Entries by Daphne Hanson

Gestational diabetes

A 57yo male with a 20 year history of diabetes mellitus type previously treated with glyburide 5mg po twicw a day, metformin 1000mg po twice a day, and rosiglitazone 8mg po one a day. He is interested in transitioning to insulin therapy. How should  Gestational diabetes be started on insulin therapy? How should the insulin […]

The Capstone Discussion Forum in Canva

During this week, you will identify a population at risk in a selected community. This population will be the basis for the Capstone Discussion Forum in Canvas and also the final project/paper for Capstone. A few indicators of a population would be those identified in your Community Assessment as vulnerable populations, or those at risk, […]

Patient intervention Comparison outcome question

Identify and briefly describe your chosen clinical issue of interest Patient intervention Comparison outcome question. Describe how you developed a patient, intervention, comparison, outcome question focused on your chosen clinical issue of interest. Identify the four research databases that you used to conduct your search for the peer-reviewed articles you selected. Provide APA citations of […]

Practice gap Interdepartmental communication barrier

Practice gap interdepartmental communication barrier. Explain how your treatment of this population/issue could be affected by having awareness of bias and confounding in epidemiologic literature. Explain two strategies researchers can use to minimize these types of bias in studies, either through study design or analysis considerations. Finally, explain the effects these biases could have on […]