Two five-year-old girls are on your schedule for a kindergarten physical. The foster parent of one of the children indicates she received all her immunization from birth to one year of age, but after that the child has not had any further vaccines. The second child appears to have been vaccinated per the CDC schedule. […]

Trauma-Informed Care as Relating to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Thinking about the old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover,” wouldn’t it be great to be able to see inside other people – I mean really see inside. As human beings, we keep so much of ourselves hidden, and we see only a […]

Dementia in the elderly. Discuss ways in which the cost associated with dementia can be curtailed along with maintaining the individual’s quality of life. Dementia is not only Alzheimer’s disease, so please consider multiple types of dementia within your answers (types of dementia include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies [DLB], mixed dementia, […]

Helping Adults Stay Healthy Please choose one of the following topics and respond to the thread corresponding to the question you select. Please include at least three scholarly sources within your initial post.   Note: As you are choosing a topic, please try to make sure that all topics are chosen at least by one […]

Examine current practice guidelines related to suicide screening and prevention and how they could pertain to John.   Choose one of the following questions to answer as part of your initial post.   What events in John’s life created a “downward spiral” into homelessness and hopelessness? Which events were related to social needs, mental health […]

Diabetes Type 1 and 2 Describe the pathophysiology of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.   Describe the risk factors for the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.   List three complications of diabetes; describe the pathophysiology of each, and explain appropriate preventative measures.   Explain what HgbA1C is, what it […]

Infection and trauma can happen to both the cornea and the conjunctiva. Which is more serious? Using pathophysiology, explain why. Compare wide-angle and narrow-angle glaucoma, including the pathophysiology and signs of each.   Describe the two types of macular degeneration and current treatments.   Patients who have experienced a blow to the back of the […]

Mr. CY, age 71, has had significant emphysema for six years. He has reduced his cigarette smoking since mild congestive heart failure was diagnosed (right-sided heart failure; refer to Chapter 12). He has been admitted to the hospital with a suspected closed pneumothorax and respiratory failure.   Describe the pathophysiologic changes in the lungs with […]

Describe the three stages of hemostasis. Explain the difference between the terms microcytic and megaloblastic. Identify one condition where each may occur.   Compare the general effects of the general states of anemia and polycythemia in terms of hemoglobin level, hematocrit, general appearance, and possible complications. There can be different causes for these conditions. Compare […]

Explain what stroke volume is and how it is related to the cardiovascular system; address, particularly, stroke volume, heart rate, and blood pressure.   Identify two disorders of the cardiovascular system that affect stroke volume, heart rate, and BP, and explain how the disease state and pathophysiologic process alters these components away from their homeostatic […]