COPD Case Study Part 1 Patient name: DH DOB: 7/14 Admit Date: 8/23 Age: 65 Sex: Male Education: Bachelor's degree Occupation: Retired manager of local grocery chain Hours of work: N / A Household members: Wife age 62, well; four adult children not living in the area Ethnic background: Asian American Religious affiliation: Methodist Referring physician: Marie McFarland, MD (pulmonary) Chief complaint: "My husband has had emphysema for many years. He was working in the yard today
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also useful for the elderly that live in rural areas who live a long way from the nearest doctor’s office. 2 a.Who would benefit most from H-FAST? Why? This system would most benefit those consumers who suffer from conditions such as heart disease, COPD, and CVA’s because the device’s customized attachments will allow for unparalleled personalization of care. This system will also help to lower healthcare costs by eliminating unnecessary visits for the elderly who do not need to be seen in person
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Holistic Account of Care for a Patient or Client with Complex Needs What are complex needs? Who has them? It could be argued that everyone's needs are complex and as such, complex needs have been difficult to define (Rosengard et al., 2007). This essay intends to use literature to outline a systematic and holistic approach to care of a patient's complex needs. The nursing process and its framework of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation will be utilised to provide a patient centred
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Critical Thinking Paper Aubrey Lewis Grand Canyon University 11/11/11 SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT Biographical Data Patient, C.L, is a 52-year-old Caucasian female that was admitted to Banner Thunderbird on 09/29/11 for difficulty breathing and shortness of breath (SOB). The patient has no known drug or food allergies and is registered as a “do not resuscitate” and “do not intubate” (DNR/DNI). History of Present Illness Patient stated that she had woken up
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smoking and a lifetime manual job separating various types of sandstone at a stone quarry contributed to his chronic lung disease. It was very difficult for me to reconcile that this terminally ill patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) “had a need to smoke” during the few days prior to his death. His shallow breathing was increasingly difficult, his tissue perfusion was poor, and his pulse oximetry was in the 80s. I heard the wheezing with each breath and could see the struggle
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Geriatric History and Physical with Problem List and Plan Health Assessment Lab General Patient Information Client: 81-year-old Caucasian/Italian female Source: Client, seems reliable Marital status: Widower Religion: Catholic Occupation: House wife Formal education: High school Primary language: English, written and spoken Secondary: None Reason for Seeking Care: Shortness of breath and productive cough. History of Present Illness: Recurrent episodes of
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2014; Malcolm et al, 2013; Moore, 2012). Cor Pulmonale is commonly connected to lung disorders and other heart disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known to many as COPD (Bhattacharya, 2004; Hadjiliadis, 2013; Kavanagh, 2013; Leader, 2014; Malcolm et al., 2013; Moore, 2012; Sovari, 2014). COPD associated Cor Pulmonale accounts for the majority of all Cor Pulmonale cases, about 80%-90% (Kavanagh, 2013; Leader, 2014). There are many causes of Cor Pulmonale, such as hypertension
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Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a chemoattractant cytokine produced by a variety of tissue and blood cells. Unlike many other cytokines, it has a distinct target specificity for the neutrophil, with only weak effects on other blood cells. Interleukin 8 (IL-8) or CXCL8 is a chemokine produced by macrophages and other cell types such as epithelial cells, airway smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells. Endothelial cells store IL-8 in their storage vesicles, the Weibel-Palade bodies. In humans, theinterleukin-8 protein
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Dyspnea is defined as a subjective sensation of shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing (Crystal RG et al-1991; Eric R. Beck, John L Francis and Robert L Souhami-1974; Esther Rodriguez et al-2008). Patients with COPD described their dyspnea as a sense of increased effort to breathe, heaviness, air hunger, or gasping (Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas et al-2010). It develops gradually over many years and eventually compromises the activities and quality of life of patient (Blanc PD et al-2003; Mahler
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1 - Explain the correct way to auscultate a patient’s lung fields. To auscultate the patient’s lung fields use the diaphragm of the stethoscope, and place firmly on the skin. Ask the patient to breathe slowly and deeply through the mouth, exaggerating normal respiration. To auscultate the back, ask the patient to sit with the head bent forward and arms folded in front, and then have the patient sit more erect with the arms overhead for auscultating the lateral chest. Finally, ask the patient to sit
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