.You are working at the UENR clinic and a 28-year-old student comes to the clinic complaining...

.You are working at the UENR clinic and a 28-year-old student comes to the clinic complaining of a headache and blurry vision. While obtaining assessment information, you discover his blood pressure to be 150/96mmHg. You continue to obtain assessment information and discover that he has been staying up late to get his assignments completed by drinking caffeinated energy drinks.
A. What additional assessment data would you gather from this patient?
B. What will be your priority plan of action?

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a, Assess the patient's sleeping ability and neurological status. Assess the patient's genetics history for anybody with high blood pressure and caffeine addiction. assess the patient lifestyle pattern. assess the patient social, occupational, and recreational history that interferes with the patient with a caffeine addiction.
b, Coffcine produces a range of effects opposite to adenosine and behavioral stimulant effects. it has negative effects of adenosine at dopamine receptors. Coffine use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition. help the patient to quit or reduce caffeine consumption as a priority intervention.one on one counseling, group counseling, self-help booklets, technology interventions like phone assisted interventions correct the caffeine disorder. coffin dependence makes the distress and functional impairment it need treatment for correcting behavioral and mental disorder to improve overall health.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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