Medicine
Topic: Cardiovascular Disorder
Paper details:
Case Study information:
As an advanced practice nurse, it is your responsibility to recommend appropriate treatment options for patients with cardiovascular disorders. To ensure the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy, advanced practice nurses must consider aspects that might influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes such as medical history, other drugs currently prescribed, and individual patient factors.
Patient AO has a history of obesity and has recently gained 9 pounds. The patient has been diagnosed with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
• Atenolol 12.5 mg daily
• Doxazosin 8 mg daily
• Hydralazine 10 mg qid
• Sertraline 25 mg daily
• Simvastatin 80 mg daily
Paper requirements:
• Must be written from an advanced Nurse practitioner perspective.
• Must be at least 2 pages long but not more that 3 pages double spaced times new roman 12 font. This does not include the title page or reference page.
• How does age affect this patient?
• How does age impact the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the patients drug therapy
• Consider how changes in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples.
• Think about how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes. Reflect on whether you would modify the current drug treatment or provide an alternative treatment option for the patient. Provide rationale as to why you removed any medications that are not pertained to the case study like sertraline in not needed for this patient give justification which it can cause weight gain.
• Think about how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes. Reflect on whether you would modify the current drug treatment or provide an alternative treatment option for the patient. Such as adding in a diuretic & weekly weight check.
• What labs need to be monitored.
• Must be Help write my thesis – APA
• Must include 3-5 credible resources that are scholarly and no older than 5 years.Case Study information:
As an advanced practice nurse, it is your responsibility to recommend appropriate treatment options for patients with cardiovascular disorders. To ensure the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy, advanced practice nurses must consider aspects that might influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes such as medical history, other drugs currently prescribed, and individual patient factors.
Patient AO has a history of obesity and has recently gained 9 pounds. The patient has been diagnosed with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
• Atenolol 12.5 mg daily
• Doxazosin 8 mg daily
• Hydralazine 10 mg qid
• Sertraline 25 mg daily
• Simvastatin 80 mg daily
Paper requirements:
• Must be written from an advanced Nurse practitioner perspective.
• Must be at least 2 pages long but not more that 3 pages double spaced times new roman 12 font. This does not include the title page or reference page.
• How does age affect this patient?
• How does age impact the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the patients drug therapy
• Consider how changes in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples.
• Think about how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes. Reflect on whether you would modify the current drug treatment or provide an alternative treatment option for the patient. Provide rationale as to why you removed any medications that are not pertained to the case study like sertraline in not needed for this patient give justification which it can cause weight gain.
• Think about how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes. Reflect on whether you would modify the current drug treatment or provide an alternative treatment option for the patient. Such as adding in a diuretic & weekly weight check.
• What labs need to be monitored.
• Must be Help write my thesis – APA
• Must include 3-5 credible resources that are scholarly and no older than 5 years.
Potential resource to use
Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/74/10/e177.full.pdf?_ga=2.120069185.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/74/1/104.full.pdf?_ga=2.181500014.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983
Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/70/6/776.full.pdf?_ga=2.182392302.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983
Strategies to Enhance Application of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Comorbid Conditions
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/64/17/1851.full.pdf?_ga=2.174568939.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983
Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/57/12/1404.full.pdf?_ga=2.214857950.853299748.1583090983-768093126.1583090983
