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6005 Week 3 Assignment 1
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Select
one of the two questions from the discussion questions listed below .By Week 3,
Day 3, respond to the selected discussion question and submit your response to
this Discussion Area .
Be
sure to respond to the question using the lessons and vocabulary found in the
reading .Justify your answers using examples and reasoning .Support your
answers with examples and research and cite your research using APA format .
Start
reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the
week as possible .Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts .Participate in
the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification,
providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the
discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning
in the discussion .
Discussion
Question 1
CF
is a sixty-year-old African American male who presents as a new patient for
initial evaluation and follow-up .He has been diagnosed with hypertension for
the last twelve years and Type 2 diabetes for the same period of time .His
current blood pressure is 162/90, with a pulse of 76 .His body mass index (BMI)
is 32 .He is currently taking Maxzide 37 .5/25 mg every morning .This is the
only antihypertensive medication he has taken .
For
this question, focus on the treatment of hypertension .Discuss the influences
of his age, gender, and ethnicity on hypertensive medications .On the basis of
an analysis of those factors, provide one option for improvement of his blood
pressure and provide a clear and specific justification for that choice .Be
sure to include dosage and scheduling .Include highlights of patient teaching
and/or recommendations for any lifestyle changes .Support your decisions with
at least one reference to a published clinical guideline and one peer-reviewed
publication .
Discussion
Question 2
MT
is a fifty-six-year-old obese (BMI 31 .5) Caucasian female with a significant
family history of cardiovascular disease .She has uncontrolled hypertension and
is currently taking metoprolol 50 mg twice daily .She has dyslipidemia and is
taking exetimibe 10 mg daily and garlic .Her current cholesterol is 240 mg/dL,
HDL is 41 mg/dL, LDL is 163 mg/dL, and triglycerides are 183 mg/dL .Her blood
pressure today is 174/94, and her pulse is 90 .
Review
the medications she is taking for hypertension and dyslipidemia .Evaluate the
efficacy of these medications .Review them in terms of her age, gender, and
ethnicity .Suggest any changes you would recommend, with clear justification
for those choices .For medications, include dosages and schedules .Include
highlights of patient teaching and/or lifestyle alterations .Support your
decisions with at least one refer ence to a published clinical guideline and
one peer-reviewed publication .
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