A 29 year old new mother who delivered her infant 3 days ago is admitted to the hospital with chest pain and is diagnosed with having venous Thrombosis and pulmonary emboli. What factors would contribute to this woman's risk of developing thromboemboli?
Factor would contribute the development of thromboemboli are the following :
Here the woman may be due to increase concentration of coagulation factors.
A 29 year old new mother who delivered her infant 3 days ago is admitted to...
Tammi is an 18-year-old single mother who delivered a full-term infant 3 days ago. The father is not involved, and Tammi’s aunt is her support person. The infant is very fussy in the nursery, with mild tremors noted. Tammi is having a hard time feeding her baby, the baby spits up a lot and he does not console easily. The physician has been called to assess the infant. (Learning
Tammi is an 18-year-old single mother who delivered a full-term infant 3 days ago. The father is not involved, and Tammi’s aunt is her support person. The infant is very fussy in the nursery, with mild tremors noted. Tammi is having a hard time feeding her baby, the baby spits up a lot and he does not console easily. The physician has been called to assess the infant. (Learning Objective 7) 1. What is the probable cause of the infant’s...
2. Tammi is an 18-year-old single mother who delivered a full-term infant 3 days ago. The father is not involved, and Tammi’s aunt is her support person. The infant is very fussy in the nursery, with mild tremors noted. Tammi is having a hard time feeding her baby, the baby spits up a lot and he does not console easily. The physician has been called to assess the infant. (Learning Objective 7) 1. What is the probable cause of the...
The nurse is caring for a 74-year old gentleman who was admitted 2 days ago with chest pain. His past medical history includes coronary artery disease, CHF, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, GERD, and COPD. His 0800 vitals are: BP 142/88, HR 86, Sp02 92% on 2L humidified 02 via nasal cannula, RR 22, temp 98.4. Describe the abnormal assessment findings you might expect to see in this client’s head-to-toe assessment.
The nurse is caring for a 74-year old gentleman who was admitted 2 days ago with chest pain. His past medical history includes coronary artery disease, CHF, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, GERD, and COPD. His 0800 vitals are: BP 142/88, HR 86, Sp02 92% on 2L humidified 02 via nasal cannula, RR 22, temp 98.4. Give some examples of medications you suspect this client may be taking and explain why he would be taking them
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A 1-month-old infant female neonate born 6 weeks premature was admitted for surgery to her foot. Several days after hospital discharge, her parents brought her back to the emergency department because she had a high fever and was crying all of the time. Physical examination revealed increased body temperature, increased respiration rate, and increased heart rate. She also had redness around the site of an inserted percutaneous central line related to her surgery. Her blood count was normal except for...
A 19-year-old mother, of a 3-month-old baby boy appear in the Emergency Room frantic about her baby not breathing and appears to be cyanotic. Upon assessment of the baby, breath sounds are not present, no pulses detected, the baby is pronounced dead. She explains to the ER nurse that she had found her baby wrapped in blankets, face down in the crib. The nurse continues to asses the mother who explains the baby was born prematurely at 32 weeks. She...
Justice is a 13-year-old black female with sickle cell anemia. She was admitted in sickle cell crisis and has been having joint pain rated at 6-8/10 on Numerical Rating Scale much of the time. Her BP and pulse rate remain elevated. Justice has a cognitive development delay and behaves as an 8-year-old in many situations. She was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth. Justice has been less verbal, withdrawn, having trouble sleeping, and often crying while hospitalized. She is asking...
Scenario Justice is a 13-year-old black female with sickle cell anemia. She was admitted in sickle cell crisis and has been having joint pain rated at 6-8/10 on Numerical Rating Scale much of the time. Her BP and pulse rate remain elevated. Justice has a cognitive development delay and behaves as an 8-year-old in many situations. She was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth. Justice has been less verbal, withdrawn, having trouble sleeping, and often crying while hospitalized. She is...