Pathophysiology And Nursing Management

Running head: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND NURSING MANAGEMENT 1
Pathophysiology and Nursing Management
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND NURSING MANAGEMENT 2
Pathophysiology and Nursing Management
The case is about Mrs. J who is a 63- year old woman. As per the case, she has a medical
history of chronic heart failure, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. This
paper evaluates the health history and medical information for Mrs. J presented in the case.
Based on the information from the case, the paper formulates a conclusion based on evaluation
of the case presented.
As per the case, Mrs. J is admitted to the hospital because of her clinical manifestation
such as fever, nausea, malaise and productive cough. Besides, the patient is very anxious,
experiences pain especially when breathing. Another clinical manifestation of Mrs. J is
exhaustion which makes it hard for her to eat or drink by herself.
The nursing interventions used in Mrs. J’s case were appropriate as it was able to make
the patient improve from her health condition. One of the nursing interventions was inhaled
short-acting bronchodilator which was used to relieve the patient from acute asthma. Also,
Flovent was used to prevent any asthma attacks and Oxygen delivery provided to increase
oxygen airflow to Mrs. J.
From my point of view, the nursing intervention of administering the patient with IV
furosemide (Lasix) is to cure hypertension that Mrs. J is experiencing. The other medication that
was Mrs. J was administered was Enalapril (Vasotec). The medication is crucial as it is effective
in the treatment of hypertension. Besides, the medication was important as it was administered to
treat symptomatic congestive heart failure, a condition that Mrs. J might be suffering from
following her clinical manifestation. Also, the main reason for the nurse administering
Metoprolol (Lopressor was to cure clinical manifestation of high blood pressure, heart pain, and