Diuretic

Lecturette 4: Supplemental Information Knowing Your Symptoms (HF) Working Phase 1. Discuss the patient’s well status: The patient should have no increase in shortness of breath, no weight gain, no swelling in the extremities, no angina and no feelings of dizziness (CCAC, CHF zone). 2. Discuss abnormal signs and symptoms: Abnormal signs and symptoms of heart failure include: a) Shortness of breath: If heart failure is severe, shortness of breath can even happen during rest. Shortness of breath…

the lack of adequate mineral stores that are typically present in full-term infants (Done, 2012). Caffeine is now one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the NICU to treat apnea of prematurity. Later studies in preterm infants confirmed the diuretic effect of caffeine, and revealed a significant increase in creatinine clearance and urinary calcium excretion. The effect…

The force in the arteries when blood pumped by the heart hits the walls of arteries is known as blood pressure . When the heart contracts,the highest pressure in the arteries is known as the systolic pressure . Whereas , the lowest pressure in the arteries in between two heart beats is referred to as diastolic pressure . A normal individual would have a blood pressure of below 120/80 mmHg. High blood pressure or otherwise known as hypertension is a condition when the force in the arteries are…

Melissa Flowers Mr. Adams Composition 106 4 February 2014 While getting ready to watch your favorite sport live and you are very excited for the competition between the two teams. You think they are all very talented hard workers, but then suddenly you learn that one of the players has been using a performance enhancing drug to help him illegally get ahead of the competition. Do you think this is wrong or do you think they should let him or her continue to play without consequences? This Is…

its acute presentation. Although, autonomic dysfunction related orthostatic hypotension could be due to his diabetes, anemia, small Left Cerebellar Infarct, HTN, or diuretic, betablockers, antihypertensive medications. Fluid and electrolyte imbalance can cause anemia and hyponatremia, and can be caused by adrenal insufficiency, diuretics, beta blockers, antihypertensive medications, diarrhea and fluid restriction/loss. Orthostatic hypotension can also be caused by being supine for extended…

patient’s heart is not beating effectively. In Ms. Jones’s case her afib is combined with congestive heart failure which is causing the fluid overload resulting in enema in her legs, fluid in her lungs and shortness of breath. The doctor has prescribed a diuretic, Lasix which will cause the patient to have frequent urination and rid the body of excess fluid. I explain, potassium is lost with urine therefore, we are also administering a potassium…

The records have been reviewed. The member is an adult female with a birth date of 10/11/1955. The member has a diagnosis of lymphedema. Her provider, Kellie Lane, MD, recommended a pneumatic compression device for treatment. The carrier has denied coverage of pneumatic compression device as not medically necessary. There is a letter from the carrier to the member dated 08/19/2016 which states: “We received a request to review service(s) to be provided to you beginning on 10/26/2015 by…

Amiodarone (Cordarone). Mr. Borg received amiodarone (Cordarone) 150 mg IV over 10 minutes (15 mg/min), to treat a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia with a ventricular response over 160 beats/minute. Amiodarone (Cordarone) is used to treat life threatening heart rhythm problems called ventricular arrhythmias (Amiodarone (Intravenous Route), 2015). Amiodarone (Cardarone). The physician prescribed amiodarone (Cordarone) 200 mg po qd to help maintain a normal heart rhythm. This medications is used…

tachypcynea, and cyanosis. 8c Explain in detail the mechanism of development of pulmonary edema in this patient. How do diuretics help in his treatment? ( 3 points) If you have poor cardiac output blood will back up into the veins that connect the heart to the lungs and has the pressure in these veins get higher fluid will leak out of the veins into the air spaces in the lungs, You give a diuretic so the body will pull more fluid out and pee it out. 9a If the person is refractory to the…

During ARF excess fluid volume can occur due to the intake being greater than the output. This usually occurs in the oliguria phase. Due to the patient being on diuretic, the nursing intervention would be to monitor I/O and also monitor for the specific gravity in the urine. In order to measures the kidney’s ability to concentrate urine. The nurse also needs to maintain and monitor the patient weights daily to prevent any additional weight to be added. The patients need to be on a fluid and diet…