Applied Pathophysiology Assignment Report

Running Head: APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY1
Introduction
Carly is a 12 year old girl suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and is going to be
discussed in detail in this paper. She was taken to the emergency ward for her health condition as
she had symptoms of fever, polydipsia and polyuria. Her complaints were that she was suffering
from nausea and abdominal pain during the time of admission. She was diagnosed after her
admission, which gave the result that she had tachycardia. She also has orthostatic hypotension.
During her stay she was observed for three to four hours, which showed her gradual biochemical
and clinical improvement. Her neurological deterioration was noticed after six hours to her
treatment and resuscitation (Cameron et al., 2014). After a while she was given Mannitol. Her
improvement in GCS was observed, which was the reason for her discharge. This paper has a
concept map that is linked to case study and it consists of the processes of the pathophysiology
of the disease Carly is suffering from. The paper also explains the disease in detail including its
pathophysiology and gives reasons for the alterations in the vital signs of the patient when she
was taken to the emergency department.

APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY2
Concept Plan