of love ones. For example, Soto described how his aunt was suffering from back pains and how the doctor thought it was due to playing tennis and discarded the thoughts that it might be something more. As the aunt kept coming back to the doctor, they did a biopsy. But later on, they found out that Soto’s aunt was in stage three of cancer. After his story, Soto demonstrated a low-cost machine that can detect early signs of cancer. I believed with Soto that doctor won’t treat their patients until their patients start showing symptoms and by that time, their patients’ health

Doctors misdiagnose between 10-15% of medical cases each year. These misdiagnosed patients have been linked to physicians being too overconfident. According to Psychology Today, in a study performed by a cognitive research psychologist, Ashley Meyer, Ph.D. and her colleagues, the researchers gave 118 physicians four cases to diagnose with two cases being easy to diagnose and the other two being difficult. The researchers asked the physicians how confident they were in their diagnosis. The results indicated that the physicians got 55% of the diagnoses correct for the two easy cases; 5% of the diagnoses were correct for the difficult cases. When asked to rate their confidence on a scale of 0-10, the physicians rated their confidence

Basal Cell carcinoma is one of the most frequently occurring forms of cancer. Approximately 2.6 million cases of Basal Cell cancer are diagnosed yearly in the United States. There are 4 warning signs of BBC including: open sore, shiny bump, pink growth, or red patch. BBC occurs most often in areas that are most exposed to the sun such as, face, neck, scalp, shoulders, and back. This disease can also create tumors on many parts of the body. People at high risks are those that have red or blonde hair, and blue or green eyes. This is due to more light hitting skin through a lighter color such as blonde. The elderly tend to have a higher risk of basal Cell due to a weaker skin fragment from aging. But recently most diagnoses have been patients between the ages of 20-40, most being positioned for work in the outdoors.

Misdiagnosing is something that happens often and can result in medical malpractice. When seeking medical advice you put your trust into the health care provider to take the appropriate measures to determine the correct diagnosis. However, there are times that providers can make mistakes which leads to an improper or delayed diagnosis. Failing to properly diagnose a patient can prevent patients from receiving the correct treatment. By receiving improper treatment patients are at a risk of further injuries and possible fatalities. “The most common missed diagnoses for adults were cancer and heart attacks. Other that were commonly-occurring were appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, and bone fractures. For children, the most missed diagnoses were

many forms of acne, ranging from blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples to severe forms such as

Squamous cell carcinomas cancer is the most common colon cancer in the United States. It is located within the anal canal and around its walls. This sparks my interest because it is quite odd to me that cancer could occur in the anal canal or outside of it. It really shows how cancer can literally occur anywhere in the body. Even Though it is located in the anal canal, the cause of colorectal cancer is usually due to many other reasons that has nothing to do with the colon itself. These causes are the amount of exercise a person have, any smoking or drinking, even if the person is overweight, or attaining HPV. There are also many causes that can not be changed by your lifestyle, for example if you have the genes to have colorectal cancer or

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of malignant skin tumour which is named because this cancer histologically resembles the cells in the lowest layer of the epidermis, the basal layer (Basal and squamous cell skin cancer, 2012). As skin cancer is the most common form of cancer and basal cell carcinoma effects approximate 70% of people with non-melanoma skin cancers it is important to the management of our patients’ health, even though the eye-lids, ears and nose are usually effected rather than feet ("Non-Melanoma Cancer", 2016). Although basal cell carcinomas rarely cause fatalities, they certainly are important in that they usually occur on the face, are locally invasive, and can potentially cause significant loss of function

There is an extreme amount of misdiagnosis, over-diagnosis, or under-diagnosis with in modern medicine affecting an individual overall well-being; therefore, these error increase dramatically during a crisis. These misdiagnosis occur because improper assessments due to extreme limitations. Many helping professional focus on the larger picture of stabilizing as many victim in the amount prescribed without full listening, analyzing, and understanding their overall needs, individually. This is not purpose driven, it is due to location and available resources at the present moment. However, these limitations will hindered the client/victim growth and development result in them not receiving the vital help they need for survival. It do not only

Thesis: The knowledge of understanding what skin cancer is and what to look for can

As stated before, BCC rarely will occur on parts of your body where sun exposure is not. It can also take on different forms one being a bump that is pearly white, skin colored, or pink. It can be a brown, black, or blue lesion, or a flag scaly red patch which will commonly show on one's back or chest. (“Basal Cell Carcinoma.”). If you are experiencing any of these symptoms it would be a good time to see a doctor. They will first do a physical examination of your skin. Following this if anything looks suspicious your doctor will do a biopsy where part of the growth will be removed and examined further. If cancer is to be found, they will go over treatment options with you based on its unique features (“Basal Cell Carcinoma

Shalonda's testimony with regards to false diagnoses is quite accurate. I come across this frequently, especially when we are ordering diagnostic testing for those patients that come in for chest pain that is suggestive of angina. Typically a nuclear stress tests is ordered as it is considered more cost effective and safer than a CT angiograms and cardiac catheterization as a preliminary testing modality. According to ACC/AHA 2002 guidelines, nuclear test's sensitivity is about 81% and the specificity is around 85-95% ( Gibbons et al., 2002). When ordering and considering nuclear stress tests for my patients, I will share with the patient on the front end that "stress tests are about "85% specific in letting us know that you do not have