WestCoast NURS530 2020 MAY Week 5 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

NURS530 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Select one of the following discussion prompts to address:

Describe childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and G6PD deficiency and the incidence, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of each.

Describe the morphology of erythrocytes, the mechanism, and primary cause of the following anemias: Pernicious anemia, folate deficiency anemia, iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia, and sickle cell anemia.

Describe the most common causes and provide examples for neutrophilia, neutropenia, eosinophilia (i.e., eosinophilia caused by asthma, hay fever, or parasitic infection), eosinopenia, basophilia, monocytosis, monocytopenia, lymphocytosis, and lymphocytopenia.

DQ2 Select one of the following discussion prompts to address:

Discuss the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the links to dyslipidemia, hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle. Review the current scholarly literature, and describe the markers and testing of cardiovascular risk and prevention and treatment recommendations.

Describe the pathophysiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, and discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation (include the revised Jones Criteria), and treatment of rheumatic fever.

Review and summarize the Joint National Committee (JNC) recommendations for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. Review the recommendations made by the American Diabetes Association’s 2016 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes for the control of high blood pressure and summarize the treatment recommendations.