Case Study Assignment Chamberlain college of Nursing, NR 601: Primary Care of the Maturing and Aged Family, Mrs. Wong, 59 years old Asian female, Primary Diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2) (E11.9).

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Case Study Assignment Chamberlain college of Nursing NR 601: Primary Care of the Maturing and Aged Family Mrs. Wong is 59 years old Asian female presents to the office for follow up after three mon... ths, and complaints of increasing fatigue over the last 12 weeks. She also reported after her menopause 4 years ago she had experiencing a gradual weight gain. She has been exercise at least twice a week, but unsuccessful. The purpose of this paper is to use subjective and objective data that is provided to develop an appropriate diagnosis and plan for Mrs. Wong. This assignment will discuss the assessment of the primary diagnosis, secondary diagnosis, and the differential diagnoses for Mrs. Wong, and the management plan for treatment of the above diagnosis. It will consist of diagnostics, medications, education, referrals, and follow-up care. This paper also includes a discussion on medication costs of all prescribed and over the counter (OTC) medications. Assessment Mrs. Wong came to the office complains of fatigue. Despite exercising twice a week, she is unable to lose weight. She also reported an increase of hunger for past two months. Per morning lab result, urine analysis is positive for glucose, total cholesterol is elevated, a decreased in low-high density lipoprotein, and HbA1c is 6.6%. According to Cash and Glass (2017), fasting blood glucose greater than 126 and HbA1c of 6.5% is considered diabetic. Primary Diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2) (E11.9). [Show More]

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