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NR 507 Week 7 Discussion.

Case Scenario A76-year -old man is brought to the primary care office by his wife with concerns about his worsening memory. He is a retired lawyer who has recently been getting lost in the neighborhood where he has lived for 35 years. He was recently found wandering and has often been brought home by neighbors. When asked about this, he becomes angry and defensive and states that he was just trying to go to the store and get some bread. His wife expressed concerns about his ability to make dec...

NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology; Discussion / Tammy is a 33-year-old who presents for evaluation of a cough) 2024. Tammy is a 33-year-old who presents for evaluation of a cough. She reports that about 3 weeks ago she developed a “really bad cold” with rhinorrhea. The cold seemed to go away but then she developed a profound, deep, mucus-producing cough. Now, there is no rhinorrhea or rhinitis—the primary problem is the cough. She develops these coughing fits that are prolonged, very de...

Case Scenario A76-year -old man is brought to the primary care office by his wife with concerns about his worsening memory. He is a retired lawyer who has recently been getting lost in the neighborhood where he has lived for 35 years. He was recently found wandering and has often been brought home by neighbors. When asked about this, he becomes angry and defensive and states that he was just trying to go to the store and get some bread. His wife expressed concerns about his ability to make dec...

Nr 507 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION STUDY LATEST 2022/2023 NR507 Week 7 Discussion  Compare and contrast the pathophysiology between Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. Both Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia are degenerative cognitive dysfunction diseases that primarily affect older adults. In general, Alzheimer's disease affects most of the brain, whereas frontotemporal dementia mainly affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Alzheimer's disease comes...

Case Scenario A76-year -old man is brought to the primary care office by his wife with concerns about his worsening memory. He is a retired lawyer who has recently been getting lost in the neighborhood where he has lived for 35 years. He was recently found wandering and has often been brought home by neighbors. When asked about this, he becomes angry and defensive and states that he was just trying to go to the store and get some bread. His wife expressed concerns about his ability to make dec...

NR 507 Week 5 Open Forum Discussion

Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of severe cognitive dysfunction in older adults, (McCance, K.L. & Huether, S.E., 2019). It is a progressive disease that starts off with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. At first, Alzheimer’s disease typically destroys neurons and their connections in parts of the brain involved in memory, including the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus. It later affects areas in th...

NR 507 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION CORRECTLY ANSWERED /LATEST UPDATE VERSION/ GRADED A+

• Differentiate between systolic and diastolic heart failure. • State whether the patient is in systolic or diastolic heart failure. • Explain the pathophysiology associated with each of the following symptoms: dyspnea on exertion, pitting edema, jugular vein distention, and orthopnea. • Explain the significance of the presence of a 3rd heart sound and ejection fraction of 25%.