WGU D027: Advanced Pathopharmacological
Foundations Exam 2025
the following statements?
Skipped
, A partial focus seizure only involves the lower half of the body.
2 of 101
Term
A 40-year-old Trinidadian male comes into a clinic complaining of
burning chest pain, indigestion, nausea, and belching after eating
certain foods. He is a single father living and working in New York
City. He recently obtained his green card after living in the United
States for more than 10 years. He has a GED and works as an IT
help desk technician earning $42,000 a year. He has health
insurance through the New York health marketplace because it is
cheaper than his employer's plan. Because of the high cost of
living in New York, the patient is unable to afford an apartment on
his own; therefore, he and his son share a home with his mother
and older sister. As the nurse begins to explore his social history
regarding his alcohol use, the patient states, "I have two to three
beers every night to help me sleep. I have been doing this for the
past year." The patient also states he has trouble falling asleep and
staying asleep at night. He often wakes up tired. He admits he has
taken a friend's pain pill on occasion to help him sleep, but he is
not doing this currently. He is worried about balancing work and
parenting a 15-year-old since he constantly is stressed. The patient
currently does not have a primary care provider and was last seen
in a free health clinic 18 months ago. The patient reports no past
medical history or allergies. He takes vitamin supplements daily,
and his family history is unremarkable. Both of his parents were
educated in Trinidad and obtained a high school diploma. The
assessment findings include a blood pressure of 135/78, pulse of
Foundations Exam 2025
the following statements?
Skipped
, A partial focus seizure only involves the lower half of the body.
2 of 101
Term
A 40-year-old Trinidadian male comes into a clinic complaining of
burning chest pain, indigestion, nausea, and belching after eating
certain foods. He is a single father living and working in New York
City. He recently obtained his green card after living in the United
States for more than 10 years. He has a GED and works as an IT
help desk technician earning $42,000 a year. He has health
insurance through the New York health marketplace because it is
cheaper than his employer's plan. Because of the high cost of
living in New York, the patient is unable to afford an apartment on
his own; therefore, he and his son share a home with his mother
and older sister. As the nurse begins to explore his social history
regarding his alcohol use, the patient states, "I have two to three
beers every night to help me sleep. I have been doing this for the
past year." The patient also states he has trouble falling asleep and
staying asleep at night. He often wakes up tired. He admits he has
taken a friend's pain pill on occasion to help him sleep, but he is
not doing this currently. He is worried about balancing work and
parenting a 15-year-old since he constantly is stressed. The patient
currently does not have a primary care provider and was last seen
in a free health clinic 18 months ago. The patient reports no past
medical history or allergies. He takes vitamin supplements daily,
and his family history is unremarkable. Both of his parents were
educated in Trinidad and obtained a high school diploma. The
assessment findings include a blood pressure of 135/78, pulse of
