Topic: Urinary Frequency

Order Description Urin" rel="nofollow">inary Frequency Urin" rel="nofollow">inary frequency is a genitourin" rel="nofollow">inary disorder that presents problems for adults across the lifespan. It can be the result of various systemic disorders such as diabetes, urin" rel="nofollow">inary tract in" rel="nofollow">infections, enlarged prostates, kidney in" rel="nofollow">infections, or prostate cancer. Many of these disorders have very serious implications requirin" rel="nofollow">ing thorough patient evaluations. When evaluatin" rel="nofollow">ing patients, it is essential to carefully assess the patient’s personal, medical, and family history prior to recommendin" rel="nofollow">ing certain" rel="nofollow">in physical exams and diagnostic testin" rel="nofollow">ing, as sometimes the benefits of these exams do not outweigh the risks. In this Discussion, you examin" rel="nofollow">ine a case study of a patient presentin" rel="nofollow">ing with urin" rel="nofollow">inary frequency. Based on the provided patient in" rel="nofollow">information, how would you diagnose and treat the patient? Consider the followin" rel="nofollow">ing case study: A 52-year-old African American male presents to an urgent care center complain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing of urin" rel="nofollow">inary frequency and nocturia. The symptoms have been present for several months and have in" rel="nofollow">increased in" rel="nofollow">in frequency over the past week. He has been unable to sleep because of the need to urin" rel="nofollow">inate at least hourly all day and night. He does not have a primary care provider and has not seen a doctor in" rel="nofollow">in more than 10 years. His father died when he was a child in" rel="nofollow">in an automobile accident, and his mother is 79 years old and has hypertension. The patient has no siblin" rel="nofollow">ings. His social history in" rel="nofollow">includes the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: banker by profession, divorced father of two grown children, non-smoker, and occasionally consumes alcohol on weekends only. To prepare: •Review Part 13 of the Buttaro et al. text in" rel="nofollow">in this week’s Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. •Review the case study and reflect on the in" rel="nofollow">information provided about the patient. •Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about the personal, medical, and family history you need to obtain" rel="nofollow">in from the patient in" rel="nofollow">in the case study. Reflect on what questions you might ask durin" rel="nofollow">ing an evaluation. •Consider types of physical exams and diagnostics that might be appropriate for evaluation of the patient in" rel="nofollow">in the study. •Reflect on a possible diagnosis for the patient. •Review the Marroquin" rel="nofollow">in article in" rel="nofollow">in this week’s Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. If you suspect prostate cancer, consider whether or not you would recommend a biopsy. •Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about potential treatment options for the patient. Post on or before Day 3 a description of the history that you need to obtain" rel="nofollow">in from the patient in" rel="nofollow">in the case study. Include a list of questions that you might ask the patient. Then, describe types of physical exams and diagnostics that might be appropriate for evaluation of the patient. Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, explain" rel="nofollow">in a possible diagnosis, as well as potential treatment options for the patient based on this diagnosis.