Advance Pharmacology

1. write a description of a patient case from your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practice from the last 5 years and describe factors that might have influenced pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) processes of the patient you identified.  Additionally, you will explain details of the personalized plan of care that you would develop based on influencing factors and patient history in your case.  You need to be specific and provide examples.  

2. Explore the ethical and legal implications of the scenario below and consider how to appropriately respond:  

 An 18-month-old boy was admitted to your hospital for failure to thrive and losing 6 lbs.  You have found that he has extreme blockage throughout his GI system with severe impaction throughout.  He is in a great deal of pain and is screaming.  His parents are adamant that they do not want treatments due to religious beliefs.  They have stated that the boy’s grandfather, an elder in their church, is on his way to pray over the boy and heal him.