Pathophysiology of Asthma and Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients: A Comparative Analysis Post Brian seems to have an acute exacerbation of asthma. Asthma is most common in boys prior to adolescence. Also asthma exacerbation triggers are common after bacterial or viral…
Hepatitis C Instructions Mike is a 23-year-old white male admitted for severe depression. He has a history of bipolar disorder and is currently taking valproate (Depakote) 500 mg XR daily. His psychiatrist ordered LFT\’s to follow the valproate therapy. LFT\’s…
Exploring Liver Damage in Hepatitis C Patients: A Case Study on Medication-Induced Injury In many cases, Valproic acid (Depakote) is prescribed for individuals who are suffering from seizures and some psychiatric disorders. In Mike’s case, his history of severe depression…
Urinary Incontinence: Pathophysiology and Comprehensive Management Article Urinary incontinence refers to the involuntary leaking of urine; there are multiple different types, including stress incontinence, overactive bladder, mixed incontinence, and overflow incontinence (2022). Stress incontinence is caused by a…
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Pathophysiological Exploration and CDC Recommendations Instructions Ann is a 32-year-old married female who presents to her nurse practitioner reporting lower abdominal pain, cramping, slight fever, and dysuria of 3 days duration. History LMP 2 weeks ago…
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Article Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute inflammation (McCance, 2020), which is caused by infection of any organ in the upper genital tract of young sexually active women (Curry et al., 2019). This disease affects…
NSG 530 Instructions A 38-year-old African-American woman was admitted for arthroscopic knee surgery. Her hematocrit was 25%, blood pressure was 140/94 mm Hg, and pulse was 112 beats She had a history of joint and bone pain, jaundice, and abdominal…
NSG 530 – Week 9 Reply Instructions This is the post for week 9’s reply. _________________________ Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by a mutation of the gene that is responsible for building…
Rhabdomyolysis NSG 530 Instructions Here is the case study for week 10. _______________________ A 28-year-old male presents to the primary care office for evaluation of left calf pain, swelling, and redness. He reports that this started one day ago and…
Rhabdomyolysis NSG 530 Instructions Here is the post for week 10’s reply. __________________ Injuries associated with extreme exercise have been climbing at an increasing rate in the United States (Lecina et al., 2021). In order to understand this phenomenon more…
