Case Study on the Given Scenario

Case Study on the
Given Scenario

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
An overview of the patient’s condition..................................................................................1
Patient’s presenting problems.................................................................................................2
Care priorities of the patient with 2 nursing priorities...........................................................2
Pharmacokinetics of 2 medication..........................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
A heart attack is a type of disease which occurs when blood flow of a part of the heart is blocked
Gibbs & et.al. (2019). This blood vessel problem causes chest pain. This case study is based on
Mr. Gordon Deltori who is suffering from chest pain. Chest pain causes several other problems
and there are several risk factors which become the reason of heart attack or stroke. This study
also shows some risk factors such as stress, unhealthy diet etc. Further, it also shows some
nursing interventions or nursing priorities which is being used and given to the patient in order to
improve his health and preventing him from heart attack. It includes a healthy diet and some
medications.
MAIN BODY
An overview of the patient’s condition
The patient in this given case, Mr. Gordon Deltori is a 68 years old male taxi driver
suffering from chest pain problem. It is states that the patient felt chest pain at a night which was
achy radiating to the neck. In this context, Mr. Gordon Deltori also stated that he is feeling tight
in chest pain whenever he went to bed and often woke up with chest pain which is increasing day
by day. At first day, he gave 4 out of 10 to his chest pain but few days later he gave 6 out of 10
to his chest pain. This ranking shows that his chest pain is increasing and getting severe day by
day. On the other hand, he denies that he is not feeling other symptoms except chest pain. After
few days, he also said that chest pain is becoming worst. In five months, he has had taken
anginine or a medicine which lets blood and oxygen reach the heart muscle, 3 times. So, this is
the condition and problem of the patient he is suffering from Greenwood, Carnahan & Huang,
(2018). He is not financial stable so, he is worried that how will he look after his family and who
will look after his family. So, it is the condition of Mr. Gordon Deltori. It is also stated from the
case and analyses of his history that 10 years ago he was suffering from hypertension and he was
taking related medicines. He was on medication. He was also on medication because of Atrial
fibrillation which is a irregular heartbeat which can lead to blood clots, heart failure, stroke and
any other heart related complications or problems. He was also facing problem of type 2 diabetes
for approximate 5 years. He was taking some medicines but does not have any information about
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