Medical Case Studies, Clinical Challenges
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Added on 2021-02-22
Medical Case Studies, Clinical Challenges
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Medicinal case study
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................31. Risk associated with the use of certain medicines...................................................................32. Strategies to manage risk associated with the medication.......................................................43 (a). Impact of Ibuprofen and St John's wort on the current prescribed medication..................53 (b). Key education to the patient...............................................................................................6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTIONMedicinal refer to healthysubstance which have healing properties like is a drugs whichare given to treathelps in treating various health problems. Medicine helps in promoting andmaintaining the health and well-being of the individual. In present report, Ms Candice Tong is a54 year old54-year-old female who is suffering fromhas upper abdominal pain, vomiting andnausea. In accordance with past medical historyit t has been assessed that, Ms Tong has ahistory of hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and is being currently treated with depression. She waspresented in the hospital due to hypertension, abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea and she wasfurther diagnosed with two peptic ulcers. This study will highlight, various risk factors which areassociated with the medicine Ms Candice Tong consumes regularly. It will also investigate thestrategies to manage risk associated with the medicine and will . Furthermore, this study helps indetermindetermineingthe various nursing intervention and 3 providing significant areas toeducateionprovided to Ms Tong at the time of discharge. MAIN BODY1. Risk associated with the use of certain medicines.In accordance with the medication chart of, Ms Tong, it is observed that she has beentaking medication such as Ramipril 10 mg daily for 2 years, Felodipine 10 mg daily for 1 year,Atorvastatin 40 mg daily for 2 years and Citalopram 40 mg daily for 6 months. Ramiprilmedicine is usedis given to treat hypertension and high blood pressure. Ramipril helps inrelaxing the blood vessels for easy flow of blood. Felodipine medication is given to lower isused by Ms. Tong in order to reduce high blood pressure and to ensure smooth flow of blood.Further, Atorvastatin medicine ismedicine is used to treat high cholesterol. This helps inlowering the fats and bad cholesterol in the body. It helps in lowering reducing the amount ofbad cholesterol made by the liver and increases the the level of good cholesterol in the body.However, Citalopram medicine is given to the patients to treat patients with depression. Thishelps in balancing the certain natural substances in thein brainthe brain. Atorvastatin medicine is a type of drug class called “statin”. This medication works byeffectively slowing down the production of cholesterol level in the body. This helps indecreasing the amount of cholesterol that build up the walls near arteries (Hermida, Ayala,Mojón & Fernández (2016)). According to the given case study and recorded vital signs,Atorvastatin medicine is given to the patient to lower the cholesterol of Ms Tong. This
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