Assignment 1: Lab Assignment: Differential Diagnosis for Skin Conditions Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Properly identifying the cause and type of a patient’s skin condition involves a process of elimination known as differential diagnosis. Using this process, a health professional can take a given set of physical abnormalities, vital signs, health assessment findings, and patient descriptions […]

Assignment 1: Case Study Assignment: Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools. Nurses must […]

The Agonist-to-Antagonist Action of Psychopharmacologic Agents The use of pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorders, including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone, has been associated with a reduction in mortality compared with illicit opioid use. The opioid agonist methadone and buprenorphine achieve clinical efficacy in patients with an opioid use disorder by suppressing craving and diminishing the […]

Introduction The purpose of this discussion board is to review case study 3 and address the different cultural aspects of how to approach building a health history of this patient. Patient MR is a Native American male that is complaining of anxiety and seeking help. He has been drinking and smoking “pot” to help himself […]

FIRST POST NURS 6630: Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology-Week 7 Discussion List three questions you might ask the patient if she were in your office. Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions. Ask about her social history- her social history will help be determine if there any social determinants that might influence […]