The purpose of this assignment is to use concepts from both pathophysiology and pharmacology to discuss the management of those diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia.
This assignment will address the following course objectives:
Explain the pathophysiological rationale supporting the use of drug therapy in relation to the drug purpose, metabolism, dosage, and effect on patient outcomes for commonly occurring health problems across the lifespan.
Use evidence based practices to promote risk reduction related to medication errors.
Use critical thinking skills to evaluate the effectiveness of drug therapy on patient care outcomes.
Instructions:
Review the assessment data provided for Judy and address the discussion points located at the end of this document. It is expected that clinical practice guidelines and evidence reports (provided in Modules 2 – 4) along with information from your course textbook, videos, journal articles and web resources be used to support your answers. Additional outside research is encouraged. The grading rubric for this assignment is included with this case study. At least three professional references (peer-reviewed articles, professional websites….) published within the past five years are required, and your paper should follow APA formatting guidelines. The body of the paper is limited to 3-5 pages, not including the title and reference pages.
Helpful Hint: If asked to analyze potential interactions between prescribed medications, use a drug interactions tool that allows you to type in all medication names and then analyze. For example, when you login to UpToDate, you will see a link for Drug Interactions in the blue bar. Click that link, and it will take you to a tool that will analyze this for you. You receive a report about the potential interactions, severity and implications. You may find it helpful as you complete the two case analysis assignments.
