case study on Urosepsis Assignment
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Added on 2019-12-28
case study on Urosepsis Assignment
Added on 2019-12-28
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Patient case study-Urosepsis
TABLE OF CONTENTPART A : BACKGROUND............................................................................................................1INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................1DISCUSSION.............................................................................................................................2PART B : PLAN..............................................................................................................................41. Problem...................................................................................................................................42. Goals.......................................................................................................................................43. Actions....................................................................................................................................64. Rationale.................................................................................................................................75. Strategies.................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
PART A : BACKGROUNDINTRODUCTIONUrosepsis is another form of sepsis in the urinary part of an individual and is also referredto be a life threatening disease that causes a bacterial infection in the blood. Urosepsis is therebyreferred to be a complex form of sepsis that is required to be treated with the help of variedantibiotic medicines along with some other supportive therapies like intravenous liquid andoxygen, etc. It should be however followed by a timely diagnosis where a delayed treatment candirectly result into a septic attack by resulting into a severe life threatening situation (Teichmannand Joshi, 2017). Apart from this, more complications can occur due to falling level of bloodpressure with speedy heart rate and an escalated rate of breathing resulting. This together resultsinto some other related complications in the body where a reduced urine output along withchanging mental status. The present case has outlined a similar case of Urosepsis in a womanaged 82 years belongs from Saudi-Arabia. Along with the disease of Urosepsis, she is togetherdiagnosed with COPD, pulmonary hypertension, AF, hypertension and Old CVA, etc. It is on maintaining the confidentiality of the patient by together considering the ethicalnorms, a pseudonym has been given to her named Jane. With a major suffering of Urosepsis, shewas together having some past history of diseases that involved low grade fever related toseverity with constant vomit and miserable oral consumption. Beside this, a history of painfulmicturation has together been found in her historical records where Jane has together sufferedfrom severe cough related issues, chest pain and SOB, etc. All these symptoms duly indicated thedisease of Urosepsis that necessitated the physicians to carry out some more examination. Forwhich, a foremost test was done using BIPAP where Jane was found to communicate very lesswith prompt response to oral commands given to her by the machine. Apart from this, her BPrate was found to be 140/80 mmhg with HR 84 per minute and T at 37 degree Celsius with RR22 per minute. It was along with another test of SPO2 found to be 97% where her chest wasfound to be bilaterally reduced with more entry of air on the left side and CVS was equivalent toS1+S2+0.This examination was followed by some more number of tests where her abdomen wasfound to be soft with no sensitivity and organomegaly. Also, in the CNS test, Jane was moreresponsive to the verbal commands with fewer communication by her side. On referring to test1
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