Assignment: Sleep/Wake Disorders
Case: Volume 2: The figment of a man who looked upon the lady
To prepare
1. Review this Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide.
2. Go to the Stahl Online website and examine the case study you were assigned
3. Take the pretest for the case study.
4. Review the patient intake documentation, psychiatric history, patient file, medication history, etc. As you progress through each section, formulate a list of questions that you might ask the patient if he or she were in your office.
5. Based on the patient's case history, consider other people in his or her life that you would need to speak to or get feedback from (i.e., family members, teachers, nursing home aides, etc.).
6. Consider whether any additional physical exams or diagnostic testing may be necessary for the patient.
7. Develop a differential diagnoses for the patient. Refer to the DSM-5 in this week's Learning Resources for guidance.
8. Review the patient's past and current medications. Refer to Stahl's Prescriber's Guide and consider medications you might select for this patient.
Task
1. Provide the case number in the subject line of the Discussion.
2. List three questions you might ask the patient if he or she were in your office. Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions.
3. Identify people in the patient's life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient's situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.
4. Explain what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.
5. List three differential diagnoses for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.
6. List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be appropriate for the patient's sleep/wake therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of action perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over the other.
7. If your assigned case includes "check points", indicate any therapeutic changes that you might make based on the data provided.
8. Explain "lessons learned" from this case study, including how you might apply this case to your own practice when providing care to patients with similar clinical presentations.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Resources (Need 3 + references)
Required Readings
Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through this link provided.
Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
To access the following chapters, click on the Essential Psychopharmacology, 4th ed tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate chapter. Be sure to read all sections on the left navigation bar for each chapter.
o Chapter 10, "Chronic Pain and Its Treatment"
Stahl, S. M., & Ball, S. (2009a). Stahl's illustrated chronic pain and fibromyalgia. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
To access the following chapter, click on the Illustrated Guides tab and then the Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia tab.
o Chapter 5, "Pain Drugs"
Stahl, S. M. (2014b). The prescriber's guide (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
To access information on the following medications, click on The Prescriber's Guide, 5th ed tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Attachment:- Case.rar