CLASS:
NURS-6501N: Advanced Pathophysiology
The Assignment
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following
- The pulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
- Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
- How these processes interact to affect the patient.
Solution
Pulmonary Pathophysiologic
The patient presented with shortness of breath, pain in the left leg, unilateral pitting edema, and erythema on the leg. The probable diagnosis based on these findings is deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Also, the patient is taking birth control and studies indicate that Estrogen plus progestin may increase the risk for thromboembolism events such as pulmonary embolism (LaVasseur et al., 2022). A history of recent airplane travel may also support the DVT diagnosis. Therefore, a possible diagnosis for this patient is deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as evidenced by the symptoms. Pathophysiology of PE includes a thrombus that develops in the………………………….$10