Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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- S. is a 66-year-old African American woman who presents to your practice for a well-adult physical checkup. She is widowed and works part-time as a mental health technician to support herself. Family history includes father deceased from a stroke at age 50 years, mother living with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, a half-sister deceased with breast cancer, and a brother with pancreatic cancer and coronary artery disease and end-stage renal disease secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- S. has not seen a health-care provider for several years because she had no health insurance. Now she has Medicare, so she is coming in for care. She is a former smoker who quit 5 years ago after smoking 1 pack per day since age 20 years. She has four grown children, all of whom live nearby, and she has eight grandchildren. Vital signs are blood pressure (BP) 150/92, heart rate (HR) 76 (reg), respiratory rate 18 breaths per minute (bpm) (afebrile), and body mass index (BMI) 32.1.
- What would you use for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention for the patient?
- Give and explain an example of each prevention method.
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