[Solved] NURS-6512N Week 7: Assignment I-HUMAN PATIENTS CASE STUDY: ASSESSING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Florence Blackman

FULL CLASS:

NURS 6512 – Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic

To prepare:

  • By Day 1 of this week, your Instructor will assign an i-Human Patients case for this Assignment. Note: Please see the Course Announcements section of the classroom for your i-Human Patients Assignment.
  • Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide related to the cardiovascular system.
  • Access and review the assigned i-Human Patients case study. Based on the provided patient information, think about the health history you would need to collect from the patient.
  • Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be most appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition.
  • Reflect on how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
  • Identify three to five (3–5)possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
  • Consider the patient’s diagnosis. Think about clinical guidelines that might support this diagnosis.
  • Develop a treatment plan for the patient that includes health promotion and patient education strategies for patients with cardiovascular conditions.

Assignment

As you interact with this week’s i-Human Patients patient, complete the assigned case study. For guidance on using i-Human Patients, refer to the i-Human Graduate Programs Help link within the i-Human Patients platform.

 

Solution

Problem Statement by Student’s Name on case Florence Blackman
F.B., a 66-year-old Caucasian woman, is currently experiencing chest pain for the past two weeks. The pain is new and intermittent, usually radiating to her left arm. It accompanies shortness of breath, worsens in cold weather and during physical activity, but subsides with rest. During the physical examination,…

Management Plan by Student’s Name on case Florence Blackman
Diagnostic tests: EKG, Chest X-ray PA, Cardiac stress text, CBC, lipid profile
Medications: Continue use of HCTZ 25 mg daily, ASA 81 mg daily
metoprolol 25 mg XR daily Atorvastatin 40 mg daily
Referrals: None at the moment
Patient education: Reduce intensity of aerobic workouts
Reduce alcohol intake…

Electronic Health Record by Student’s Name on case Florence Blackman
History of Present Illness
Category Data entered by Blessing Sharon Onianua
Reason for Encounter “My friend who’s a doctor suggested I see you because of the chest pain that I described to him. He thought it might be something significant.”
History of present illness F.B., a 66-year-old Caucasian woman, is currently experiencing chest pain for the past two weeks. The pain is new and intermittent, usually radiating to her
left arm. It accompanies shortness of breath, worsens in…………………………….$10