Nr 565 week 1 discussion Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Share with the class the name of your disease process assigned to you by your faculty this week. Tell us if this is a disease that you have encountered in caring for patients in your own nursing pract ice. Feel free to share a practice exemplar. If this is a completely new disease that you will learn about, tell us if it relates to your nursing practice in terms of the populations for which you care. Show Less

In your initial post, respond to the following scenario (Hint: use the pharmgkb website to guide your responses): Before initiating abacavir, an anti-retroviral, for a newly diagnosed HIV positive patient the nurse practitioner orders HLA-B*5701 allele genetic testing. The test confirms that the patient carries the HLA-B*5701 allele. * Describe what these results mean. * Should the nurse practitioner prescribe abacavir in this case? If not, state why. A patient is prescribed antiplate...

Week 1 Discussion: Pharmacogenomics 1. Before initiating abacavir, an anti-retroviral, for a newly diagnosed HIV positive patient the nurse practitioner orders HLA-B*5701 allele genetic testing. The test confirms that the patient carries the HLA-B*5701 allele. a. Describe what these results mean. HLAB is responsible for distinguishing the body’s own proteins from those that are foreign. If a patient is a carrier of the HLA-B allele, they are at risk for allergic reaction to the drug. Th...

Chamberlain College of Nursing: NR 565 MidTerm Review_ LATEST 2021/2022 MidTerm Review 1. G-Protien coupled receptors and how they interact with drugs G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) interact with drugs through 7 regions of proteins that span and innervate the cell membrane, and trap the molecule into the receptor site like an interwoven basket (Insel & Sriram, 2018). Drugs can then enter this space and interact with the GRCP. A specific interaction and binding with a site on one ...

NR 565 Week 1 Introduction Discussion

NR 565 Week 1 Introduction Discussion

NR 565 Week 1 Introduction Discussion

NR 565 Week 1 Introduction Discussion

• Before initiating abacavir, an anti-retroviral, for a newly diagnosed HIV positive patient the nurse practitioner orders HLA-B*5701 allele genetic testing. The test confirms that the patient carries the HLA-B*5701 allele. • A patient is prescribed antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel) following an acute myocardial infarction (MI). Six months later, the patient suffers another acute MI. The patient has been adherent to therapy and the nurse practitioner suspects that clopidrogel may have be...

NR 565 Week 1 Discussion Board: Pharmacogenomics (Original Post & Peer Response)/NR 565 Week 1 Discussion Board: Pharmacogenomics (Original Post & Peer Response)/NR 565 Week 1 Discussion Board: Pharmacogenomics (Original Post & Peer Response)