Module 6: Discussion Board – Discussion Board Group 7

August 2, 2022
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Online Discussion

Prompt:

For this discussion, you will answer the question which corresponds to the FIRST letter of your FIRST name:

Then you will respond to the main postings of at least two of the other learners who have answered questions different from yours.

Recall that your main posting should be submitted by Wednesday at 23:59 EST. All responses to other learners discussion questions must be submitted no later than Sunday at 23:59 EST in order to be considered for grading purposes.

If your FIRST name begins with the letter A through E, please address this question:

Compare and contrast current disease-modifying treatments with symptomatic treatments of Alzheimer’s disease. For this discussion, be sure to specify what the treatments are, their targets, and at what stage of the disease process they are used (if applicable).

If your FIRST name begins with the letters F through J, please address this question:

Discuss the three stages of Alzheimer’s disease; make sure to include neurodegeneration in your discussion.

If your FIRST name begins with the letters K through N please address this question:

Discuss the sleep wake cycle and histamines role in it.

If your FIRST name begins with the letters O through R, please address this question:

Many pharmacological treatments are used for insomnia. Compare and contrast benzodiazepine hypnotics and serotonergic hypnotics.  For this discussion, explain the mechanism of action and when the class of medication is more or less appropriate to use.

If your FIRST name begins with the letters S through Z, please address this question:

Many pharmacological treatments are used for insomnia. Compare and contrast melatonergic hypnotics and histamine h1 antagonists as hypnotics.  For this discussion, explain the mechanism of action and when the class of medication is more or less appropriate to use.

Instructions:

  1. Make your initial post by 23:59 EST Wednesday
  2. Respond to two other classmates’ posts by 23:59 EST Sunday.

 

Grading Rubric

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.

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