Life Threatening Condition - Case Study Analysis and Nursing Care Plan

Running head: LIFE THREATENING CONDITION
Life Threatening Condition
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

LIFE THREATENING CONDITION 1
Question 1:
The case study describes a patient who came to the emergency unit with a diagnosable condition
of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The pathophysiology of this infection causing bacteria,
invades the respiratory cavity, filling them with discharge which gathers in the alveoli sacs which causes
breathing complications followed by coughing with phlegm generation.
The patient, a 75 year old man called Mr. Farouq, showed analogous clinical signs with CAP and
was coughed relentlessly with phlegm generation, pleurisy associated pain, tachyarrhythmia along with
other clinical signs of febrility, elevated BP, laboured breathing and erratic breathing, indicating that the
patient was succumbing to anaphylactic shock. The patient suffered with breathing difficulty and his
speech was singular as his respiratory rate was low, which was 35 beats per minute (BPM) with lengthy
expiration rate. His SPO2 or dissolved blood oxygen was 82% which was a little low. Chest X-ray
analysis showed that Mr. Farouq had crackles on the base of left lung in the lower corner, suggesting
pulmonary redness or inflammation caused by gathering of pus or phlegm like matter in alveoli sacs.
This observation is common for both pneumonic sepsis and bronchitis. Analyzing the result for
Electrolytic ions, urea and creatinine (EUC) test revealed that except Na+ and Cl- were elevated due to
waterloss. Urea and creatinine are elevated as well, because the body was not being able to excrete the
waste properly, this could lead to a potential development of kidney failure that was observed commonly
in severe septic shock cases. The colour of the patient’s urine was found to be very dark in colour, which
further supports the kidney malfunction hypothesis. The patient’s report for full blood count test shows
that the white blood cell and platelet count is very elevated and his feet are inflated. These kind of signs is
an indicator for patients undergoing anaphylactic shocks in diseased conditions, called thrombosis. The
WBC was elevated because of the possible incidence of bacteria as well as multi-organ failure due to
sepsis in the patient’s body.