What can you determine from the clinical lab results of Joe’s blood work and urinalysis?…
On 10/10/17, Room 370 who is a 65-year-old male was admitted into the hospital because his suprapubic catheter came out. He was admitted in the emergency department to have his catheter replaced. His brother says he checks on him often, and he has been doing good for the last few months. According to his brother, there has been no change to his medical condition. However, labs were done, which revealed Hypernatremia and an increased in blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Based on these results, Room 370 is dehydrated. His brother said he has not had any diarrhea or excessive sweating. Room 370 cannot communicate anything beyond an occasional yes or no. Room 370 finished a course of Levaquin for what appears to be a urinary tract infection (UTI). The plan is to start him on Zosyn as soon as possible. The order for Zosyn will be effective until the culture is negative.…
Ashlynn started to have URI symptoms on 05/12, next day she had decreased oral intake for solids as well as liquids. On 05/14/17, she went with her mother to Meijer in the morning to get cold medicine. She went first to garden section and picked out some plants. That when she start feeling nauseaous. When the went to the pharmacy section , he r nausea got worse and she felt dizzy with weakness and started to see spots. Mother noticed that she turned pale and she was "looking through her". Ashlynn did not lose her consciousness and her symptoms resolved in few minutes. No seizure like activity and she did not vomit. She went Rush Copley ER where…
8. What is the most common type of kidney stone in people with urinary tract infections?…
S/Sx Chronic cough & sputum (classis sign), metabolic acidosis, DOE, SOB, BARREL CHEST, fatigue, cyanosis, clubbing of nails…
A 32-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department because of myalgia, muscle weakness, and severe abdominal pain often associated with nausea. Similar episodes had occurred since she was 18. She also complained of previous bouts of depression. She stated that these symptoms would occasionally disappear, but always returned especially around the onset of her menstrual period. Prior to her current episode, she had been prescribed antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. Routine blood and urine laboratory results were normal as well as a CT scan of her abdomen and pelvis. Two days after admission, the physician was notified by the clinical laboratory that her urine sample had turned a deep red color after sitting…
Urine output: 300 light yellow and clear, no odor unusual via Foley cath, bowel movement x2. No drains noted.…
The patient was brought to my office by her daughter on the day of admission. She appeared dehydrated and weakened. There were periumbilical ecchymosis and…
Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder that can be classified as acute or chronic (Huether & McCance, 2012). However, whether it be acute or chronic both forms are caused by a gallstone, solid components of bile, occluding the cystic duct. Moreover, gallstones can be classified as pigment gallstones and cholesterol stones. Pigment gallstones occur when unconjugated pigments in the bile precipitate and turn in to stones (Huether & McCance, 2012). On the other hand, the majority of cholecystitis cases are caused by cholesterol stones, which results when bile becomes supersaturated with cholesterol and precipitates to form stones (Huether & McCance, 2012). Furthermore, when the gallstone occludes the cystic duct it obstructs bile outflow…
A (UTI) Urinary Tract Infection happens when bacteria enters and multiplies in the sterile urinary tract which causes inflammation and can result in small amounts of blood, pus, and bacteria in the urine. This can cause pain with urination, a sense of needing to urinate frequently, and sometimes cramping in the lower abdomen. The infection can involve the urethra, the bladder, sometimes the ureters, and occasionally the kidneys. If kidneys are involved you may have fever and chills.…
REASON FOR CONSULT: Acute on chronic renal failure. Patient is an 87 year old Caucasian male who has a history of hypertension, severe peripheral vascular disease, chronic renal insufficiency, and atrial fibrillation. He was admitted yesterday for treatment of an infected toe. The plan was to obtain an angiogram to check patients’ blood flow; however he was discovered on admission labs to have acute on chronic renal failure, patient states he is unaware of kidney problems before. He states he is able to pass his urine without difficulty, no obstructive symptoms, no history of kidney stones, no urinary tract infections, no hematosis, no dysuria, and no diabetes mellitus. Patient states he has a history of hypertension, but it has been very mild. He has had trouble with vascular disease to both legs.…
I was recently diagnosed with a condition called Interstitial Cystitis and it has drastically changed my life. I am unable to do basic everyday things that I previously took for granted. I cannot leave my house for extended periods of time. I am unable to walk or be on my feet for more than an hour at a time. The pain caused by this condition is constant and very difficult to manage, as are the other symptoms of the disease which include frequency and urgency of urination. Due to these circumstances I have been unable to work, but due to the fact that this condition is not common and most people don 't know about it, I have had difficulty in having it considered a legitimate disability.…
Review Systems: Patients complains of a lower abdominal pain for the past week that apparently got much worse last night and by this morning wasn’t tolerable. She is also having some nausea and vomiting.…
Stanton,S.L. and Dwyer, P.L. 2000 in Bardsley, A. Urinary tract infections: prevention and treatment of a common problem Nurse Prescriber 1(13) pp113-117…