Because everyone’s life is deemed valuable to God, the choice of suicide or euthanasia contradicts this and is therefore considered sin. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference. Refer to the “Discussion Question Rubric” and “Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.

1. Describe the goals of drug therapy for hypertension and the different antihypertensive treatment. 
2. Describe types of arrhythmias and their treatment
3. Discuss Atrial Fibrillation
4. Discuss types of anemia, causes, symptoms, and treatment options

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 
  • Each question must be answered individually as in bullet points.  

Problem-Focused SOAP Note Format

Demographic Data 

• Age and gender (must be HIPAA compliant) 

Subjective 

• Chief Complaint (CC): A short statement about why they are there 
• History of Present Illness (HPI):  Write your HPI in paragraph form. Start with the age, gender, and why they are there (example: 23-year-old female here for…). Elaborate using the acronym OLDCART: Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating/Alleviating Factors, Relieving Factors, Treatment 
• Past Med. Hx (PMH): Medical or surgical problems, hospitalizations, medications, allergies, immunizations, and preventative health maintenance 
• Family Hx: any history of CA, DM, HTN, MI, CVA?  
• Social Hx: Including nutrition, exercise, substance use, sexual hx, occupation, school, etc. 
• Review of Systems (ROS) as appropriate: Include health maintenance (e.g., eye, dental, pap, vaccines, colonoscopy) 

Objective 

• Vital Signs 
• Physical findings listed by body systems, not paragraph form- Highlight abnormal findings 

Assessment (the diagnosis) 

• At least Two (2) differential diagnoses (if applicable) with rationale and pertinent positives and negatives for each 
• Final diagnosis with rationale, pertinent positives and negatives, and pathophysiological explanation 

Plan 

• Dx Plan (lab, x-ray) 
• Tx Plan (meds): including medication(s) prescribed (if any), dosage, frequency, duration, and refill(s) (if any) 
• Pt. Education, including specific medication teaching points 
• Referral/Follow-up 
• Health maintenance: including when screenings eye, dental, pap, vaccines, immunizations, etc. are next due 

Reference 

• Compare care given to the patient with the National Standards of Care/National Guidelines. Cite accordingly.