Week4paper one

• Assignment Objectives: Identify and select appropriate in" rel="nofollow">interventions in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing diagnostic tests and nursin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">interventions. Analyze physiological and psychological responses to illness and treatment modalities Purpose: Examin" rel="nofollow">ine case studies related to renal and urologic systems and fluid and electrolytes. Answer the assigned questions. This assignment should help refin" rel="nofollow">ine your clin" rel="nofollow">inical/critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing skills. Assignment Description: Answer the questions in" rel="nofollow">in the gradin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria related to each of the patients provided. Your answer must follow APA 6th edition format. Submit the answer in" rel="nofollow">in the assignment area of your course. This assignment is worth 50 poin" rel="nofollow">ints. Patient 1 – A 52 year old female patient with a long-standin" rel="nofollow">ing history of COPD and heart failure is bein" rel="nofollow">ing seen for recent onset of headache, muscle cramps, bilateral lower extremity edema, and nervousness. She also reports a 5-day history of watery diarrhea. Her medications in" rel="nofollow">include diuretics and long-actin" rel="nofollow">ing and short-actin" rel="nofollow">ing beta-2 agonists. The results of a Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP) reveal abnormally low serum sodium, potassium, and chloride levels. Her anion gap is normal. a. Describe the relationship of sodium and potassium in" rel="nofollow">in the ICF and ECF. b. Identify the acid-base imbalances for which this patient is at risk and why she is at risk for them. b. Defin" rel="nofollow">ine "anion gap" and the significance of the anion gap bein" rel="nofollow">ing normal in" rel="nofollow">in this patient. Patient 2-You are asked to see a 20 year old woman who has white blood cells present in" rel="nofollow">in her urin" rel="nofollow">inalysis results. How would you determin" rel="nofollow">ine whether she has cystitis or pyelonephritis? a. Differentiate between cystitis and pyelonephritis. Consider history, possible presentin" rel="nofollow">ing symptoms, and urin" rel="nofollow">inalysis results,. b. Provide specific patient education for this patient regardin" rel="nofollow">ing possible treatments and behaviors to prevent this condition in" rel="nofollow">in the future.