NR 601 Week 5 Case Study Assignment: Mrs Wu., 59- Year Old Asian Female

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NR 601 Week 5 Case Study Assignment: Mrs Wu., 59- Year Old Asian Female The purpose of this case study is to present Mrs. Wu., a 59- year old Asian female, who presented to clinic to follow up with h... er recent diagnosis of right knee arthritis. However, her chief complaints for this visit is increased fatigue and weight gain. The onset of Mrs. Wu’s symptoms began 12 weeks ago. She reports going to the health club and exercising twice a week, at the gym she walks on the treadmill for 30 minutes and lifts light weights in the effort of losing weight in which she has not lost any weight in fact she gained 4 pounds. She also reports, exercise seems to make her even more hungry and thirsty. She also reports, urinating more frequently in the past three months. The purpose of this case study is the analysis the objective and subjective findings in order to diagnose and construct a plan of management for Mrs. Wu’s chief complaint. In this paper, the National Diabetes Guidelines will be applied to the patient’s management plan. This paper will comprise of primary diagnosis, secondary diagnosis and differential diagnosis for Mrs. Wu, along with a plan for management and treatment of the primary diagnosis, secondary diagnosis, and the differential diagnosis. Involving diagnostics, medications, education, referrals and follow-up care. Furthermore, this paper will include the discussion of medication cost of all prescribed and (OTC) over- the- counter medications and SOAP note. [Show More]

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