Health Assessment

Running head: HEALTH ASSESSMENT
HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:

1HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Collect Information:
Mr Jonathan Yung is a 16 year old boy, playing bubble soccer match with his fellow
peer student that commenced at 2 pm and got over at 3 pm. It was a hot and sunny day, with
air temperature of 32 degree Celsius and low humidity of 20%. According to Levett-Jonas
clinical reasoning cycle, a complete health assessment is performed for Mr Jonathan, in order
to recognize the normal and abnormal cues and to process the information to identify
Jonathan’s body response before and after activity (Holder 2018).
The past medical history of Mr Jonathan is not processed as he is a new student and
has migrated from another state. From the past observation record, objective cues were
highlighted that exhibited that his blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate and
respiratory rate was normal(Jessee et al. 2018). As Jonathan was young he was indulged in
physical activities and played for 1 hour that increased in vital signs due to homeostatic
imbalance.
Before he participated in bubble soccer, his objective cues were as follows:
Blood pressure Pulse rate Respiratory rate Temperature
111/60 72 13 36 oC
The above objective cues clearly states that Jonathan had normal blood pressure and
any further changes in his vital signs can be due to dehydration as the temperature was quite
hot and the humidity was also low (Paulo et al. 2019).After Jonathan played bubble soccer
huge variation was seen in his vital signs post assessment. His had flushed skin and was
sweating excessively. He was feeling very hot and could not walk as his heart was beating
faster. He immediately required cold water and a chair to rest for some time.
Blood pressure Pulse rate Respiratory rate Temperature
130/70 140 29 38.5

2HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Process information:
From the above identified information it was visible that the pulse rate and respiratory
rate was very high, almost double and elevation of blood pressure was also visible. The
normal homeostatic balance was disrupted in Jonathan case after he played bubble soccer.
Homeostasis is defined as the mechanism to regulate and maintain the body including glands,
cells, tissues and organs. The primary mechanism of homeostasis includes blood pressure,
body temperature, blood sugar, body fluid composition and gas composition (Davies 2018).
In case of any physical activity, the blood pressure is increased due to negative feedback
regulation that results in increased cardiac output and constriction of blood vessel that
ultimately increases systematic vascular resistance (SVR), hence this result in increased
blood pressure.According to homeostatic condition, the normal pulse rate range between 60-
100 beats per minute, which exhibit normal heart beat. The pulse rate increase due to various
reasons and in Jonathan case it was almost double due to physical activity arising from
conditions like dehydration, anxiety, stress and certain heart disorder. As the temperature was
high and even the humidity was low than normal there could be a high possibility that
Johnathan’s heart was beating faster due to dehydration (Smith 2018). The demand of oxygen
increasesduring any physical exercise or activity that in turn lead to increased heart and lung
rate resulting in higher respiratory rate that is considered as normal after sever exercise.The
normal respiratory rate in a person varies in between 12 to 16, and in case of Jonathan, his
respiratory rate was almost double because of severe physical activity. Jonathan subjective
cues were also identified after he finished playing, which stated that he had flushed skin and
was sweating excessively. Flushed skin mainly occurs when various blood vessel present
beneath the skin either widen or dilates due to anxiety or hot temperature. As the temperature
was hot and sunny, Jonathan’s body was getting hot and was releasingadrenalinehormone