(NURS 6501 Course Assignmen
NURS 6501 Module 1 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study Analysis
(NURS 6501 Course Assignmen
NURS 6501 Module 1 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study Analysis
Tracie L Willis
Walden University
NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology
March 12, 2017
Week 2 Assignment
Adaptive Response
, (NURS 6501 Course Assignmen
NURS 6501 Module 1 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study Analysis
Introduction
An adaptive response is a compensatory mechanism of the body’s appropriate reaction to
an environmental demand (Adaptive response, 2017). As an Advance Practice Nurse, one must
be able to recognize signs and symptoms that indicate an unbalance of the homeostasis of the
body to correctly diagnose and treat a disorder. In this paper, I will discuss the pathophysiology,
associated alterations, and the patients’ adaptive responses to the changes caused by the disease
processes determined from the scenarios given for this assignment. Those disease processes are
as follows; scenario 1) Tonsillitis, scenario 2) Contact Dermatitis, and scenario 3) Stress
Response. I will also present a mind map of Tonsillitis that includes the epidemiology,
pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of the disorder, as well as any
adaptive responses to alterations.
Tonsillitis
In scenario 1, Jennifer, a two-year-old female, presents to the office with symptoms
explained by her mother as a fever off and on for three days with a high-temperature today of
103.2° F, fussy, not able to eat, and in good health before the last three days. Physical
examination shows a throat that is erythematous with 4+ swelling of her tonsils and diffuse
exudate, hot and dry skin, palpable and tender to touch anterior cervical nodes. Jennifer states
her throat ―hurts a lot,‖ and it is painful to swallow. Her VS are a temperature of 102.8° F, a
pulse of 128 beats per minute, and a respiratory rate of 24 beats per minute. A diagnosis of
Acute Tonsillitis is made, and treatment options are discussed.
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. The inflammation may extend to the
adenoid and the lingual tonsils (Medscape, 2017). Tonsillitis is a result of viral or bacterial
NURS 6501 Module 1 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study Analysis
(NURS 6501 Course Assignmen
NURS 6501 Module 1 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study Analysis
Tracie L Willis
Walden University
NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology
March 12, 2017
Week 2 Assignment
Adaptive Response
, (NURS 6501 Course Assignmen
NURS 6501 Module 1 Week 2 Assignment: Case Study Analysis
Introduction
An adaptive response is a compensatory mechanism of the body’s appropriate reaction to
an environmental demand (Adaptive response, 2017). As an Advance Practice Nurse, one must
be able to recognize signs and symptoms that indicate an unbalance of the homeostasis of the
body to correctly diagnose and treat a disorder. In this paper, I will discuss the pathophysiology,
associated alterations, and the patients’ adaptive responses to the changes caused by the disease
processes determined from the scenarios given for this assignment. Those disease processes are
as follows; scenario 1) Tonsillitis, scenario 2) Contact Dermatitis, and scenario 3) Stress
Response. I will also present a mind map of Tonsillitis that includes the epidemiology,
pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of the disorder, as well as any
adaptive responses to alterations.
Tonsillitis
In scenario 1, Jennifer, a two-year-old female, presents to the office with symptoms
explained by her mother as a fever off and on for three days with a high-temperature today of
103.2° F, fussy, not able to eat, and in good health before the last three days. Physical
examination shows a throat that is erythematous with 4+ swelling of her tonsils and diffuse
exudate, hot and dry skin, palpable and tender to touch anterior cervical nodes. Jennifer states
her throat ―hurts a lot,‖ and it is painful to swallow. Her VS are a temperature of 102.8° F, a
pulse of 128 beats per minute, and a respiratory rate of 24 beats per minute. A diagnosis of
Acute Tonsillitis is made, and treatment options are discussed.
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. The inflammation may extend to the
adenoid and the lingual tonsils (Medscape, 2017). Tonsillitis is a result of viral or bacterial
