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study guide for fundamentals of nursing 9780803669079 224 UNIT 4 Clinical skills and Care ha diagnosis the time of day 35. As you assess your patient with a dark skin tone, you notice that the color of her skin is ashen. What will you do next? a. Increase the temperature of the room because the patient is most likely too cold. b. Assess the patient's mucous membranes, palms, and soles of the feet for evidence of cyanosis. c. Ask the...
Mr. B is a 63-year-old man who is clinically obese. He has a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 days. During the past week, Mr. B has experienced a flu-like illness with fever, chills, malaise, anorexia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and productive cough with thick, brownish, purulent sputum. Clinical Assessment Mr. B is admitted to the intermediate care unit from the emergency department with acute respiratory insufficiency. He...
Mr. B is a 63-year-old man who is clinically obese. He has a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 days. During the past week, Mr. B has experienced a flu-like illness with fever, chills, malaise, anorexia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and productive cough with thick, brownish, purulent sputum. Clinical Assessment Mr. B is admitted to the intermediate care unit from the emergency department with acute respiratory insufficiency. He...
T.J. is a 53-year-old man that has just presented to the Emergency Department for a rash, shortness of breath and feeling very weak. He tells you that he just finished a shrimp dinner at the local restaurant when the symptoms began and they have been getting steadily worse. He states the first thing he noticed was his lips tingling and then the rest of his mouth. Over the next few minutes he continued to feel worse when his wife noticed...
D.Z., a 65-year-old man, is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history (PMH) of hypertension (HTN), which has been well controlled by enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years, and a diagnosis (Dx) of pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick yellow-green sputum. D.Z. seems irritable and...
Chronic Obstructive Disease (COPD) D.Z., a 65-year-old man, is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history (PMH) of hypertension (HTN), which has been well controlled by enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years, and a diagnosis (Dx) of pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick yellow-green sputum....
Chronic Obstructive Disease (COPD) D.Z., a 65-year-old man, is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history (PMH) of hypertension (HTN), which has been well controlled by enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years, and a diagnosis (Dx) of pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick yellow-green sputum....
5. Based on laboratory test results, which types of nutritional supplementation should be enhanced? 8. Describe the pathophysiology that is causing pallor in this patient. CASE STUDY CYSTIC FIBROSIS Aerial For the Disease Summary for this case study see the CD-ROM. this PATIENT CASE ciente lent Patient's Chief Complaints Provided by patient's mother: "I noticed a let-down in T's exercise tolerance level a week ago and the last couple of days his cough and sputum production have gotten much worse....
Case Study N.G. is a 21-year-old year-old college student who is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. He was seen at the college's student neam center because of swelling around his eyes and rusty-colored urine. His history based on medical records from the student health center indicates that he had a sore throat several weeks ago that he ignored because it resolved in 4 to 5 days. His past medical history positive for type 1 diabetes...
i really need help with the graphs Driving Can Be Dangerous to Your Health: An Interrupted Case Study in Physiology Phil Stephens Department of Biology Villanova University Part 1-The Grandparents Arrive Dave pulled the cell phone out of his pocket, cursing himself for not putting it on vibrate. The children, Jason and Laura, were both asleep, and he knew that the rest of the day would not be fun if they were awakened from their naps. "Hi, Dave. We're just...