NSG6023 2020 November Week 4 Discussion Latest

NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement

Week 4 Discussion

This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.

To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, 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 assignment by the end of the week.

Discussion Question 1

Discuss the physical assessment of a patient who presents with the complaint of cervical lymphadenopathy. What are the specific lymph nodes that you will assess? How do you palpate the lymph nodes, and what are the normal versus abnormal findings? In the presence of abnormal findings, what diagnostic tests would you order and why? Also, what are the possible differential diagnoses and would your recommendations differ for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients?

Discussion Question 2

There are a number of differential diagnoses for adult patients that present with lower leg edema. Discuss the differential diagnoses for adult patients that present with lower leg edema. Include diagnostic testing and treatment. Why would you choose these tests? Include the differences between arterial insufficiency versus venous insufficiency.