Analyze And Evaluate The Health Conditions

Running Head: CRITICAL THINKING ESSAY
CRITICAL THINKING ESSAY
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CRITICAL THINKING ESSAY1
This critical thinking essay will analyze and evaluate the health conditions of Mr. M who
is a 70 year old man living in the assisted living facility where I work. He has no allergies, has
been a non-smoker and a non-alcoholic. Due to his old and limited physical activities, he is
suffering from unsteady gait and restricted movement. His medical history has hypertension that
is controlled with the help of ACE inhibitors, hypercholesterolemia, appendectomy and tibial
fracture, which has no complications after the surgical procedure. His medications include
Lipitor 40 mg, Lisinopril 20 mg, Xanax 0.5 mg PRN, ibuprofen 400 mg PRN and Ambien 10 mg
PRN. In the past 2 months, he has been showing some health complications that needs to be
considered and the patient should be taken for further observation and diagnosis.
The objective clinical manifestations seen in Mr. M is low amount of white blood cells,
high amount of lymphocytes, cloudy and moderate amount of leukocytes observed in the urine.
These signs suggest that Mr. M is vulnerable to infections and he might be having some disease
that his body is not able to fight due to low immunity as seen in his reports (Guerriero et al.,
2017). The subjective clinical manifestations seen in the case scenario is his issues with memory
and remembering things, which is obstructing his daily activities. He easily becomes irritated and
agitated, and also acts fearful during this situation. He is showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s
disease as he keeps wandering at night and feels lost most of the time.
The information presented in the case scenario shows that Mr. M has low immunity
system and signs of forgetfulness, which needs to be investigated as it can have a connection to
its declining health. The primary medical diagnosis considered for his condition will be blood
tests that includes thyroid testing, vitamin deficiencies and iron levels because it can give a clear
picture about his tendencies to feel lost and forgetting his usual activities that is also related to
neurological disorders. The secondary diagnosis will be mental status and neuropsychological