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Assignment 1

Select one of the following neurological disorders: headaches, seizure disorders, sleep disorders, depression, or dementia. Consider the types of drugs that would be prescribed to patients to treat symptoms associated with this disorder.

  • Select one of the following factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how this factor might impact the effects of prescribed drugs, as well as any measures you might take to help reduce negative side effects.
  • Post a description of the neurological disorder you selected including types of drugs that would be prescribed to patients to treat associated symptoms. Then, explain how the factor you selected might impact the effects of prescribed drugs, as well as any measures you might take to help reduce negative side effects.
  • Assignment 2

    Reflect on differences between types of diabetes including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.

  • Select one type of diabetes.
  • Consider one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Then, reflect on dietary considerations related to treatment.
  • Think about the short-term and long-term impact of the diabetes you selected on patients including effects of drug treatments.
  • Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:
    • Explain the differences between types of diabetes including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
    • Describe one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Include dietary considerations related to treatment.
    • Explain the short-term and long-term impact of this diabetes on patients including effects of drugs treatments.
    Assignment 3
  • In this Discussion, you consider case studies of abnormal findings from patients in a clinical setting. You determine what history should be collected from the patients, what physical exams and diagnostic tests should be conducted, and formulate a differential diagnosis with several possible conditions.Case 1: Nose Focused Exam
    Richard is a 50-year-old male with nasal congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, and postnasal drainage. Richard has struggled with an itchy nose, eyes, palate, and ears for 5 days. As you check his ears and throat for redness and inflammation, you notice him touch his fingers to the bridge of his nose to press and rub there. He says he's taken Mucinex OTC the past two nights to help him breathe while he sleeps. When you ask if the Mucinex has helped at all, he sneers slightly and gestures that the improvement is only minimal. Richard is alert and oriented. He has pale, boggy nasal mucosa with clear thin secretions and enlarged nasal turbinates, which obstruct airway flow but his lungs are clear. His tonsils are not enlarged but his throat is mildly erythematous.
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    Running head: ASSIGNMENT 1: DEMENTIA

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    Assignment 1: Dementia
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    ASSIGNMENT 1: DEMENTIA

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    Assignment 1: Dementia
    How Age Impacts the Effects of Prescribed Drugs
    Dementia, a progressive deterioration of cognitive functions, is the most common form of
    Alzheimer’s disease (Lindsey, 2009). Age remain the most vital non-modifiable risk in dementia
    with the probability of developing Alzheimer’s disease increasing with progression in age.
    Medical treatment of dementia is focused on enhancing coexisting changes in behavior like
    depression, anxiety and psychosis. Acetylcholinesterase inhibi...


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