Mr Brown a 50 year-old male who comes into your office today complaining of a constant burning pain in his stomach a couple of hours after he eats
Mr Brown a 50 year-old male who comes into your office today complaining of a constant burning pain in his stomach a couple of hours after he eats
Mr. Brown, a 50 year-old male who comes into your office today complaining of a constant burning pain in his stomach a couple of hours after he eats. He states that he was seen in the emergency room 2 days ago for the same complaint and was given something called a “GI cocktail” which relieved his symptoms. Mr. Brown reports that he enjoys coffee every morning with breakfast and sometimes in the afternoon with a donut. A review of his records show that acute coronary syndrome was ruled out in the emergency room 2 days ago. His last stress test was 6 months ago, which was negative. EKG in the office today is normal.
Past Medical History: Obesity and High Cholesterol.
Surgical History: None.
Family history: Unknown he is adopted
Social History: Smoker x 10 years 1ppd, drinks 2-4 beers a day and ½ pack on the weekends. Denies recreational drugs, does not exercise.
Drug allergies: NKDA
Current medications: None
All vaccines are up to date.
Vitals Height 69 inches, weight 205 pounds, BP 120/75, P 70, R 16.
Mr. Brown’s physical exam is normal, including the abdominal exam.
- What are your treatment goals for Mr. Brown today?
- What is your pharmacological plan and rationale? (cite with appropriate clinical practice guidelines or scholarly peer-reviewed articles and always include medication name, strength, dosage form, route, frequency and duration when making recommendations)
- Pick one medication from your response above and list 5 patient-centered teaching points for the medication.
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| DISCUSSION CONTENT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Application of Course Knowledge | 35 | 35% | 1. Decisions are well supported with EBM arguments that are in-line with the scenario; AND
2. Proper rationale and reasoning skills are demonstrated; AND 3. Information is taken from source(s) with appropriate interpretation/evaluation to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis of the topic at hand; AND 4. Applies concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and/or information has relevant application to real life; AND 5. All of the post makes direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson; AND 6. Posts are on topic and answer all presented questions which demonstrates a solid understanding of the topic. (6 critical elements) |
| Support from Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) | 35 | 35% | 1. Discussion post is supported with appropriate, scholarly sources; uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion; AND
2. Sources are published within the last 5 years (unless it is the most current CPG); AND 3. Reference list is provided and in-text citations match; AND 4. Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions (4 critical elements) |
| Interactive Dialogue | 15 | 15% |
(*) A substantive post adds new content or insights to the discussion thread and information from student’s original post is not reused in peer or faculty response (4 critical elements) |
| Total CONTENT Points= 85 pts | |||
| DISCUSSION FORMAT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Grammar, Syntax, Spelling & Punctuation | 15 | 15% | Discussion post has minimal grammar, syntax, spelling, punctuation, or APA format errors*
(*) APA style references and in text citations are required; however, there are no deductions for errors in indentation or spacing of references. All elements of the reference otherwise must be included.
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| Total FORMAT Points= 15 pts | |||
| DISCUSSION TOTAL= 100 pts | |||
