For this assignment, you will write a paper on the pharmacological management of the disease. The paper should include a review of the:
- Select a disease process that is of interest to you.
- Pathophysiology of the disease state.
- Review of the pharmacological agents used for treatment and important information related to advanced practice nurse.
Each student will clearly write a title for this topic: For examples, “Pharmacological Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Medications in the Management of Hypertension”.
Submission Instructions:
- The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
- The paper should be formatted per current APA and 5-7 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
- Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
Requirements: 5-7 pages
Feel free to choose any disease process you prefer.
Answer preview
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects the lungs, but if left untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body and cause severe damage (Gopalaswamy et al., 2020). The bacterial infection spreads through the air whenever a person sneezes or coughs because such activities droplets containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the air. There are two types of Tuberculosis: active and latent Tuberculosis (Haas & Belknap, 2019). Latent TB is where a person is infected, but the bacteria are dormant in their body, thus showing no signs or symptoms of illness. However, the inactivity of such bacteria does not justify a person neglecting the need to seek treatment as inactive TB can become active at any moment. If the dormant bacteria keep increasing, a person will face significant problems because they will likely overwhelm the body
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