Actinic Keratosis Assignment

For your assigned topic(s) you are to discuss the incidence and prevalence of actinic keratosis, pathophysiology from an advanced practice perspective, physical assessment and examination, evidence-based treatment plan and patient education, as well as follow up and evaluation to assess the efficacy and outcomes of the evidence-based treatment plan for management of an episodic, acute, and chronic case involving the pathology(s) of actinic keratosis.

All references must be within the last 4 years. Please include doi on journal articles.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Actinic Keratosis (AK)
Introduction
Actinic keratosis also known as solar keratosis is scaly and crusty growth that is contributed by the damage from prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Besides the exposure to ultraviolet rays, this health condition is also caused by the artificial exposure to the ultraviolet light such as tanning machines. The plural name, ‘Keratoses’ is mostly used to describe this health condition and this is because there is a rare just one Actinic Keratosis that is considered precancerous (Chetty, Choi, & Mitchell, 2015). If Actinic Keratosis is left alone, the chances of it developing into a skin cancer are very high, may advance to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This paper pays high attention…
Incidence and prevalence rates of AK
The prevalence of actinic Keratosis in the United States is estimated to be 4-9 percent in women and 9-14 percent among men (Nestor & Zarraga, 2012). However, the rates change geographically, whereby high incidence rates are recorded in the south and south-west regions, as well as the states that are along the equator. The prevalence of actinic keratosis is primarily related to gender, fair skin, and age. In 2014, research conducted in England reported prevalence rates of 5.9% and 15.4% in women and men, respectively (Chetty et al., 2015). The study also identified that the incidence of the disorder was higher in people with skin type I, having freckles and red hair. A similar study conducted in Australia found that the prevalence rates of actinic keratosis were 8% and 22% for women and men aged 30–40 years respectively. The rates escalated to 83% and 64% in men and women aged 60-70 years (Chetty et al., 2015). The risk of the disease…