NU606 Advanced Pathophysiology Paper

NU606 Advanced Pathophysiology Paper

NU606 Advanced Pathophysiology

Week 12 Assignment

Brain Disorder Webinar Reflection Paper

Considering the significant number of neurological disorders and what you have learned this week, take time to reflect upon the content and your experiences. Please watch an Educational Webinar related to Brain Dysfunction and submit a journal entry. There are many brain dysfunctions and a lot to learn. Is there something you are curious about? Is there a personal experience you would like to understand better? Or, just Google it – no matter how you get there, the goal is to leave the experience knowing more than when you started.

Provide a synopsis of the webinar and a brief description of the pathophysiology of the disorder, as well as what you gleaned from the webinar. Reflect upon this experience, consider what you learned, and how this could affect your practice as an APRN.

The paper submission should be 500-750 words in length and in APA format.

NU606 Advanced Pathophysiology

Week 13 Assignment

Traumatic Brain Concern Case Study

Watch the following 3 videos and then read the Game Changer Case Study. Answer all the questions posed in the case study and make sure that you are considering your answers from the view of physiology and pathophysiology.

Sports Concussions and Youth Athletes – Full Video (05:48)

Sports Concussions and Youth Athletes Video Transcript

Trickle-Down Safety: Sports Concussions – Full Video (08:33)

Trickle-Down Safety: Sports Concussions Video Transcript

The Hidden Epidemic: Post-Concussion Syndrome – Full Video (39:45)

The Hidden Epidemic: Post-Concussion Syndrome Video Transcript

The Game Changer: Keeping Your Head in Contact Sports – By Patrick R. Field and Kelsey L. Logan

“The Game Changer is an interrupted case study that traces the football career of Anthony ‘Tony Tonka Truck’ Williams and the types of brain trauma that he suffers from playing football, from junior league level through high school, college, and his draft into the pros” (Field & Logan, 2018).

As sports-related concussions and head injuries have become more prevalent and more of a mainstream topic, as a provider you should expect to see these patients in your office. The Hidden Epidemic video looks at head injuries and how these relate to the mental health of young people in our country.

This assignment asks you to summarize each part of the case and to respond to all questions posed. Incorporate topics covered in Weeks 12 and 13 that focused on neurological health, pain, and psychological dysfunction. When responding to the questions in the case study, consider the information included about Anthony’s mental health and keep in mind any plausible/possible DSM-5 diagnosis.

NU606 Advanced Pathophysiology

Week 14 Assignment

Musculoskeletal Case Study

As you have learned about musculoskeletal disorders this week, please consider the following patient presentation:

Mrs. Johnson is a 73 y.o. female who presents to your office with right shoulder pain. Her and her husband just moved to the area a few months ago, and you have only seen her once for a sinus infection. Today she states that she is having increasing right shoulder pain over the past couple of weeks. She explains that her shoulders have “always bothered” her because she worked in a factory moving boxes for years. She states that she uses naproxen, “prescription strength” and that usually does the trick when her arthritis flares up, but she is out and would like a refill.

On exam, you note that her right shoulder is tender to palpate, and she has limited motion. She smells of BenGay but otherwise, she seems healthy. The area is edematous and when asked she does agree that her arm seems swollen. She denies any falls but remembers that she lost her balance and fell backward into her recliner a few days ago “kind of hard” but she caught herself when she grabbed for the coffee table. Otherwise, she does not recall any injuries. You decide to send Mrs. Johnson for an x-ray and she is in the waiting room until you get the results back.

The following radiograph is what is sent to you via teleradiology.

image of a shoulder x-ray with a red arrow pointing to a dark line near the top of the humerus

(Wikipedia, 2018)

For your assignment, respond to the following:

What is in your differential diagnosis (top 3 minimum) as you think through this case?

What would you order, if anything?

What else would you like to ask Mrs. Johnson relating to how she may have been injured?

There are at least two areas of concern on this x-ray—one is a pathological fx of her humerus. Research pathological fractures; review the physiology of the musculoskeletal system and compare and contrast this knowledge with this pathophysiological condition.

After focusing on the pathophysiology of the fractured bone, discuss what other disorder you suspect from a review of the x-ray.

What would be your primary choice for an underlying diagnosis for Mrs. Johnson, and why?

What past pertinent information related to a pathological fracture and your second suspected diagnosis would you like to ask Mrs. Johnson?

Are there any additional tests, radiological studies, etc. that you would order for Mrs. Johnson?

Will you refer this patient, and if so, to whom?