Dr Hansen, an orthopedist, is seeing Andrew, a 72-year-old established male patient who has complaints of severe knee pain in both knees and repeated falls over the past 2 months. Dr Hansen completes a detailed history and exam with the medical decision making of moderate complexity, including standing, anteroposterior X-rays of each knee standing, which […]

Female Genitalia; male Genitalia.   Midsagittal view of the female pelvic organs. Summarize the ovulation cycle and identify the functions of the hormones produced. An older woman who has stopped regular menstruation asks whether she can still become pregnant. What is the best response you can give this patient? What is the name of the tissue that […]

Read chapter 7 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation.  Once done, read the following clinical case below and answer the questions; Diabetes has been emerging as a major public health concern among Native American communities in the United States for the past 40 years. The Pima Indians in Arizona currently have the highest […]

Assignment: Case Study Assignment: Assessing Neurological.  Imagine not being able to form new memories. This is the reality patients with anterograde amnesia face. Although this form of amnesia is rare, it can result from severe brain trauma. Anterograde amnesia demonstrates just how impactful brain disorders can be to a patient’s quality of living. Accurately assessing […]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Case Study The patient is an 11-year-old girl who has been complaining of intermittent right lower quadrant pain and diarrhoea for the past year. She is small for her age. Her physical examination indicates some mild right lower quadrant tenderness and fullness. Studies Results Hemoglobin (Hgb), 8.6 g/dL (normal: >12 g/dL) Hematocrit […]

You are caring for a 32-year-old male client who pushes his call light stating he is experiencing intermittent, sharp precordial chest pain that radiates to his neck since being admitted during the night. He gets relief if he sits and leans forward, but the pain gets worse with swallowing. He rates the pain at 5 […]

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Adoption Law Fall 2016 Assignment #1 You represent Brenda, a 45 year-old divorced woman. Brenda is a North Carolina resident. Years ago, before Brenda was divorced, she and her husband were foster parents to Leesa. Leesa was their foster child from the time she was 10 until the court returned her to her mother when […]

Discussion: Assessing Musculoskeletal Pain The body is constantly sending signals about its health. One of the most easily recognized signals is a pain. Musculoskeletal conditions comprise one of the leading causes of severe long-term pain in patients. The musculoskeletal system is an elaborate system of interconnected levers that provides the body with support and mobility. […]

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days who selected a different interactive media piece on a psychological disorder, and provide recommendations for alternative drug treatments to address the patient’s pathophysiology. Main Post Depression Scenario The interactive depression scenario described a 70-year-old male who presented with complaints of depression (Laureate […]