Question

Please help me out with this case study. Thank you

Joan Centers, a 42-year-old patient, presents to the clinic with drooping of the right side of the face with paralysis of the right eyelid resulting in decreased blinking and inability to close the eye. The patient has increased lacrimation of the right eye. The patient complains that the right side of her face feels like pins and needles pricking it, and the pain includes her right eye and behind her right ear. The patient’s speech is slurred and the patient has no control of facial muscles on the right side when swallowing. (Learning Objective 4) How should the nurse describe the diagnosis of Bell’s palsy to the patient? What medical treatments does the nurse anticipate will be ordered for the patient, and what rationale justifies the treatments? What nursing care should be provided for the patient?

Answer 1

O Bell's palsy 1 Is also called as facial paralysis . It causes the muscles of the face to weakness and may resolve on its ocon within 4 to 6 mnts. Seventh cranial nerve inflammation causes this disease. But its cause is not know but it may be due to viral disease, autoimmune disease. The nerve inflammation may sometimes causes permanent damage by compression of nerve causes loss of blood flow to the tissue which causes the bone - dissues to die. The treatment include prevention of muscle damages inflammation reducing therapy, medicine for facial pain , electrical stimulation to prevent muscle contractions

He explained that he is anable to close the eye so the eye should be manually closed, eyedrops , protective shield should be given. facial exercises should be shown. cold conditions should be avoided.