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Homework: Aquifer Case Study Analysis

Aquifer Case Study

The discussion homework provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this homework, go to the Discussion Area and post a response to the given question in the Discussion Area.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all homeworks, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this homework by the end of the week.

The Aquifer virtual case-study homeworks are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning. Material from the Aquifer cases may be present in the quizzes, the midterm exam, and the final exam. You must have all Aquifer homeworks completed in order to successfully pass the course.

Task

Complete only the History, Physical Exam, and Assessment sections of the Aquifer virtual case: Family Medicine 08: 54-year-old male with elevated blood pressure.

You are required to answer all the discussion questions listed below in each domain.

I. Domain: History

i. Identify two additional questions that were not asked in the case study and should have been?

ii. Explain your rationale for asking these two additional questions.

iii. Describe what the two additional questions might reveal about the patient's health.

II. Domain: Physical Exam

For each system examined in this case;

i. Explain the reason the provider examined each system.

ii. Describe how the exam findings would be abnormal based on the information in this case. If it is a wellness visit, based on the patient's age, describe what exam findings could be abnormal.

iii. Describe the normal findings for each system.

iv. Identify the various diagnostic instruments you would need to use to examine this patient.

III. Domain: Assessment (Medical Diagnosis)

Discuss the pathophysiology of the:

i. Diagnosis and,

ii. Each Differential Diagnosis

iii. If it is a Wellness, type 'Not Applicable'

IV. Domain: Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

Discuss the following:

i. What labs should be ordered in the case?

ii. Discuss what lab results would be abnormal.

iii. Discuss what the abnormal lab values indicate.

iv. Discuss what diagnostic procedures you might want to order based on the medical diagnosis.

v. If this is a wellness visit, discuss what the U.S. Preventive Taskforce recommends for patients in this age group.