Case Study: The Patient with Pneumonia A 75-year-old married woman comes to the outpatient clinic with her husband repor

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Case Study The Patient With Pneumonia A 75 Year Old Married Woman Comes To The Outpatient Clinic With Her Husband Repor 1 (70.58 KiB) Viewed 73 times

Case Study: The Patient with Pneumonia A 75-year-old married woman comes to the outpatient clinic with her husband reporting a severe cough and left-sided chest pain, and she holds her left side while coughing. She appears anxious and her face is flushed. Vital signs are: temperature, 102.6° F, pulse, 118 beats/min, apical; respirations, 32 breaths/min, shallow; and blood pressure, 120/80 mm Hg. A diagnosis of pneumonia is suspected. A sputum specimen, chest x-ray, arterial blood gases, and complete blood count are ordered. 1. What should this patient and her husband be taught about the sputum collection and x-ray? 2. What will likely be heard when the patient's lungs are auscultated? Explain your answer. 3. Identify the relevant patient problems for this patient based on the above information. 4. What teaching/learning interventions should be included in the discharge plan for the patient and her husband?