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Discussion Order Description   0/1/2016 - 1/1/2099 Title: Pocket Guide to APA Style Author: Robert Perrin Edition: 5 Copyright Date: 2015-01-01 Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9781285425917 Retail Price: $51.95 Delivery Method: This item is available through the South University bookstore as well other textbook outlets. If you wish to order your textbook through the South University bookstore, please click the “Order Text” button in the left panel to order the textbook. Please note: Students are not required to order books from the South University bookstore. Dates Active: 3/1/2015 - 1/1/2099 Title: Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers Author: Teri Moser Woo; Anita Lee Wynne Edition: 3 Copyright Date: 2011-01-01 Publisher: F. A. Davis Company ISBN: 9780803622357 Retail Price: $155.00 Delivery Method: This item is available through the South University bookstore as well other textbook outlets. If you wish to order your textbook through the South University bookstore, please click the “Order Text” button in the left panel to order the textbook. Please note: Students are not required to order books from the South University bookstore. Dates Active: 9/1/2016 - 1/1/2099 Title: Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy Author: David N. Gilbert Edition: 46 Copyright Date: Publisher: Antimicrobial Therapy, Incorporated ISBN: 9781930808911 Retail Price: $24.99 Discussion Question 2 AG is a sixty-nine-year-old male who presents for an initial visit with a complaint of blurred vision, fatigue, and lack of energy. He is currently being treated for hypertension, hypothyroidism, and gouty arthritis. He is currently retired and married, with three adult children. His vital signs are unremarkable, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30. His current medications include lisinopril 20 mg daily, allopurinol 300 mg daily, and levothyroxine 0.088 mg daily. As per his blood work today, his A1c level is 7.8%, his fasting blood sugar is 202, his total cholesterol is 180 mg/dL, his high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is 27 mg/dL, his low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is 193 mg/dL, and his triglycerides are 302 mg/dL. Answer the following questions: What additional blood work would you like to complete at this point? Is there any additional information that should be collected from the patient? Evaluate the current therapy and make recommendations concerning any needed changes. What lifestyle modifications or changes do you think would be appropriate for this patient? Presents the grading criteria and rubric for this assignment.