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Topic 1: Pain Management, Palliative Care, Metabolic, Endocrine, Genetic, and Chronic Conditions and Management Plans
This week, there will be a variety of conditions assigned to you by your instructor pertaining to metabolic, endocrine, genetic, and chronic conditions. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:
- Pathophysiology
- Epidemiology
- Physical exam findings
- Differential diagnoses and rationale
- Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed
In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:
- Neurofibromatosis
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Running head: NEUROFIBROMATOSIS
Neurofibromatosis
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
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NEUROFIBROMATOSIS
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Pathophysiology and Epidemiology
Neurofibromatosis is a disorder transmitted genetically, which leads to benign nerve
tumors and growth in other areas of the body. There are 2-types of neurofibromatosis;
neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) and type II (NF2). NF1 reveals itself during early childhood or at
birth, and it is characterized by many light brown spots (café-au-lait) underarms and in the groin
as well as benign tumors under the skin. Ruggieri et al. (2015) point out that NF2 might appear
during early adulthood, adolescence or childhood and it is characterized by benign nerve tumors,
which transmits sound impulse and balance signals to the brain from the i...