Tag: HTN
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Why Vitamin B12 and folic acid are important on the erythropoiesis? What abnormalities their deficiency might cause on the red blood cells?
Hematopoietic: J.D. is a 37 years old white woman who presents to her gynecologist complaining of a 2-month history of intermenstrual bleeding, menorrhagia, increased urinary frequency, mild incontinence, extreme fatigue, and weakness. Her menstrual period occurs every 28 days and lately there have been 6 days of heavy flow and cramping. She denies abdominal…
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Explain the progressive pathophysiologic relationship between an MI and the development of left ventricular (LV) failure.
Mr. T., a 45-year-old black man employed as a midlevel corporate manager, came to the doctor’s office seeking a physical examination. He appeared somewhat overweight. He denied taking any medications or smoking, but admitted drinking alcohol. His father and older brother have hypertension (HTN) and his paternal grandfather experienced a myocardial infarction (MI) and a…
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Explain what, if any, physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.
Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse. Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with a chief complaint of insomnia. The patient is 75 YO with PMH of DM, HTN, and MDD. Her husband of 41 years passed away 10 months ago. Since then, she states her depression has gotten…
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Briefly discuss the first-line treatment recommendations from JNC8, and the AHA/ACC for a patient with no other major comorbidities.
Post your answers to the 6 questions corresponding to this week’s content on primary care medication management. Provide your responses and rationales. Support your rationales with high-level evidence. A minimum of 500 words, not including references Mrs. Lyons is a 57-year-old African American female who recently developed headaches and had an elevated blood pressure reading…
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Based on Hendrich II Fall Risk Tool, what is your assessment to Mario Super? What is his score?
SCENARIOS FOR HENDRICH FALL RISK ASSESSMENT Week 2 Discussion/Assignment is focused on Patient Safety. According to World Health Organization (2019) Patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum. Nursing daily activities…