NURS308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Renal Artery Stenosis, Atrial Flutter, Chronic Venous Insufficiency
12 Jul 2018
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You are assigned to care for a client with the following information: Patient data: bg is a 44 yo male weighing 438 pounds at 5" 8. Cellulitis is a skin infection that extends into the deeper dermis and subcutaneous tissues: causes deep, red erythema without sharp borders. Admission data: admitted with complaints of abdominal and scrotal edema and erythema x 3 days. Past medial history (pmh): his pmh includes: dm, osa, copd, atrial flutter, dyslipidemia, cellulitis, chronic back pain, htn, venous stasis ulcers, chronic peripheral bilateral edema (chf vs compression of. Atrial flutter: a dysrhythmia from an ectopic pacemaker or the site of a rapid reentry circuit in the atria. It is characterized by rapid saw-toothed atrial wave formations that are usually followed by a slower, regular ventricular response. It produces a rapid atrial rate, generally from 220 to 350 bpm.
