Mr. Z is a 63-year-old retired banker with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He is a longtime smoker, smoking four packs of cigarettes each day for 30 years. For the last week, Mr. Z has experienced a flulike illness with fever and chills. He also complains of nausea, exhaustion, anorexia, diarrhea, […]

Ms. Y is a 3-year-old with a history of asthma. She is brought in by her mother who indicates the child has not been eating well for the past few days. And today she looks restless and agitated. Both parents are present. Mother indicated child is allergic to peanuts and she found her eating cashew […]

Brief Patient History Mr. V is a 56-year-old transgender male with hepatitis. His partner lives with him. He has a long history of chronic back pain and has been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for several years. He was recently started on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. He routinely comes to the clinic since he was […]

Reflect on a previous mentoring experience you have had, with you being the mentee. In 250 words or more, respond to the following prompts: What was most effective and what was most ineffective? How can you use these experiences to improve your mentoring of others? Please use the video from this week’s Learning Materials as […]

Choose one of the options provided and prepare a chart to compare and contrast the two selected conditions based on specific key pathophysiological concepts, clinical presentation, etiology, diagnostics, and treatment. You should also include a Venn diagram. Use at least one peer-reviewed research article in your response. Include pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric considerations, as applicable, […]