CASE STUDY: Respiratory
Med-Surg. Respiratory Case studies
#1 Patient Profile: A 62-year-old female client with a history of COPD is admitted to the hospital with an acute exacerbation and left-sided pneumonia. The nurse observes increased anterior-posterior diameter of the chest, reddish-blue skin tone, and prolonged expiratory phase when breathing. Admission vital signs: temperature 101.5 F (oral), blood pressure 154/92, heart rate 110, and respiratory rate 26 breaths/minute.
Critical Thinking Questions: Answer each question thoroughly and with details:
1.Ineffective airway clearance related to infection in lungs as evidenced by prolonged expiratory phase,fever,tachypnea,cough, reddish blue skin tone
2.The copious purulent secretion is indicative of long term infection if lung happening in pneumonia .This can be caused by bacterial infection like pneumococcal pneumoniae, streptococcus.The nursing care to be provided are
3.The patient should be provided with high protein diet .This has a properly to tear the inflammatory process ,it can repair the tissues which are damaged due to pneumonia.
4.The patient can be orovide proper up position or right lateral position. Supine position has to be avoided because this can risk the patient for reflux aspiration, and left lateral can also increase aspiration because of stomach contents
CASE STUDY: Respiratory Med-Surg. Respiratory Case studies #1 Patient Profile: A 62-year-old female client with a...
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