Neurologist Mock Interview
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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis is often misdiagnosed. Do you know what the symptoms are and what it may be mistakenly diagnosed as?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"I did a research paper on ADEM when I was taking a class on neurological disorders. It presents with similar symptoms as multiple sclerosis."
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis is a neurological disorder that causes a person to experience a short and sudden inflammatory attack in their spinal cord and brain. The symptoms of ADEM are similar to those of multiple sclerosis. Because of this, it is often misdiagnosed as MS."
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
Misdiagnosis can be very frustrating for both patients and healthcare providers. Being educated on different diseases/disorders helps to reduce the number of misdiagnosed patients and allows an appropriate plan of care to be implemented. Describe your understanding of this disease.
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"The symptoms of ADEM are similar to those of multiple sclerosis. Because of this, the disorder is often misdiagnosed as a severe attack of multiple sclerosis."
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