acute and chronic women health issue

Directions

  • Select one acute and one chronic women’s health issue (e.g., urinary tract infection and osteoporosis).
  • Describe and outline the issue, prevalence, and significance.
  • Describe health promotion and screening for each issue.
  • Outline diagnostic tests or laboratories needed for each issue. Elaborate on what you would expect or anticipate in the diagnostic testing with each illness you choose.
  • List and describe common treatment or management modalities for each issue.
  • Discuss patient education and follow up that is needed for each issue.
  • Identify health screening and promotion needs for women across the lifespan specific to the chronic illness.
  • For each selected issue, compare and contrast traditional versus nontraditional treatment options.
  • Examine how you would collaborate with other members of the health care team for best practice.
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Assignment Requirements

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  • follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
  • be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
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  • use APA 6th Edition format.
  • be 5-10 pages in length.