Question

Electrolytes Urine culture and sensitivity PT/INR daily - Call results to Physician 12. Select a diet that would best meet this patient's needs as well as the rationale for your selection 13. Define sepsis and why this diagnosis is of concern to your planning the daily care of your patient 14. Define paresthesia and why this diagnosis is of concern to your planning the daily care of your patient

Answer 1

12.The diet best fits this patient is a high protein and calorie, low fat diet.

• High protein diet enables to tissue building and sound healing
• Calories to meet the lost energy through the wound drainage
• Minerals and vitamins (micronutrients) lost has to be replaced
• Iron to enhance oxygen supply
• Zinc and calcium for cell replacement and healing
• Vitamin B1,B2 ,B5,B6 for energy production

13.The word sepsis in simple term refers to be infection of the blood caused by bacteria leading to organ failure.

This is a real concern because this condition detoriates the function of the entire organ system one by one.It leads to poor immune response and increasing the infection level and further aggravating the condition of wound.As there are chances for circulatory impairments the blood supply to wound can be interrupted and slowing the wound healing .

14.Paresthesia is the abnormal tingling sensation of the skin.This can occur due to continuous pressure,obstructed blood supply to the body parts.This decreases the blood supply to wound and detoriating it more. This can cause neuropathic ulcer which leads to loss of sensation, when there is loss of sensation injury can occur and affecting the wound healing process.