focused SOAP Nausea and Vomiting

Book: Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2015). Seidel’s guide to physical examination (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Format: Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format (sample attached)

Nausea and Vomiting

A
20-year-old female complains of nausea and has vomited three times over
the past 48 hours. The patient also experienced a low-grade fever this
morning. She states that she recently ate shellfish at a new restaurant
with two friends who are suffering from similar symptoms.

Post
a description of the health history you would need to collect from the
patient in the case study. Explain which physical exams and diagnostic
tests would be appropriate and how the results would be used to make a
diagnosis. List five different possible conditions for the patient’s
differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.

Assignment 2

Book:Arcangelo, V. P., Peterson, A. M., Wilbur, V., & Reinhold, J. A. (Eds.). (2017). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (4th ed.). Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Pharmacology for the gastrointestinal system. Baltimore, MD: Author.

This media presentation outlines drug treatment options for disorders of the gastrointestinal system.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

Format: fully detail discussion paper

Patient
HL comes into the clinic with the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting,
and diarrhea. The patient has a history of drug abuse and possible
Hepatitis C. HL is currently taking the following prescription drugs:

• Synthroid 100 mcg daily
• Nifedipine 30 mg daily
• Prednisone 10 mg daily
• Reflect on the patient’s symptoms, medical history, and drugs currently prescribed.
• Think
  about a possible diagnosis for the patient. Consider whether the
  patient has a disorder related to the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary
  system or whether the symptoms are the result of a disorder from
  another system or other factors such as pregnancy, drugs, or a
  psychological disorder.
• Consider an appropriate drug therapy plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently prescribed.

With these thoughts in mind:Post
an explanation of your diagnosis for the patient including your
rationale for the diagnosis. Then, describe an appropriate drug therapy
plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently
prescribed.

Assignment 3

Book same as assignment 2

To prepare:

• Review
  Chapter 49 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text, as well as the
  Krummenacher et al. and Scourfield articles in the Learning Resources.
• Reflect
  on whether or not the prevalence of HIV cases might be attributed to
  increased complacency due to more advanced drug treatment options for
  HIV/AIDS.
• Consider how health care professionals can help to
  change perceptions and make people more aware of the realities of the
  disease.
• Think about strategies to educate HIV positive patients
  on medication adherence, as well as safe practices to reduce the risk
  of infecting others.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 3

Post
an explanation of whether or not you think the prevalence of HIV cases
might be attributed to increased complacency due to more advanced drug
treatment options.Then, explain how health care professionals can help
to change perceptions and increase awareness of the realities of the
disease. Finally, describe strategies to educate HIV positive patients
on medication adherence, as well as safe practices to reduce the risk of
infecting others.

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ATTACHMENTS

episodic_focused_soap_note_template.doc

usw1_nurs_6512_episodicsoapexemplar.doc

requirements
school “healthassessment”
school “advancedpharmacology”