Bipolar disorder is a unique disorder that causes shifts in mood and energy, which results in depression and mania for patients. Proper diagnosis of this disorder is often a challenge for two reasons: 1) patients often present as depressive or manic but may have both; and 2) many symptoms of bipolar disorder are similar to other disorders. Misdiagnosis is common, making it essential for you to have a deep understanding of the disorder?s pathophysiology. For this Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this week?s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with bipolar disorder.BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThe client is a 26-year-old woman of Korean descent who presents to her first appointment following a 21-day hospitalization for onset of acute mania. She was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder.Upon arrival in your office, she is quite ?busy,? playing with things on your desk and shifting from side to side in her chair. She informs you that ?they said I was bipolar, I don?t believe that, do you? I just like to talk, and dance, and sing. Did I tell you that I liked to cook??She weights 110 lbs. and is 5? 5?SUBJECTIVEPatient reports ?fantastic? mood. Reports that she sleeps about 5 hours/night to which she adds ?I hate sleep, it?s no fun.?You reviewed her hospital records and find that she has been medically worked up by a physician who reported her to be in overall good health. Lab studies were all within normal limits. You find that the patient had genetic testing in the hospital (specifically GeneSight testing) as none of the medications that they were treating her with seemed to work.Genetic testing reveals that she is positive for CYP2D6*10 allele.Patient confesses that she stopped taking her lithium (which was prescribed in the hospital) since she was discharged two weeks ago.

 
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