The patient case study assigned is a pregnant woman with hypertension, diabetes, and a recent tuberculosis infection. To treat her complex medical needs, the assistant would recommend a regimen including antihypertensives and antidiabetic drugs. Close monitoring would be needed due to potential effects on the pregnancy. The assistant would educate the patient on adhering to medications and signs of complications to ensure positive health outcomes for both mother and baby.
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Women’s And Men’s Health Discussion 5Women’s And Men’s Health Discussion 5As an
advanced practice nurse, you will likely experience patient encounters with complex
comorbidities. For example, consider a female patient who is pregnant who also presents
with hypertension, diabetes, and has a recent tuberculosis infection. How might the
underlying pathophysiology of these conditions affect the pharmacotherapeutics you might
recommend to help address your patient’s health needs? What education strategies might
you recommend for ensuring positive patient health outcomes?For this Discussion, you will
be assigned a patient case study and will consider how to address the patient’s current drug
therapy plans. You will then suggest recommendations on how to revise these drug therapy
plans to ensure effective, safe, and quality patient care for positive patient health
outcomes.To Prepare· Review the Resources for this module and reflect on the different
health needs and body systems presented.· Your Instructor will assign you a complex case
study to focus on for this Discussion.· Consider how you will practice critical decision
making for prescribing appropriate drugs and treatment to address the complex patient
health needs in the patient case study you selected. ASSIGNMENT: Case study has been
attached below for this assignment.Post a brief description of your patient’s health needs
from the patient case study you assigned. Be specific. Then, explain the type of treatment
regimen you would recommend for treating your patient, including the choice or
pharmacotherapeutics you would recommend and explain why. Be sure to justify your
response. Explain a patient education strategy you might recommend for assisting your
patient with the management of their health needs. Be specific and provide
examples. Required ReadingsRosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2018). Lehne’s
pharmacotherapeutics for advacned practice providers. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.Chapter 44,
“Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs” (pp. 451–472)Chapter 45, “Drugs for Deficiency
Anemias” (pp. 473–483)Chapter 48, “Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and
Noncontraceptive Applications” (pp. 521–533)Chapter 49, “Birth Control” (pp. 535–
547)Chapter 50, “Androgens” (pp. 549–556)ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-
FREE PAPERSChapter 51, “Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia”
(pp. 557–569)Chapter 68, “Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy” (pp. 769–
781)Chapter 69, “Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins” (pp. 783–
790)Chapter 73, “Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim” (pp. 619–826)Chapter 74, “Drug
Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections” (pp. 827–831)Chapter 75, “Antimycobacterial Agents”
(pp. 833–847)Chapter 76, “Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs” (pp. 849–853)Chapter 77,
2. “Antifungal Agents” (pp. 855–866)Chapter 78, “Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral
Infections” (pp. 867–886)Chapter 80, “Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases” (pp.
905–911)Lunenfeld, B., Mskhalaya, G., Zitzmann, M., Arver, S., Kalinchenko, S., Tishova, Y., &
Morgentaler, A. (2015). Recommendations on the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of
hypogonadism in men. Aging Male, 18(1), 5–15. doi:10.3109/13685538.2015.1004049This
article presents recommendations on the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of
hypogonadism in men. Reflect on the concepts presented and consider how this might
impact your role as an advanced practice nurse in treating men’s health
disorders.Montaner, J. S. G., Lima, V. D., Harrigan, P. R., Lourenço, L., Yip, B., Nosyk, B., …
Kendall, P. (2014). Expansion of HAART coverage is associated with sustained decreases in
HIV/AIDS morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission: The “HIV Treatment as Prevention”
experience in a Canadian setting. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e87872. Retrieved from
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087872This study examines HAART therapy and its
sustainability and profound population-level decrease in morbidity, mortality, and HIV
transmission.Roberts, H., & Hickey, M. (2016). Managing the menopause: An update.
Maturitas, 86(2016), 53–58. .https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.01.007This article
provides an update on treatments on Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), genito-urinary
syndrome of menopause (GSM), sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, and mood
disturbance that are common during the menopause transition.Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. (2014). Guide to clinical preventive services, 2014: Section 2.
Recommendations for adults. Retrieved from
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-
recommendations/guide/section2.htmlWomen’s And Men’s Health Discussion 5