IHP 310 Module Four Case Study Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This case study will help you practice This case will focus specifically analyzing a patient record, which will assist you in preparing for the final project.
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Prompt: Consider the following scenario: Bill, age 70, came to the examination accompanied by his wife. Bill was tall and cheerful, greeted the doctor warmly,
and then started walking around the room a bit until he realized he was supposed to sit down.
As the physician asked Bill questions for the history, he answered some, and smiled at all of the questions. Bill’s wife, Cecilia, filled in the answers that Bill was
not sure of. Both Bill and Cecilia seemed to be used to her supportive role in helping Bill remember things.
Bill had retired as an accountant two years earlier. In the period since retirement, Bill had reached the poi checkbook. Cecilia nt that he could not balance his
handled that task, as well as handling money and change while shopping. This change in Bill’s use of numbers was so sudden, she said, that she wondered if
something could be done to help Bill.
Bill smiled at both Cecilia and the doctor, and shrugged his shoulders.
After doing a thorough physical exam, a psychometric evaluation he final diagnosis was Alzheimer’s disease., and a cranial MRI, t
The doctor ordered some medications specific se. The physician also ordered vally for this disease. An anticholinergic was prescribed to cure the disea itamins B1,
B6, B12, and E. Nutritional support, physical exercises, cognitive activities, safety precautions, and other suggestions were recommended.
In a short paper, must be addressed: the following critical elements
● Identify the incorrect medication/drug classification/treatment and explain why it is incorrect.
● What drug classification would you use instead? Why?
● Provide an example of a generic medication from each drug classification. How would each of the medications/treatments in the scenario act on the
patient's body?
Support your answer with relevant resources.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your answers to the questions can be in short answer or bullet point form when appropriate point Times New Roman font, - - . -Use 12
one-inch margins, and APA format . for any citations
Critical Elements
Exemplary ( )100%
Proficient ( )85%
Needs Improvement ( )55%
Not Evident ( )0%
Value
Incorrect
Medication/Drug
Classification/Treatment
Meets “Proficient” and
