Hypothyroidism Assessment
Assessment
Critical assessment is vital for the researcher and theorists on the nurse practitioners to gain adequate information. The assessment of the health conditions of a hypothyroidism patient at the age of 75 is crucial. Most importantly, the family nurse practitioner (FNP) is normally responsible for the health assessment through the development of care plan. To have the accurate diagnosis for a senior citizen, a full assessment has to be carried out. The assessment involves psychological data, health history account, functional abilities, psychological findings as well as the cognitive function of the convalescent (Buttaro, 2012).
Due to the hibernating characteristic of the hypothyroidism symptoms, the FNP has duty and role to extricate
the signs of a probable ill-health from that of the normal ageing alteration. Buttaro (2012) feels that the medical aspects of a health condition may be differently presented in the elderly when compared to the young persons.
Hypothyroidism can be easily and completely treated when the diagnosis is done at an early stage. However, its signs are difficult to predict, and the symptoms are barely recognised on time. As a result, the disorder is at most time underdiagnosed, which is detrimental to the health and stability of the elderly patient. The patients are faced with the risk of myxedema coma, which deadly. In that regard, the FNP should carefully assess for proper and timely diagnosis (Buttaro, 2012).
Critical assessment is vital for the researcher and theorists on the nurse practitioners to gain adequate information. The assessment of the health conditions of a hypothyroidism patient at the age of 75 is crucial. Most importantly, the family nurse practitioner (FNP) is normally responsible for the health assessment through the development of care plan. To have the accurate diagnosis for a senior citizen, a full assessment has to be carried out. The assessment involves psychological data, health history account, functional abilities, psychological findings as well as the cognitive function of the convalescent (Buttaro, 2012).
Due to the hibernating characteristic of the hypothyroidism symptoms, the FNP has duty and role to extricate
the signs of a probable ill-health from that of the normal ageing alteration. Buttaro (2012) feels that the medical aspects of a health condition may be differently presented in the elderly when compared to the young persons.
Hypothyroidism can be easily and completely treated when the diagnosis is done at an early stage. However, its signs are difficult to predict, and the symptoms are barely recognised on time. As a result, the disorder is at most time underdiagnosed, which is detrimental to the health and stability of the elderly patient. The patients are faced with the risk of myxedema coma, which deadly. In that regard, the FNP should carefully assess for proper and timely diagnosis (Buttaro, 2012).