Unique Patient Challenges

This edition of PULSE asks you to think about those patients who present special challenges such as autism. This neurological disorder effects a person's ability to communicate, form relationship, or respond to their environment. This edition of PULSE reviews the most classic symptoms of this disorder and the proper methods of assessment of an autistic patient. Then there's the patient diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Find out how an individual suffering from ADHD may be prone to distractions and unable to stay in a safe location, especially during emergency responses.Primedia Intertec Staff is the author of 'Unique Patient Challenges', published 2002 under ISBN 9781401843786 and ISBN 1401843786.