A 2-month-old is identified during newborn screening with sickle cell anemia. How would you manage this patient at 2 months, 2 years, 6 years, and at 13 years old? What are the issues for each stage in development? Where would you refer this child? How would you coordinate the care of this child? .Submission Instructions: […]
Case #2 A new female patient, C.Y. 32-year-old patient consults your office because she presents hirsutism, clitoral hypertrophy and menstrual dysfunction. She also stated she has gain weight lately. You suspect of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Discuss and described the pathophysiology and symptomology/clinical manifestations of Hyperandrogenism. Discuss three differential diagnoses for AUB with ICD 10 […]
Describe your clinical experience for this week. Did you face any challenges, any success? If so, what were they? Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of care, and at least 3 possible differential diagnosis with rationales. Mention the health promotion intervention for this patient. What did you […]
Maria is a 35 y/o female who is complaining of frequent vaginal yeast infections. She has had 4 in the last 6 months, and they have been treated with topical and oral antifungal medications which have initially worked, but the infections recur within 1-2 weeks. Maria reports increased thirst and urination for the last two […]
I have seen this so many times in my career. Family members even become clued in that their family member is probably having a urinary tract infection because of their confusion. General Question: How could an infection, such as a urinary tract infection (UTI) lead to confusion in an older adult? What physiological changes […]
