Implement and Monitor Care for a Person with Acute Health Problems

HLTENN011 Implement and
monitor care for a person
with acute health problems

Table of Contents
PART A ..........................................................................................................................................3
PART B .........................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................13

PART A
1.
Acute health problems Definition/what is it? Explain specific clinical
manifestations
a. Acute kidney failure This is the condition in which
kidneys of an individual
cannot filter amount of
wastage from blood (Sawhney
and et. al., 2020)
Major symptoms of kidney
failure are decreased urine
output, fluid retention, selling
over legs.
b. Acute glomerulonephritis This is the condition of
inflammation within small
filters of kidneys called
Glomeruli as this is helpful in
removing excess fluid.
Symptoms of Acute
glomerulonephritis are pink or
cola coloured urine and high
blood pressure.
c. Gastroenteritis This is an infection of stomach
which could by spread by
contact with a person who is
infected or using septic food.
Major symptom of this disease
is nausea, vomiting,
dehydration and fever.
d. Acute pancreatitis This is a situation of
inflammation over pancreas.
This may be due to excessive
drinking of alcohol.
Abdominal pain and sudden
inflammation are the major
symptoms of Acute
pancreatitis.
e. Seizure This is defined as situation of
disturbance in brain due to
which behaviour and level of
consciousness of an individual
may changed.
Due to abnormal connection
between nerve cells seizure
can be caused.
f. Transient ischemic attack This is the situation of stroke Symptoms are difficulty in

in which one of the body may
face vision and slurring
problem over speech.
walking, blurred vision, mental
confusion etc.
g. Angina This is a type of chest pain
which can be caused by
reducing flow of blood in
heart.
Squeezing, burning, and
discomfort over chest and pain
over chest and arms.
h. Myocardial infarction This is a heart attack which
arises when blood flow stops
in a part of heart.
This may cause pain in chest,
neck, arm and high level of
anxiety.
i. Vasovagal syncope This is the stage of sudden
drop of heart rate and BP
which may lead in fainting.
Symptoms are pale skin,
blurred vision, sweating and
slow heart rate.
j. Allergic rhinitis This is the condition of
inflammation in nose which
may cause fever.
Symptoms are itchy nose,
swelling around eye area.
k. Acute bronchitis Known as chest cold in which
inflammation occurred over
lungs.
Symptoms are coughing, chest
soreness, sore throat.
l. First degree burns on skin This is called sunburn which
resulted due to high exposure
over sun.
Redness over skin and dryness
of skin.
m. Airway burns This is caused due to inhaling
smoke, superheated air and
toxic fumes.
Due to high exposure to fire
and smoke.
n. Cellulitis This is a bacterial infection
which swelling over affected
skin may appear.
This may cause in red and hot
and tenderness over skin.