Unit 5 Assignment – Case Study: Acute Joint Inflammation
Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 40 Submitting a text entry box, a website url, a media recording, or a file upload
Case Study
Mr. Y is a 47 year old, mixed race [Asian/African ethnicity], male patient who presented to your office with severe right great toe pain. Onset of the pain was 2 days ago. Mr. Y denies any known trauma to his right foot or his great toe on that foot. His right great toe is red and became so swollen in the last day that he cannot put on his shoe.
Mr. Y has a history of hypertension for which he is taking HCTZ 25mg daily, Metopralol 50 mg twice daily, and Lisinopril 10 mg daily. He denies any other medical problems.
Results of the lab tests that were ordered:
Sed rate 93; Glucose, random 117 mg/dl; Hgb – 13.4 gm/dl; WBC 8200/ccm with normal diff; Serum uric acid 10.9 mg/dl; Serum creatinine 1.2 mg/dl
Assignment Questions
Based on presenting symptoms and lab findings, what is most likely diagnosis that will be made for Mr. Y?
What is the anticipated pharmacologic plan for managing Mr. Ys acute pain? Provide a justification for the plan including a citation from a peer-reviewed source.
What is the anticipated pharmacologic plan for long-term management of Mr. Ys diagnosis? Provide a justification for the plan including a citation from a peer-reviewed source.
Identify the key elements of the education plan that would be appropriate for the patient about the acute and chronic pharmacologic plans you identified above.
Instructions
Prepare and submit a 3-4 page paper [total] in length .
Answer all the questions above.
Support your position with examples.
Please review the rubric to ensure that your assignment meets criteria.
Submit the following documents to this assignment area:
Case Study: Acute Joint Inflammation
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
Rubric
NU634 Case Study Rubric (40 pts) (7)
NU634 Case Study Rubric (40 pts) (7)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Answer the Question
NU636-CO1; NU636-CO2; NU636-CO3
15.0 pts
5
Provided a correct, complete, and detailed answer to the question.
13.0 pts
4
Provided a mostly correct, complete, and detailed answer to the question.
11.0 pts
3
Provided a mostly correct and complete answer to the question.
9.0 pts
2
Provided a limited but correct answer to the question.
7.0 pts
1
Provided an incorrect answer to the question.
0.0 pts
0
Did not answer the question
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Justification
PRICE-I
15.0 pts
5
Justified ideas and responses by using multiple appropriate examples and references from texts, web sites, and other references.
13.0 pts
4
Justified ideas and responses by using a few appropriate examples and references from texts, web sites, and other references.
11.0 pts
3
Justified ideas and responses by using at least one appropriate example and reference from texts, web sites, and other references.
9.0 pts
2
Justified ideas and responses by using at least one example or reference from texts, web sites, and other references.
7.0 pts
1
Justified ideas and responses with an inappropriate example or reference from texts, web sites, and other references.
0.0 pts
0
Did not answer the question
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Grammar & Citation
PRICE-P
10.0 pts
5
Consistently and accurately used APA 6th edition style guidelines, correct spelling and grammar and submitted on time.
9.0 pts
4
Somewhat used APA 6th edition style guidelines, correct spelling and grammar and submitted on time.
8.0 pts
3
Somewhat used APA 6th edition style guidelines, few errors in formatting, spelling or grammar but submitted on time.
7.0 pts
2
Poor use of APA 6th edition style guidelines, correct spelling and grammar and submitted on time.
6.0 pts
1
Extremely poor use of APA 6th edition style guidelines, correct spelling and grammar and not submitted on time.
0.0 pts
0
Did not submit the assignment
10.0 pts
Total Points: 40.0
