Treatment of tuberculosis or pneumonia
Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of tuberculosis or pneumonia.
Entries by Daphne Hanson
Treatment of asthma
Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of asthma (include the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines).
Treatment of cystic fibrosis
Discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of cystic fibrosis. Discuss the potential impact of gene therapy on CF and the ethical dimensions in treating this life-limiting disease.
Treatment of high blood pressure
Review and summarize the Joint National Committee (JNC) recommendations for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. Review the recommendations made by the American Diabetes Association’s 2016 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes for the control of high blood pressure and summarize the treatment recommendations.
Acute rheumatic fever and heart disease
Describe the pathophysiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation (include the revised Jones Criteria), and treatment of rheumatic fever
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
Discuss the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the links to dyslipidemia, hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle. Review the current scholarly literature and describe the markers and testing of cardiovascular risk and prevention and treatment recommendations.
Neutrophilia neutropenia eosinophilia and lymphocytosis
Describe the most common causes and provide examples for neutrophilia, neutropenia, eosinophilia (i.e., eosinophilia caused by asthma, hay fever, or parasitic infection), eosinopenia, basophilia, monocytosis, monocytopenia, lymphocytosis, and lymphocytopenia.
Common types of anemia
Common types of anemia Describe the morphology of erythrocytes, the mechanism, and the primary cause of the following anemias; Pernicious anemia, folate deficiency anemia, iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia, and sickle cell anemia.
Childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia
Describe childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and G6PD deficiency and the incidence, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of each.
Mood disorder: depression and mania
Mood disorder: depression and mania Describe a patient with a mood disorder and the appropriate nursing interventions. Please answer the following questions in your initial posting: Describe a client from your clinical setting or previous experience who experienced depression or mania. Include a brief history and 3-5 most pertinent medications. Identify one problem that was not […]
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