MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 9 Discussion
Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness
In this discussion you will create an age appropriate, evidence based plan of care for a client that might present to a primary care setting with a chronic disease or diseases. Make sure to include in the case study subjective, objective, and assessment data. You will post this information to the Discussion Board. Please provide a list of differential diagnoses, diagnostic exams and create an evidenced based management plan for the client. Be sure to provide a medication list and appropriate dosages. Remember when creating a plan that this patient will have more than one chronic disease and you should create a plan to involve all aspects of care. Comment on peers plan of care in terms of cost effectiveness and evidenced based.
Groups are as follows according to your last name:
A-H: African American female with Congestive Heart Failure, who has had a 20 pound weight gain in the past month. She also has Peripheral Vascular Disease with Venous Insufficiency. This patient has a Grade III murmur and takes anticoagulants.
I-P: Hispanic male who presents with Diabetes Type I and a HGB A1C of 9. This patient also has Chronic pain related to Peripheral Neuropathy and Unstable angina related to coronary Artery Disease.
Q-Z: African American male with a 10-year history of Chronic Kidney disease, Diabetes Type II, and uncontrolled Hypertension with BP’s ranging from 170/90–200/110.