QUESTION The patient is a 19-year-old, single, African American, college student who presents to you with anxiety. She states, ‘I knew everything. I made stupid mistakes. I couldn’t think when I took the test.” The student reports severe anxiety since failing an exam, one week ago. She has never had trouble academically before. She felt anxious about the importance of the test and could not […]

QUESTION A 29-year-old single, pregnant woman is brought to the emergency department by the police after they picked her up attempting to break into a grocery store. When they apprehended her, they noticed that she “seemed high” and that she was sweating with dilated pupils. The patient admits to “doping” daily for the majority of the six months and losing 15 pounds in the past […]

QUESTION Endocrine Case Study Ms. Smith Is a 33-year-old female who presents to her primary care provider for General muscle weakness and low back pain. She reports that this pain has been going on for about 3 months and the weakness has been getting worse over the last 2 weeks and she has been more fatigued with basic physical exertion. She reports getting “steroid injections” […]

QUESTION Identified design approach for practice problem in healthcare. Identify the focus and setting of your problem, as well as the leadership styles most appropriate for the proposed practice change. Identify potential facilitators and barriers to making a proposed practice change. Be specific. How might your leadership style and skills match with the identified facilitators and barriers? Gather evidence to justify your selection and consider […]

QUESTION Scenario : Patient is a 24-year-old female administrative assistant who comes to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right-sided headache. She states that this is the sixth time in the last 2 months she has had this headache. She says the headaches last 2-3 days and have impacted her ability to concentrate at work. She complains of nausea and has vomited three […]

QUESTION A 78-year-old female was out walking her small dog when her dog suddenly tried to chase a rabbit and made her fall. She attempted to try and break her fall by putting her hand out and she landed on her outstretched hand. She immediately felt severe pain in her right wrist and noticed her wrist looked deformed. Her neighbor saw the fall and brought […]

QUESTION Develop a brief case study that focuses on a type of cardiogenic shock. The specific etiology causing cardiogenic shock should not be provided to your peers. Provide the client’s history and pertinent exam findings as clues. Create three challenge questions that require your peers to prioritize interventions necessary in caring for the client. Challenge questions should address both nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions. ANSWER Case […]

QUESTION Mr. Smith brings his 4-year-old son to your primary care office. He states the boy has been ill for three days. Mr. Smith indicates that he would like antibiotics so he can send his son back to pre-school the next day. History – Child began with sneezing, mild cough, and low grade fever of 100 degrees three days ago. All immunizations UTD. Father reports […]

QUESTION A 28-year-old obese, female presents today with complaints for several weeks of vision problems (blurry) and difficulty with concentration and focusing. She is an administrative para-legal for a law firm and notes her symptoms have become worse over the course of the addition of more attorneys and demands for work. Today, she noticed that her symptoms were worse and were accompanied by some fine […]

QUESTION Abortion has been a topic of conversation that I expected we would discuss within this class. Regarding my own personal standpoint, I always am a proponent for autonomy. Therefore, I am in favor of individuals deciding what they wish to do with their own bodies. In other words, I am an ally with those who fight for abortion rights. With regard to my standpoint, […]