A 46-year-old, 230lb woman with a family history of breast cancer. She is up to date on yearly mammograms. ?She has a history of HTN. She complains of hot flushing, night sweats, and g

A 46-year-old, 230lb woman with a family history of breast cancer. She is up to date on yearly mammograms.  She has a history of HTN. She complains of hot flushing, night sweats, and genitourinary symptoms.  She had felt well until 1 month ago and she presented to her gynecologist for her annual gyn examination and to discuss her symptoms.  She has a history of ASCUS about 5 years ago on her pap, other than that, Pap smears have been normal. Home medications are Norvasc 10mg qd and HCTZ 25mg qd. She has regular monthly menstrual cycles. Her LMP was 1 month ago.

Ht: 5’4”

BP 150/90

1. Post a description of your patient’s health needs from the patient case study you selected. Be specific. 

2. Explain the type of treatment regimen you would recommend for treating your patient, including specific medications. Be sure to justify your response. 

3. Explain a patient education strategy you might recommend for assisting your patient with the management of their health needs. Be specific and provide examples.

RUBRIC

 Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources. …Supported by at least three current, credible sources….Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.