negative consequences that may occur if the patient’s health issue is not addressed.
Complete Three Separate Essays. Each essay is at least one page
Analyze the case study found on p. 276 in your textbook by addressing the assigned questions below.
While analyzing the case, be sure to identify the major problems and issues.
- Draft a response or strategy for addressing the major problems and issues.
- Make recommendations to improve the patient’s health.
- Discuss any negative consequences that may occur if the patient’s health issue is not addressed.
Your response should be at least one page in length. Include at least one reference to support your work in APA style. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Case Study
Let’s revisit Maria’s case. She is a 35-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic who currently takes good care of herself. She did not take good care of herself as a teenager. She is on an insulin pump to try to control her blood sugar, but has recently passed out in public several times.
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What condition causes her to pass out? (hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia)
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Why does this condition develop?
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What is the appropriate treatment for the early stages of this condition?
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Given that she has been a diabetic for so long, why doesn’t Maria realize she is in trouble before she passes out?
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Essay II Instructions
Analyze the case study found on p. 479 of your textbook by addressing the assigned questions below.
While analyzing the case, be sure to identify the major problems and issues.
- Draft a response or strategy for addressing the major problems and issues.
- Make recommendations to improve the patient’s health.
- Discuss any negative consequences that may occur if the patient’s health issue is not addressed.
Your response should be at least one page in length. Include at least one reference to support your work in APA style. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Case Study
During a recent trip to the doctor’s office, Maria had a standard urinalysis. The results worry her doctor. In her urine there was a tiny amount of protein. The doctor orders more extensive tests.
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Why is Maria’s doctor concerned? It’s only a little protein.
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What other tests should the doctor order?
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When the tests come back, the doctor tells Maria she needs to go on an ACE inhibitor, even though her blood pressure is normal. What is the diagnosis?
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Essay III Instructions
Using the Internet, conduct a search of autoimmune disorders. How many disorders can you find? What tissues can be attacked by your immune system? Select one autoimmune disease to summarize. What are the common signs and symptoms exhibited in a patient with this disease?
Your response should be at least one page in length. Include at least one reference to support your work in APA format. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
