Description A 78-year-old female comes to your office escorted by a neighbor who is a patient of yours. The neighbor, who has lived next door to the older woman for years, relates that a week ago the elderly womans sister died and that she had been her caregiver for many years. The neighbor relates that…
Description 1. Please select a DSM-5 Diagnosis from your text book. 2. Provide the key criteria from the diagnosis according to the DSM-5. 3. Discuss the three most common differential diagnoses to explore before assigning the diagnosis. 4. What are the key differences between the differential diagnoses and the DSM-5 diagnosis you have selected? 5….
Description A 72-year-old male presents to the clinic with 4 weeks of productive cough. He has a 10-year history of diagnosed COPD. He has a 45-year history of two packs a day cigarette smoking. He states he quit smoking due to financial needs about 6 years ago. He complains of pain in his chest from…
Description Describe your clinical experience for this week at the geriatric clinic as a Nurse practitioner student. 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…