To write your reflection paper, choose a topic from the news that covers issue/s related to health care quality.

The topic should be from the collection of March & April news. one page to one and half pages  no more than this . APA format.

APA format MSN degree 2 pages 3 references 2 from walden university library 

due 4/11/18 at 7pm EST

Thyroid Disorder

Thyroid disorder can occur as a primary gland disfunction or in result to an associated hormone. It is important to understand the cause of the thyroid disorder for proper treatment and follow up. The content of this post will discuss hypothyroidism, which is the most common thyroid disorder diagnosed. Most commonly seen in women, but men also suffer from the disease process. Hypothyroidism may occur as primary disfunction of the gland or in relation to a secondary cause (Roberts & Ladenson, 2004). 

Hypothyroidism occurs when there is a low level of thyroid hormone (TH). Most commonly this is occurs as a autoimmune response of the body, autoimmune thyroiditis. The thyroid tissue becomes inflamed when T lymphocytes and thyroid autoantibodies are infiltrated. The inflammation destroys viable thyroid tissue. This can be a genetic response. Hypothyroidism can also occur due a secondary response (Huether & McCance, 2017, p. 469). 

Treatment 

Hypothyroidism is diagnosed after looking at the clinical presentation of the patient and after measuring TH levels in the blood. Hormone replacement is achieved when the patient takes levothyroxine. Dosages are determined by looking at the patient’s age, the severity, and other active disease processes (Huether & McCance, 2017, p. 469). 

Behavior

Medication compliance is essential as hypothyroidism is managed. Individuals with hypothyroidism can live normal lives as long as their treatment plan is followed and medications are taken as prescribed. Other exciting patient factors can affect compliance. Depression for example can prevent patients from taking medications as prescribed. When this happens, providers may believe that a higher dosage of medication is needed to alleviate the patient’s other symptoms. When diagnosing and working with patients with a mental health disorder it is imperative to have a close, understanding relationship when adjusting and prescribing medications (Sevinc & Savli, 2004). 

Preventing Negative Side Effects

Hypothyroidism is usually develops over a period of time. Patients usually experience a low level of energy as their metabolism decreases. Lethargy and cold intolerance also follows the disease process. Because TH production is less, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) tries to compensate and increases. An increase amount of TSH can cause goiter, myxedema, and even myxedema coma. Myxedema coma is a medical emergency because the patient will be experiencing lethargy, low blood pressure, hypoventilation, low blood sugar, acidosis, and hypothermia without compensation. Often times, elderly patients get their symptoms confused with aging. It is important to remember no signs of hypothyroidism are a normal part of aging (Huether & McCance, 2017, p. 469). 

References 

Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2017). Understanding  pathophysiology (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Roberts, C. P., & Ladenson, P. W. (2004). Hypothyroidism. Lancet (London, England), 363(9411), 793-803.

Sevinc, A., & Savli, H. (2004). Hypothyroidism masquerading as depression: The role of noncompliance. Journal Of The National Medical Association, 96(3), 379-382.

Part I: Pamphlet

1. Develop a pamphlet to inform parents and caregivers about environmental factors that can affect the health of infants.
2. Use the “Pamphlet Template” document to help you create your pamphlet. Include the following:
3. Select an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants.
4. Explain how the environmental factor you selected can potentially affect the health or safety of infants.
5. Offer recommendations on accident prevention and safety promotion as they relate to the selected environmental factor and the health or safety of infants.
6. Offer examples, interventions, and suggestions from evidence-based research. A minimum of three scholarly resources are required.
7. Provide readers with two community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource. Include a brief description and contact information for each resource.
8. In developing your pamphlet, take into consideration the healthcare literacy level of your target audience.

Part II: Pamphlet Sharing Experience

1. Share the pamphlet you have developed with a parent of an infant child. The parent may be a person from your neighborhood, a parent of an infant from a child-care center in your community, or a parent from another organization, such as a church group with which you have an affiliation.
2. Provide a written summary of the teaching / learning interaction. Include in your summary:
3. Demographical information of the parent and child (age, gender, ethnicity, educational level).
4. Description of parent response to teaching.
5. Assessment of parent understanding.
6. Your impressions of the experience; what went well, what can be improved.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center

Write a 5 page research paper (including cover and referance) discussing the “Prescription Drug Abuse in America”

Must include a cover page, a referance page consisting of at least 3 referances, and follow APA format