Assignment Laura is a 55-year-old white female who presents to her family physician’s office for a yearly routine physical. Her husband passed away five months ago after a two-year battle with lung cancer. She has three children, two of whom are still in college. Her daughter accompanies her to the doctor’s office and says she […]
Explain what sort of results will you see in patients who have hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism? What is the treatment of choice for hypothyroidism?
Topic: Drugs for Endocrine, GU and GI 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. An obese patient, age 45, comes to your office. She recently moved from another state three weeks ago and told […]
Discuss at least three symptoms caused by physiologic changes and consequences of hypertension. Explain what are the risks and benefits of these treatments?
Hypertension One page for Each Section Locate at least one scholarly source that addresses theses topics in support of your perspective in a 250-word each section #3 Discuss at least three symptoms caused by physiologic changes and consequences of hypertension. Discuss how pharmaceutical treatments are designed to alleviate those symptoms. What are the risks and […]
Explain, is it appropriate to medicate patients whose thyroid levels fall within a normal laboratory range?
Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism can be controversial in clinical practice. Go to the literature and find articles that identify evidence on this topic. After your research is done, post your thoughts on the treatment of this condition. Is it appropriate to medicate patients whose thyroid levels fall within a normal laboratory range? Why […]
Explain how do these factors impact the expression, classification, diagnosis, and prevalence of psychopathology.
Discussion Topic: Factors That Influence the Development of PsychopathologyIn many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals with psychological phenomena and behaviors. Can these, too, be “defined objectively and by scientific criteria […]
What does the thyroid and its associated hormones do? Do you believe that she is presenting with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism? Why?
Case study thyroids A patient has checked into the ER complaining of having blurry and sometimes double vision. She’s also worried about a lump starting to develop on her throat. When you bring her into triage, you quickly note ophthalmologist and the lump. When taking her history, she notes that she has always been remarkably […]