Case Study Assessment: Priority Problems and Interventions

I have provided this template to assist you with answering assessment 2 case studies. Remember monitoring is not an intervention; this is part of
your assessment process. You also need to have at least one independent intervention and only 2 of your interventions can be medication for
your essay.
You have to identify two (2) priority problems linking to the case study assessment data and underlying pathophysiology. Use the template
below to assist you here.
Priority Problem Goal Assessment data Underlying pathophysiology
1. Overweight Stop further
increase in weight
Reduce weight
Manage weight
Reggie appears fatigued
Reggie has put on about 10-15Kg in
the last couple of months
Reggie has bilateral pitting oedema of
the legs to knee height
Causes Metabolic dysfunction which involves lipid
and glucose
Causes organ dysfunction which leads interferes
with the normal functioning of cardiac, intestines,
liver, pulmonary, endocrine, and reproductive
system
It has inflammatory effects, which are mainly
associated with chronic and low-grade

inflammation
It induces hypoxic conditions in the adipose cells
It reduces the flow of oxygen in adipose tissue
May cause various diseases like cancer, depression,
cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes
2. Hypertension Reduce blood
pressure levels
Reduce the
respiratory rate
High respiratory rate 28breaths per
minute
High blood pressure 184/75mmHg
Coarse crackles on his chest
Oxygen saturation of 92% on room air
Pain on inspiration
Reggie always appeared fatigued
Increases the risks of heart attack or stroke
Increases sympathetic nervous system activity
Interferes with the normal functionality of
autonomic nervous system
Increases sympathetic outflow, and repeated stress-
induced vasoconstriction
Leads to endothelial dysfunction

Your essay states you can choose two interventions to discuss in detail for your priority problems. These can be independent or collaborative, but
you must have at least one independent intervention. For the collaborative interventions identify the other members of the healthcare team.
PROBLEMS ARE NOT ASSESSMENT DATA and INTERVENTIONS ARE NOT EVALUATION OR
ASSESSMENT