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Case Study in Pathophysiology

   

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTIONGrowth and development theories of child lays emphasis on explaining that how kidsgrow and changes overtime. It also focuses on different aspects of improvement such as social,emotional and cognitive evaluation. Family centred care helps in recognising importance of closerelatives in well-being of patient (Coyne, 2015). Main aim of case study is to describe thepathophysiology related to the complaints made by service user. It will also include the role ofhealth-care professionals in delivering appropriate nursing care. MAIN BODYPathophysiology of patient's present complaintsCellular level Anne has been diagnosed with right iliac fossa pain. She has been suspected withappendicitis. It may be termed as inflammation of appendix. At initial stage, the first symptom ofthis disease is pain in abdominal. The aching normally begins below of belly button and itgradually increases and might shift to left side of abdomen. Symptoms which can be seen duringthis stage include vomiting, nausea and low grade fever. Patient can feel sick and tired duringthis stage. Organ level Medical record of Anne has interpreted that she was diagnosed with gangrenousperforated appendix with peritonitis (Finlayson & et.al.,2014). It also showed that patients'appendicitis has been busted out and after this, it becomes inflamed and is filled with pus. Thiscan severely impact the service user's kidney, stomach and abdomen. Individual might see withchronic pain at this stage. Patient can suffer from various issues like loss of appetite, weakness,diarrhoea etc. System level The worsening of disease can impact patient’s immune and digestive system and that'swhy, Anne has undergone appendectomy surgery. It has been analysed that she came out withnasogastric tube in situ on free drainage. This means that her kidney, abdomen and stomach gotinfected and health-care professionals were providing her drugs and minimal quantity of liquidwith the help of syringe. It has also been interpreted due to complexity of disease that the patientwill remain in hospital for 10 days (Butler, Copnell & Willetts, 2014). At this level, severity of1
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