Tag: Respiratory Systems
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Prepare a 3-5 page paper outlining the causes of asthma, the symptoms that the client presents and the management of the disorder.
Purpose of Assignment: This assignment will help the student evaluate of a respiratory disorder, which, if untreated, can be a serious condition. Students need to understand respiratory complications and how it can impact ventilation and respiration is important to the study for maintaining homeostasis in the body. Competency • Evaluate pathophysiologic alterations that affect the…
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In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following: The cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
Alterations in the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems CASE STUDY A 76-year-old female patient complains of weight gain, shortness of breath, peripheral edema, and abdominal swelling. She has a history of congestive heart failure and admits to not taking her diuretic, as it makes her “have to get up every couple hours to go to the…