An understanding of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems is a critically important component of disease diagnosis and treatment. This importance is magnified by the fact that these two systems work so closely together. A variety of factors and circumstances that impact the emergence and severity of issues in one system can have a role in the performance of the other.

Effective disease analysis often requires an understanding that goes beyond these systems and their capacity to work together. The impact of patient characteristics, as well as racial and ethnic variables, can also have an important impact.

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An understanding of the symptoms of alterations in cardiovascular and respiratory systems is a critical step in diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. For APRNs this understanding can also help educate patients and guide them through their treatment plans.

In this Assignment, you examine a case study and analyze the symptoms presented. You identify the elements that may be factors in the diagnosis, and you explain the implications to patient health.

To prepare:

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned to a specific case study scenario for this Case Study Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your assignment from your Instructor.

 Scenario 2: A 65-year-old patient is 8 days post op after a total knee replacement. Patient suddenly complains of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and palpitations. On arrival to the emergency department, an EKG revealed new onset atrial fibrillation and right ventricular strain pattern – T wave inversions in the right precordial leads (V1-4) ± the inferior leads (II, III, aVF) 

Assignment (1- to 2-page case study analysis)

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.
• Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
• How these processes interact to affect the patient.

HEALTH

CARE

1

HEALTH CARE 2

Scenario 2: A 65

–

year

–

old patient is 8 days post op after a total knee replacement

.

Patient suddenly

complains of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and palpitations. On arrival to the e

mergency

department, an EKG revealed new onset atrial fibrillation and right ventricular strain pattern

–

T

wave inversions in the right precordial leads (V1

–

4

)

± the inferior leads (II, III, aVF

)..

An understanding of the cardiovascular and respiratory sy

stems is a critically important

component of disease diagnosis and treatment. This importance is magnified by the fact that

these two systems work so closely together. A variety of factors and circumstances that

impact the emergence and severity of issues

in one system can have a role in the performance

of the other.

Effective disease analysis often requires an understanding that goes beyond these systems and

their capacity to work together. The impact of patient characteristics, as well as racial and

ethni

c variables, can also have an important impact.

Photo Credit: yodiyim / Adobe Stock

An understanding of the symptoms of alterations in cardiovascular and respiratory

systems is a critical step in

diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. For APRNs

this understanding can also help educate patients and guide them through their

treatment plans.

In this Assignment, you examine a case study and analyze the symptoms presented.

You identify the elements t

hat may be factors in the diagnosis, and you explain the

implications to patient health.

To prepare:

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned to a specific case study scenario for this

Case Study Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the

classroom for your assignment from your Instructor.

Assignment (1

–

to 2

–

page case study analy

sis)

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.

·

Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.

·

How these processes interact to affect the patient.

.

HEALTH CARE

1

Scenario 2: A 65
–
year
–
old patient is 8 days post op after a total knee replacement. Patient suddenly
complains of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and palpitations. On arrival to the e
mergency
department, an EKG revealed new onset atrial fibrillation and right ventricular strain pattern
–

T
wave inversions in the right precordial leads (V1
–
4) ± the inferior leads (II, III, aVF
)
.
.

An understanding of the cardiovascular and respiratory sy
stems is a critically important
component of disease diagnosis and treatment. This importance is magnified by the fact that
these two systems work so closely together. A variety of factors and circumstances that
impact the emergence and severity of issues
in one system can have a role in the performance
of the other.

Effective disease analysis often requires an understanding that goes beyond these systems and
their capacity to work together. The impact of patient characteristics, as well as racial and
ethni
c variables, can also have an important impact.

Photo Credit: yodiyim / Adobe Stock

An understanding of the symptoms of alterations in cardiovascular and respiratory
systems is a critical step in
diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. For APRNs
this understanding can also help educate patients and guide them through their
treatment plans.

In this Assignment, you examine a case study and analyze the symptoms presented.
You identify the elements t
hat may be factors in the diagnosis, and you explain the
implications to patient health.

To prepare:

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned to a specific case study scenario for this
Case Study Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the
classroom for your assignment from your Instructor.

Assignment (1
–

to 2
–
page case study analy
sis)

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.

·

Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.

·

How these processes interact to affect the patient.

.