Best Health Assessment 2022

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Assessment
When a patient is presented for diagnosis and treatment, it is important to consider the
nature of assessment to be carried out, which usually depends with the symptoms or the
condition of the patient (Toney-Butler &Unison-Pace, 2019). Cardiovascular-related
complications require a detailed assessment depending on whether the patient is being presented
for the first time or subsequent visits. Based on Lee Jones’ case, it is important to conduct a
comprehensive health assessment. A comprehensive health assessment is detailed evaluation of
the patient beyond the presented symptoms to incorporate the socioeconomic, psychological, and
physical dimension of health as experienced by the patient. A comprehensive assessment is
important because it provides reliable insights and clinical evidence that could be used to
develop a long-term and diversified care plan specific to a particular healthcare consumer
(Toney-Butler &Unison-Pace, 2019). A critical review of Lee Jones’ case shows that a
comprehensive assessment is needed because the patient needs a multidimensional treatment
intervention that will also provide therapeutic recovery experiences spanning around physical,
social, and general lifestyle. In this case, Lee Jones’ assessment should entail the physical
aspects, psychological, social lifestyle, and socioeconomic experiences or elements, which
should inform diagnostic, treatment. And care plan decisions.
Vital Signs or Assessment Findings
Assessment for any suspected cardiovascular-related condition could reveal signs that are
considered abnormal or normal (Lackland & Weber, 2015). After undertaking Lee Jones’
physical examination and history evaluation, it was discovered that his blood pressure was
160/90 mmHg. Lee Jones’s blood pressure was abnormal. A normal blood should be less or

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equal to 120/80 mmHg. Prehypertension stage is associated with a blood pressure range of 120-
139/80-89 mmHg while stage 1 hypertension blood pressure is at the range of 140-159/90-99
mmHg. A blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg is considered a stage 2 hypertension (Alexander
et al., 2019). Based on these values, Lee Jones has stage 1 hypertension blood pressure. The
physical examination also revealed that Lee Jones had a respiration rate of 16 breaths per minute
and a corresponding pulse or heart rate of 86 beats per minute. The values indicate that the
patient had a normal respiration and heart rate since they are between 12 -25 and 60 – 100 beats
per minute respectively. Lee Jones had a body temperature of 36.7o C, which is normal. Body
temperature is considered abnormal when it is beyond the range of 36.1o C and 37.2o C.
Moreover, the blood sugar level was also determined during the assessment. It was discovered
that Lee Jones’ blood glucose level was 15.7 millimoles per liter, which is considered abnormal
(Alexander et al., 2019). Normal glucose level is a measure below or equal to 7.8 millimoles per
liter. Using Lee Jones’ weight of 125 kg and a height of 170 cm, it implies that his BMI is 43.3,
which is considered heavily overweight because it is greater than 30.
Medication
Lee Jones has been taking Metformin Hydrochloride, 500 mg and Captopril, 25 mg.
Metformin Hydrochloride is a drug prescribed for patients with high blood pressure. Metformin
is a combinatorial drug that works best when used together with regular exercise and proper diet.
The intention of this prescription is to ensure that the high blood sugar level is controlled (Paz
et al., 2016). The drug also plays a major role in preventing kidney damage and other
complications such blindness and nerve problems. The reason why Lee Jones was taking
Metformin Hydrochloride is because of his previous problem of diabetes type 2 since he was
also under Captopril medication. When educating Lee Jones about Metformin Hydrochloride, it