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Bryant & Stratton College

HCAS143 Human Diseases and Drug Pharmacology

Summative Assessment #2 – Part 2

This Assessment is worth 10% of your overall course grade. This portion of Assessment

#2 will be worth 50% of this assessment’s total grade.

Outcome(s) Assessed:

• Course Outcomes

o Explain the fundamental concepts and processes of diseases and/or

conditions.

o Relate the causes and mechanisms of disease with the associated

diagnosis, treatments, and medications typically prescribed.

o Evaluate the accuracy of abbreviations and dosage/prescription

measurement in health documentation and make necessary corrections.

• Institutional Outcome

o Informational Literacy and Communication – Utilize appropriate current

technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to

accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written,

and/or oral formats.

Relevant Background Information:

This assessment will examine the pathologies, diagnostic testing, patient presentations,

and treatments for conditions related to the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and

cardiovascular systems. It will also assess disorders and conditions as a result of

trauma. The knowledge and skills learned will allow the student to understand

common presentations of various disease processes, common medication use associated

with various system related conditions, as well as the related lab/diagnostic tests for

each condition. The knowledge and skills learned would allow the student to interpret

and apply basic medical information such as lab work, prescription orders, patient signs

and symptoms to a specific pathology/disease that they would see within a patient’s

medical chart.

Assessment Purpose:

To prepare the student to identify signs, symptoms, and lab/diagnostic results

associated with various systems related pathologies/diseases.

Assessment Directions:

For this assessment, you will complete 5 short answer questions. For the first three

short answer questions and the reflection question, provide your answers in a well-

developed paragraph of 100 – 150 words for each question. Type your responses into a

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Word document with your name, date, and the title of this assessment at the top of the

page. Total word count for this assessment should not exceed 500 words.

Read the following scenario, including the examination findings and the blood test

results, then answer discussion questions 1 – 3.

Mr. K, a 57-year-old man, presents w/CC of bilateral claudication provoked by

moderate exercise. Pt also states extended sitting w/o support of lower extremities

results in bilateral lower extremity erythema and occasional pedal paresthesia.

Contributing Social hx: Smoker: 30 pack years; little to no regular exercise.

Physical examination reveals an overweight male appearing his stated age.

Hyperthermia and anterolateral alopecia noted bilaterally in the lower extremities.

Blood Tests:

Hypercholesteremia

Hypertriglyceridemia

Differential Diagnosis: Peripheral atherosclerosis, CHF, and peripheral vascular disease.

Questions

1. Explain how the disease process and development of atherosclerosis resulted in the

presentation and lab results of Mr. K.

2. Discuss the complications that might develop in Mr. K.

3. Identify possible plan of care options that may include patient education, treatment

options, necessary referral(s) and/or further diagnostic testing for Mr. K.

Read the following scenario, including the Medication Review, then answer questions 4

and 5.

Mr. K was seen later that month where he was diagnosed with high blood pressure. A

script for Lisinopril, 20 milligrams to be taken once a day by mouth was written. The

following is how this was documented in Mr. K’s chart:

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Bryant & Stratton College HCAS143 Human Diseases and Drug Pharmacology Summative Assessment #2 – Part 2 This Assessment is worth 10% of your overall course grade. This portion of Assessment #2 will be worth 50% of this assessment’s total grade. Outcome(s) Assessed: • Course Outcomes o Explain the fundamental concepts and processes of diseases and/or conditions. o Relate the causes and mechanisms of disease with the associated diagnosis, treatments, and medications typically prescribed. o Evaluate the accuracy of abbreviations and dosage/prescription measurement in health documentation and make necessary corrections. • Institutional Outcome o Informational Literacy and Communication – Utilize appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written, and/or oral formats. Relevant Background Information: This assessment will examine the pathologies, diagnostic testing, patient presentations, and treatments for conditions related to the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems. It will also assess disorders and conditions as a result of trauma. The knowledge and skills learned will allow the student to understand common presentations of various disease processes, common medication use associated with various system related conditions, as well as the related lab/diagnostic tests for each condition. The knowledge and skills learned would allow the student ...
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