Posted: June 3rd, 2015

Assignment 2:Mini Case Study

Assignment 2: Mini Case Study

By Week 3, Day 5, respond to any one of the three exam questions assigned by your facilitator. Make sure you use the APA 6th edition style guidelines.

1. Develop a plan of care for a 24-year-old female patient diagnosed with migraine headaches. Include in your plan what you might include in a daily headache log that you ask the patient to keep. What are some potential triggers for migraine headache? List two medications commonly prescribed to treat migraine headaches. What are their mechanisms of action and potential side effects?
2. A 36-year-old man presents with low back pain since the past two weeks. He reports that it came on while he was lifting a heavy object. Since that time, the pain has been intermittent and is located in the lumbar area of his spine.

Describe in detail possible signs and symptoms in a patient that has intervertebral disc disease versus a musculoskeletal disorder. How would the treatment vary between the two disorders?
3. You are taking care of a patient who has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. At present, this patient has a depressed affect, is nonverbal, and has poor eye contact. The family members report that last week she seemed happier than she has ever been. They are concerned that this patient is depressed and needs medication for her depression.
Develop a patient-education plan that focuses on the differences between major depression and bipolar disorder. What is the difference in treatment between the two disorders? Explain to the patient’s family why this patient may seem happy one week and depressed the next. Answer their questions as to whether this is a hereditary disorder.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Patient 1
Developed a care plan for a patient diagnosed with migraine headaches and included a daily headache log that listed some potential triggers for migraine headaches. 15
Listed two commonly prescribed medications for migraine headaches and stated their mechanisms of action and potential side effects. 6
Patient 2
Compared and contrasted the signs and symptoms of intervertebral disc disease and musculoskeletal disorder with reference to the given case. 15
Discussed the difference in treatment modalities between intervertebral disc disease and musculoskeletal disorder. 6
Patient 3
Developed a patient-education plan that stated the difference between major depression and bipolar disorder. 15
Stated the difference in treatment between major depression and bipolar disorder and provided family education material. 6
Submitted the exam response document on time in the required format. 3
Used APA 6th edition style guidelines consistently and accurately. 3
Used correct spelling and grammar. 3
Total: 30

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