Reference no: EM132313856
Case Study 1: Cardiovascular
Answer each question in detail. Please be very clear as to which case study and which question you are answering. You should number your answers according to the case study questions.
Mr. J.L is a 62-year-old male who is scheduled to have coronary artery bypass surgery. His father died of a myocardial infarction (MI) at 65 years of age. Mr. J.L. has recently quit smoking. His cholesterol is 220 mg/dL with an HDL of 40 mg/dL. You are the nurse caring for Mr. J. L.
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. What will you do to prepare Mr. J.L. for surgery?
2. What assessments will you perform for Mr. J.L. when he is awaiting surgery?
3. What will be two priority nursing diagnoses in the postoperative period?
4. What are three key nursing interventions? Provide a rationale for each.
5. When he is transferred out of critical care, what complications will you monitor for Mr. J. L.?
Case Study 1: Cardiovascular
On routine exam of an otherwise healthy 78-year-old man, you note a systolic murmur.
Critical Thinking Questions:
1) What are the possible etiologies of this murmur?
2) What happens normally during systole and what could cause a murmur during systole?
3) What are the associated symptoms?
4) Describe how would you distinguish the differences between the patient having an aortic stenosis or mitral regurgitation?
5) How is a murmur diagnosed and how is it treated?