NURS664B Week 1 | Nursing in Health Care - Westcoast university

1. A 65-year-old woman complains of a heavy sensation in her vagina for the last 3 years that started mildly and has progressively worsened so that she now feels “something at the entrance.” Upon physical exam, you note that her cervix is just above (inside) the vagina about 1 to 2 centimeters.

What is your presumptive diagnosis? What is your rationale for choosing the presumptive diagnosis? What type (s) of treatments will you educate your patient on? NURS664B Primary Care Women's Health Theory Week 7 Discussion Select one of the following case studies to address. In the subject line of your post, please identify which prompt you are responding to, for example, #2 a post-menopausal 57-year old woman. Discuss what questions you would ask the patient, what physical exam elements you would include, what further testing you would want to have performed, differential and working diagnosis, treatment plan, including inclusion of complementary and OTC therapy, referrals, and other team members needed to complete patient care. Use at least one scholarly source other than your textbook to connect your response to national guidelines and evidence-based research in support of your ideas. Please refer to evidence-based guidelines to support your decision-making. In your peer replies, please reply to at least one peer who chose a different case study.