Scenario:
AG is a 54-year-old Caucasian male who was referred to your clinic to establish care after a recent hospitalization after having a seizure related to alcohol withdrawal. He has hypertension and a history of alcohol and cocaine abuse. He is homeless and is currently living at a local homeless shelter. He reports that he is out of his amlodipine 10 mg which he takes for hypertension. He reports he is abstaining from alcohol and cocaine but needs to smoke cigarettes to calm down since he is not drinking anymore.
-Post an explanation of the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you were assigned.
-Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why.
-Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.
Use Resources from the past 6 years.
Sample Solution