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Case Study: Answer the following questions based on the information above:

1) Explain the pathophysiology of diabetes type 2.

2) What medication(s) is the patient taking for diabetes mellitus type II?

3) In understanding metabolic syndrome - explain what results support a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome.

4) What are the similarities and differences between diabetes mellitus type I and diabetes mellitus type II.

5) What complication of diabetes does this patient have? Explain the process of the complication. What lab results/UA results support this diagnosis?

6) In reviewing the assessment, lab results and diagnostic testing what do you suspect is the problem? What lab results and diagnostic tests support your suspicion?

7) What are the contributing factors / assessment findings in the patient's history and physical above that contribute or relate to this diagnosis?

8) The patient is a known hypertensive on medication, but her blood pressure continues to rise. What is the pathophysiology behind her continued BP elevation?

9) What physical findings would you look for to differentiate left heart failure from right heart failure?

10) The patient is noted to have acute kidney injury (AKI) and nephrology is consulted. Based on the patient's diagnosis and labs,is the patient exhibiting pre-renal, intra-renal or post renal failure? How did you determine this?

11) List the factors and that could be contributing to this patients AKI.

12) Describe the key differences between pre-renal and intrarenal failure As the nurse, what would you look for on your assessment?

13) Comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes can affect kidney function over and above this patient's diagnosis. What would be your expected goals for this patient at discharge to prevent a reoccurrence and readmission?

14) What category of pneumonia is this considered?

15) Identify 3 risk factors that predisposed this patient to pneumonia.

16) Identify 2 clinical assessment signs and 2 lab/diagnostic results that support the diagnosis of pneumonia.

17) Explain the pathophysiologic basis of the patients decreased pH, elevated pCO2, decreased paO2, and decreased HCO3 leading to intubation.

18) Identify the type of abnormal breathing pattern the patient presented with when arriving at the hospital.;Explain this abnormal breathing pattern.;Why did the patient have this abnormal breathing pattern?

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