Yearly Archives: 2021

Module 6: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe Mike is a 23-year-old white male admitted for severe depression. He has a history of bipolar disorder and is currently taking valproate (Depakote) 500 mg XR daily. His psychiatrist ordered LFT?s to follow the valproate therapy. LFT?s were abnormal: ALT 1178 u/L, AST 746 u/L. the patient […]

Mike is a 23-year-old white male admitted for severe depression. He has a history of bipolar disorder and is currently taking valproate (Depakote) 500 mg XR daily. His psychiatrist ordered LFT?s to follow the valproate therapy. LFT?s were abnormal: ALT 1178 u/L, AST 746 u/L. the patient was asymptomatic. He denies fever, abdominal pain, nausea, […]

Brian is a 7-year-old boy who presents to the primary care office with his mother. His mom has noticed that Brian has been coughing frequently and seems to have shortness of breath at times. She reports that Brian had a ?cold? with a low grade fever and runny nose about 2 weeks ago and the […]

Module 5: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe Brian is a 7-year-old boy who presents to the primary care office with his mother. His mom has noticed that Brian has been coughing frequently and seems to have shortness of breath at times. She reports that Brian had a ?cold? with a low grade fever and […]

Module 4: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe Mrs. K is a 60-year-old white female who presented to the ER with complaints of her heart ?beating out of my chest.? She is complaining that she is having increased episodes of shortness of breath over the last month and in fact has to sleep on 4 […]

Mr. B, a 40-year-old avid long-distance runner previously in good health, presented to his primary provider for a yearly physical examination, during which a suspicious-looking mole was noticed on the back of his left arm, just proximal to the elbow. He reported that he has had that mole for several years, but thinks that it […]

NSG-530-IKC ? Advanced Pathophysiology ? Module 3: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe Mr. B, a 40-year-old avid long-distance runner previously in good health, presented to his primary provider for a yearly physical examination, during which a suspicious-looking mole was noticed on the back of his left arm, just proximal to the elbow. He reported […]

NSG-530-IKC ? Advanced Pathophysiology ? Module 2: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe Melissa, a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis comes to the primary care office with complaints of increased cough and productive green sputum over the last week. She also complains of increasing shortness of breath. She denies sore throat or nasal congestion. On […]

Module 1: Discussion 2 ? Must post first. Subscribe Mr. B is a 70-year-old man who developed sub sternal chest pains radiating down his left arm while at home. He was taken to the ER via ambulance. His breathing was labored, pulses rapid and weak, and his skin was cold and clammy.An ECG was done […]

Hello Class, We have reached the final week of the class. This week we will be wrapping up with miscellaneous diagnostic tests and studies. During your review of the Module 12 materials, please pay attention to the following?key concepts: Culture/Sensitivity, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Testing for Alcoholism, Skin Biopsy, & Blood Smears. […]