Nursing Assessment Including Client Story An electrocardiogram has been performed‚ blood work has been drawn‚ and a monitor has been attached to the client. He is anxious and constantly asking if his heart monitor “looks all right”. A. Assess Symptoms: * Midsternal chest pain * Nausea (no vomiting or diaphoresis) * Smokes (one pack a day) * Obese * High blood pressure * High temperature * High pulse rate * Hypertension (did not take controlled medication for today)
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Hives (urticaria) and edema about the mouth and eyelids were the first symptoms of serum sickness developed by Gregory. What caused these early symptoms? * activation of complement-generated c3a which in turn caused the mass cells to release histamine from mast cells. * hives otherwise known as urticaria. * The oedema around the mouth and eyelids were observed as a result of angiodema. * This swelling often results from the same inflammatory processes that cause hives. At
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Her mother was diagnosed with cancer after admission for a hip replacement. In 1996 carols depression deepened‚ following her own admission for a hip replacement. At this time she had her first contact with the current mental health services. New symptoms such as a ringing in her head and anxiety and agitation were identified. She spent a four-month period on the acute ward‚ attempting suicide three times. Her reasons for this involved a primary goal of escaping the unbearable noises and voices in
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Running Head: CLINICAL CASE STUDY Clinical Case Study History and Physical Signs & Symptoms S.S. is a 57 year old Caucasian male on the ICU floor‚ who was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. After culture‚ the cause of the pneumonia was found to be coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). The patient showed presenting symptoms of a respiratory distress (SPO2 of 89%)‚ fever (102.4°F)‚ weight loss‚ productive cough‚ dyspnea‚ crackles and wheezing in lungs‚ pleural effusion
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2013 Janice Withycombe Cultural and Disease Paper: Lupus Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with lupus? Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that attacks the body’s own tissue and organs‚ and the body’s systems. The most prominent symptoms of lupus you will start to notice are fatigue‚ fever‚ severe joint pain‚ skin lesions and dry eyes. Some of the bigger issues a person will start to endure are chest pain‚ shortness of breath‚ severe headaches‚ confusion and loss of memory. An individual’s
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Ways Your Body is Trying to Tell You Something is Wrong The body always sends signs and symptoms that can reveal clues of certain instabilities and indications of illness. To be able to interpret the body’s distress signals‚ there should be a deeper awareness and understanding of what the message means. And if these signs persist‚ the intervention of a physician to expertly diagnose the problem behind the sign becomes an urgent need. There are innumerable signs that the body might show. Below
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Microbiology case study Spring 2009 Case Study On July 14th‚ a 26 year-old man developed severe nausea and bloody emesis. At a local hospital emergency room‚ he was treated with IV fluids and antiemetic medication and admitted for further observation. That evening he became disoriented‚ combative‚ and had difficulty breathing. On July 16th‚ he became hypotensive and hypoxic and was transferred to a specialty care facility for ventilator support. Examination revealed a temperature of 104
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like monkeys‚ gorillas‚ and chimpanzees. It causes the body’s immune system to go into overdrive - which can lead to severe bleeding‚ organ failure‚ and death. Right now‚ there is no cure for Ebola and no vaccine to prevent it. Some of the Early symptoms of Ebola include: Fever Headache Joint and muscle aches Weakness and tiredness Sore throat Chills As the disease progresses‚ other
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Fear of feeling weak and out of control are two common symptoms of stress. These symptoms can lead to a diagnosable medical condition called depression. People are having great deals of stress and pressure in the work place. Few people describe these feelings as down hill roads‚ feelings of being alone‚ and how it negatively flows into their personal lives. Both women and men are diagnosed with feelings of anxiety and stress; however‚ statistically the number of women affected is more‚ for reasons
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patients. It is crucial to be able to distinguish the difference between what are primary changes‚ and what are symptoms of secondary aging. As patients get older‚ doctors need to recognize and treat the onset of a disease instead of masking it as a primary change. I think that often‚ older people complain about the changes they are going through so doctors might not think it is an early symptom of a disease. On the other hand‚ primary changes could be altered and prevented using the right medications
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