A 75-year-old married woman comes to the emergency room with her husband reporting a severe cough, left-sided chest pain
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:45 am
A 75-year-old married woman
comes to the emergency room with her husband
reporting a severe cough,
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, apical;
respirations 32, shallow; and blood pressure 120/80.
A diagnosis of pneumonia is
suspected. A sputum specimen, chest x-ray, arterial
blood gases, and complete
blood count are ordered. A diagnosis of pneumonia is confirmed by
the chest x-ray and sputum cultures. The patient will be admitted
for IV antibiotics.
(2) list two assessments and
the Rationale for each assessment.
comes to the emergency room with her husband
reporting a severe cough,
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, apical;
respirations 32, shallow; and blood pressure 120/80.
A diagnosis of pneumonia is
suspected. A sputum specimen, chest x-ray, arterial
blood gases, and complete
blood count are ordered. A diagnosis of pneumonia is confirmed by
the chest x-ray and sputum cultures. The patient will be admitted
for IV antibiotics.
(2) list two assessments and
the Rationale for each assessment.