M2Assgn.docx NURS 6501 Week 4 Case Study: Congestive Heart Failure Walden University N

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M2Assgn.docx NURS 6501 Week 4 Case Study: Congestive Heart Failure Walden University NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Week 4 Case Study Scenario A 76-year-old female patient complains of weig... ht gain, shortness of breath, peripheral edema, and abdominal swelling. The patient has a history of congestive heart failure and admits to not taking her diuretic, as it makes her €œhave to get up every couple hours to go to the bathroom.€ The patient reports she now has to sleep on two pillows to get enough air. The purpose of this paper is to explain the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes of why the patient presents these symptoms, explore how the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes interact to affect the patient, and present any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning. Background €œHeart failure syndrome is defined as th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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