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NU641 Advanced Clinical Pharmacology

Week 9 Discussion

Neurology

Initial Post

Your initial post should contain two to three well-developed paragraphs (450–500 words) using APA formatting, integrating two evidence-based resources to include clinical practice guidelines as well as the course textbook. (Do not use lay press Internet sites).

Include the following in your initial post:

Explanation of the pathophysiology of the diagnosis.

Description of the drug category: Overview of use/action.

Analysis of the specific agents:

Pharmacokinetics/pharmacotherapeutics, adverse drug reactions, interactions, monitoring, patient education

Please choose two diagnoses from the following list:

Migraine

Seizure Disorder

Alzheimer’s Disease

Bell’s Palsy

Insomnia

For each of the two diagnoses you choose, select two drug categories used for treatment.

For each of the two drug categories, choose two specific pharmacological agents.

Reply Posts

Choose two peer posts that have chosen different pharmacological agents. Reply in a well-developed paragraph (300-350 words) to each peer, integrating an evidence-based resource that is different than the one you used for the initial post.

Respectfully agree and disagree with your peers’ responses and explain your reasoning by including your rationales in your explanation.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria, which exceed expectations.