18 Oct A 79-year-old patient presents with cramping abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 4 days. List at least three (3) differential diagnoses.

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A 79-year-old patient presents with cramping abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 4 days. List at least three (3) differential diagnoses.   Question 2Sarah is a 68-year-old patient who had a mammogram and biopsy positive for breast cancer. Her breast cancer is staged at T1N0M0. Sarah asks...

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18 Oct You are performing a Medicare home assessment on an 84-year-old male. Part of this exam is checking for carotid bruits. Describe two reasons this exam is important in an older adult:

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You are performing a Medicare home assessment on an 84-year-old male. Part of this exam is checking for carotid bruits. Describe two reasons this exam is important in an older adult:   Question 2A 78-year-old patient, past one ppd smoker times 10 years (quit 10 years ago)...

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18 Oct What would your next step be for a patient you suspect has a diagnosis of acute angle glaucoma?

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What would your next step be for a patient you suspect has a diagnosis of acute angle glaucoma?   Question 2Describe the characteristics of dry, nonexudative, or atrophic macular degeneration.   Question 3You are performing a commercial driver’s exam on a 69-year-old male. He jokes that his wife says...

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18 Oct Your 98-year-old patient complains of a corn behind his big toe that bothers him when he walks. Describe how corns usually form.

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Your 98-year-old patient complains of a corn behind his big toe that bothers him when he walks. Describe how corns usually form.   Question 2Your 82-year-old patient comes in for a routine checkup and mentions that she is worried about a skin lesion on her back. She...

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18 Oct Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Disorders

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Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Disorders   Consider the example of Sue from the case study in Chapter 13 of your textbook:   Sue is a 68-year-old healthy woman with no significant medical history. She is in the office today with complaint of intractable nausea and vomiting...

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18 Oct What are the most current recommendations for vaccination of patients near the end of life, including hospice patients?

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What are the most current recommendations for vaccination of patients near the end of life, including hospice patients?   Question 2E. D. is a 78-year-old woman who does not remember if she has ever had the immunization for herpes zoster. She does remember having chicken pox as...

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18 Oct Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Dementia, Delirium, and Depression

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Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Dementia, Delirium, and Depression With the prevalence of dementia, delirium, and depression in the growing geriatric population, you will likely care for elderly patients with these disorders. While many symptoms of dementia, delirium, and depression are similar, it is important that you...

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18 Oct CHIEF COMPLAINT – Tired and Peeing at Night

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PATIENT NAME – Evan Tyson   AGE - 65 YEARS    SEX - Male   HEIGHT – 6’0” (183 cm)   WEIGHT - 216.0 lb (98.2 Kg)    CHIEF COMPLAINT – Tired and Peeing at Night  ...

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18 Oct More Frequent severe Headaches

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PATIENT NAME – Bebe Babbitt   AGE - 48 YEARS    SEX - Female   HEIGHT – 5’6” (168 cm)   WEIGHT - 122.0 lb (55.5 Kg)    CHIEF COMPLAINT – More Frequent severe Headaches...

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18 Oct Finalize your portfolio, incorporating changes as advised by your colleagues and your instructor, as well as completing the final sections of the portfolio.

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Throughout this course, you have developed your portfolio addressing aspects of a community problem and applying social change perspectives to it. This week you will finalize your portfolio, incorporating changes as advised by your colleagues and your instructor, as well as completing the final sections...

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