Dorothy is a 68-year-old woman who presents to the clinic with several months of fatigue, decreased exercise tolerance, and increased episodes of angina.
Dorothy
is a 68-year-old woman who presents to the clinic with several months of
fatigue, decreased exercise tolerance, and increased episodes of angina. She
volunteers an observation that she is craving ice chips. She also has coronary
artery disease with exertional angina for which she takes nitroglycerine. Her
medications include metoprolol, simvastatin, and one low-dose aspirin per day.
Physical
examination is normal except for her complete blood count is WBC 6,500, Hgb
9.8, HCT 28.2%, MCV 78, and platelets 320,000. Her ferritin is 8.
1.
What is the plan of care for Dorothy?
2.
What education does Dorothy need regarding her medication and lifestyle?
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