The assessment is excellent and has noted down everything that the patient was undergoing
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The assessment is excellent and has noted down everything that the patient was undergoing. Several pertinent questions were asked to the patient and the family members. However, other questions can be presented to the patient, such as when he takes his medication. The purpose of the question is to determine his adherence to his prescription. Additionally, asking the patient if he experiences sleep disturbance because they are symptoms of poop out. Moreover, asking whether the patient abuses substances is important however much it is in the case study.
Your assessment also highlighted on diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, and the pharmacological agents. The diagnostic tests include structural and functional MRI. At the same time, it would be prudent to test the client’s blood pressure before, during, and after initiating the recommended treatment. Again, testing the plasma levels of O-desmethylvenlafaxine which remains an active metabolite, is essential. Plasma tests can help determine if doses can be increased depending on the results.
For the differential diagnosis, it remains plausible to give the client a mood disorder that you’ve stated in the assessment. Sadness and adjustment disorder are other diagnoses that can be presented to the client as well as adjustment disorder with depressed mood. I also concur that Venlafaxine is the best pharmacological agent that has shown its effectiveness in treating the elderly with depression. Its efficacy is right, given the client’s historical response to it. I would also like to know your thoughts on Mirtazapine or Bupropion. This is because of Bupropion’s ability to combine well with Venlafaxine being a powerful enhancer. At the same time, Mirtazapine also works well with Venlafaxine however much it can increase the level of cholesterol.