DKA, CVA

ACS Acute MI Case Study -Macomb Community College History of Present Problem: JoAnn Smith is a 68-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department (ED) after having three days of progressive weakness. She denies chest pain, but admits to shortness of breath (SOB) that increases with activity. She also has epigastric pain with nausea that has been intermittent for 20-30 minutes over the last three days. She reports that her epigastric pain has gotten worse and is now radiating into ...

SKINNY Reasoning-Urinary Tract Infection Urosepsis History of Present Problem: Jean Kelly is an 82-year-old woman who has been feeling more fatigued the last three days and has had a fever the last twenty-four hours. She reports a painful, burning sensation when she urinates as well as frequency of urination the last week. Her daughter became concerned and brought her to the emergency department (ED) when she did not know what day it was. She is mentally alert with no history of confusion. ...

CVA case study, John Gates, 59 years old History of Present Problem: John Gates is a 59-year-old male with a history of diabetes type II and hypertension who was at work when he had sudden onset of right-sided weakness, right facial droop, and difficulty speaking. He was transported to the emergency department (ED) where these symptoms continue to persist. It has been one hour from the onset of his neurologic symptoms when he presents to the ED. You are the nurse responsible for his care.

Discussion Week 6-gates CVA-University of South Florida NUR 3081 (CVA) History of Present Problem: John Gates is a 59-year-old male with a history of diabetes type II and hypertension who was at work when he had sudden onset of right-sided weakness, right facial droop, and difficulty speaking. He was transported to the emergency department (ED) where these symptoms continue to persist. It has been one hour from the onset of his neurologic symptoms when he presents to the ED. You are the n...

DKA Case Study-Morgan State University NURS 342 History of Current Problem: Diana Humphries is a 45-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage III and diabetes mellitus type1 who checks her blood sugar daily, or whenever she feels like it. She has been feeling increasingly nauseated the past 12 hours. She has had a harsh, productive cough of yellow sputum the past three days. She checked her blood glucose before going to bed last night and it was 382, but then she fell asleep early...

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) UNFOLDING Reasoning John Roberts History of Present Problem: John Roberts is a 68-year-old Caucasian male who is 6 feet tall (180 cm) and weighs 260 lbs. (118.2 kg) (35.3 BMI). He has a history of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia and smokes one pack per day since the age of 18 (50 pack- years). He has osteoarthritis (OA) in his right knee and the pain has significantly increased over the past year. John had a right total knee arthroplasty (TKA) fou...

NUR 211- Clinical Parkinsons Case- Parkinson's Disease History of Present Problem: Lillian "Lilly" Jones is a 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Parkinson's disease. Ms. Jones was hospitalized three months ago due to a urinary tract infection and dehydration. She is now a resident of Sunnyside Health Care Center, a local long-term care facility because her Parkinson's disease has progressed and her son, Jack, is no longer ab...