Sleep/Wake Disorders

Title: Sleep/Wake Disorders

Write 3 page paper excluding the title page and the reference page in APA format supported by at least 6 current, credible scholarly sources. References can’t be older than 5 years old. Sites such as WebMD, epocrates, drugs.com (among others) will not be counted. Sample paper attached for guidance only. Please don’t plagiarism/reworded the paper, the paper will be run through SafeAssign software for plagiarism.

Case Study

Case 2: Volume 2, Case #11: The figment of a man who looked upon the lady

To Complete:

TO COMPLETE

Write a response to the following:

1.   
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.

2.   
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.

3.   
Explain what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.

4.   
List three differential diagnoses for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.

5.   
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.

6.   
If your assigned case includes “check points” (i.e., follow-up data at week 4, 8, 12, etc.), indicate any therapeutic changes that you might make based on the data provided.

7.   
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