Week 4 discussion
Discussion Part One
Disease Causation
Steve, a 54-year-old Caucasian male, presents for a first
time visit to your clinic. His history
includes five sexual partners in the last 25 years, two of those within the
last twelve months, lack of physical activity of any kind as he is an
over-the-road truck driver, 25-year history of smoking 1 pack per day, and no
immunizations of any kind that he can recall since high school. His father died of a myocardial infarction at
age 62. His mother is alive and has
hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and Type 2 Diabetes.
His BMI is 31 and his blood pressure is 142/90.
Name one disease he is at risk for and provide evidence on
how one of his risk factors is tied to causation of that disease.
Discussion Part Two
Create a plan of care based on the disease risk you chose
and define whether steps of that plan of care are primary, secondary, or
tertiary prevention.
Discussion Part Three
Please provide a summary of the case or information you have
discussed this week.
