Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics(GET HELP) Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive worrying about several events that lasts longer than 6 months (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Symptoms include vigilance, tension, apprehension, poor concentration, difficulty falling or staying asleep, trembling, muscle tension, restlessness, palpitations, tachycardia, and sweating (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Patients with GAD typically have an accompanying […]
Identifying Facility Needs and Establishing Priorities WITH AN UNDERSTANDING of your current situation, future market strategy and projected demand, and potential operations improvement opportunities and technology investments, current and future facility needs can be identified and priorities established. The first step is to determine your space needs by location on a department (or service line)
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A 52 year-old man with total knee replacement Get your assignment done A 52 year-old man becomes confused POD#1 after elective right total knee replacement. The surgery was performed for degenerative joint disease and went smoothly, without complications. The anesthesiologistʼs and surgeonʼs post-operative notes describe the patient as alert and fully oriented, as did the
72 year-old man with decreased vision (click for home work help)A 72 year-old man comes to the office after awakening yesterday morning with decreased vision on theright. He has been feeling fine recently, with no headache or eye pain. He is taking the samemedications for the past several years: ACE inhibitor for longstanding hypertension, a
65 year-old right handed man with hypertension (Click here for help) A 65 year-old right handed man with a history of hypertension and smoking comes to the ED with right face, arm, and leg weakness and slurred speech for eight hours. The symptoms began abruptly during dinner and have not improved since onset. Examination shows
52 year-old woman with Parkinsonʼs Disease A 52 year-old woman comes to the office “worried that I have Parkinsonʼs Disease,” because of tremor inher hands for several years. She is not sure if it is worse in her right hand or if sheʼs more conscious of itbecause she is right-handed. Writing or especially holding a
woman with pain and tingling in her hands Get help A 32 year-old previously healthy woman comes to clinic for pain and tingling in her hands for several months. It began on the right as tingling in the hand and aching in the forearm. For the past month, she has had minor tingling in the
A 20 year-old college student with headache Case 17 (click here for help) A 20 year-old college student comes to student health, which you are covering on a primary care elective, during summer session with headache fever, and stiff neck for several days. She thought she was getting a cold, but for the past 36
A 68-year-old man becomes forgetful Case 16 A 68-year-old man is brought to see you, his primary care physician, by family because he has taken to wandering in the street. A couple of years ago, he started becoming “forgetful,” which he and his family attributed to age. He would lose his train of thought, and
An 18 year-old student feeling dizzy and nauseated Case 15 (click here for help) An 18 year-old student, without any medical problems, is brought to the ED after passing out during band practice. She had been standing in 95 degree heat for nearly an hour when she began feeling dizzy and nauseated. She slid to
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