WEEK 2 Discussion 2 Advance Health

A 52-year-old woman complains that she has been missing days of work almost every week. She states she is neglecting her family, and she is sleeping during the day but cannot sleep at night. She denies other health problems, medication, or environmental allergies.

• What are some clinical assessment tools or techniques that you could use to help diagnose this patient’s condition?
• In addition to your initial post, you must respond to at least two of your classmates' posts in this thread. Your responses should include elements such as follow-up questions, further exploration of topics from the initial post, or requests for further clarification or explanation on some points made by the classmates.