The cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes

 

The scenario provided is below
A 45-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of the 3-day duration of shortness of breath, cough with thick green sputum production, and fevers. Patient has a history of COPD with chronic cough but states the cough has gotten much worse and is interfering with her sleep. Sputum is thicker and harder for her to expectorate. CXR reveals flattened diaphragm and increased AP diameter. Auscultation demonstrates hyper resonance and coarse rales and rhonchi throughout all lung fields.

Assignment (2-pages case study analysis). Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, No plagiarism and references.

In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided above, explain the following:

• The cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary 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.

Sample Solution

Ration.” Unlike the A and B Ration this one had precooked food. The “C-Ration” consisted of one pound of meat, beans and meat, meat and potato hash, meat and vegetable stew, and bread and dessert can. It usually lasted one day. Another type of ration pack was the “K-Ration which was the ration that was designed for light infantry, tank crew, and motorcycle infantry. It was usually Emergency packaged rations. Contained a dinner, supper, and breakfast meal. It was similar to the rations of today. Individual rations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner were also available. The dinner ration was a ration obviously enough for dinner. This ration contained a pork luncheon, canned American/Swiss cheese, bacon and cheese, biscuits, malted milk Tablets, caramels, sugar/salt, cigarettes, matches, gum, and a energy drink beverage powder. The Breakfast ration was a ration designed for what people would usually eat during the 1940’s in America. It contained Veal, Chopped Eggs and Ham, Biscuits, Dextrose, malted milk Tablets, dried fruit bar, oatmeal/cereal, water purification Tablets so the soldiers can drink the water that is stagnant, gum, and cigarettes. The other type of ration was the Supper Ration which provided about 2,830-3,000 calories for a single soldier. Inside the Supper ration was canned sausage, a random choice of pork-carrots or apples, beef and pork meal, biscuits, chocolate bar, tropical bar, toilet paper, cigarettes, gum and bouillon powder. Another type of ration from WWII was the “D-Ration” or the “Emergency Ration” which was a ration that contained a single high protein chocolate bar which could withstand extremely high heat. The last ration for WWII was the “Mountain Ration” which was designed for soldiers that were ski instructors, forest rangers, or experienced alpine travelers who were able to trudge through the mountains and rough areas. It supplied about 4,800 kilocalories per soldier per day. It contained biscuits, butter substitution, cereal, cigarettes, corned beef, dehydrated baked beans, dehydrated cheese, dehydrated potatoes, dehydrated soup, D-Ration bars(high protein chocolate bars), fruit bars, sugar/salt, gum, hard candy, lemon juice powdered

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