Orthostatic hypotension

The affect Parkinson’s disease plays in the body is troubling. It affects nearly one percent of the adult population over sixty years old. Each year in the Untied States, there are sixty thousand new cases alone. Close to one million Americans live with its disabling grip, this is more than the collective number of patients affected by multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease and muscular dystrophy ("Statistics on Parkinson's"). Parkinson’s is a gradual disease that affects the central nervous…

easy access to an emergency response system. In addition, she is taking medication, which can cause orthostatic hypotension, which might cause syncope in elderly. Rationale for Fall Prevention Syncope puts the elderly high risk for fall. Risk of injury is 5.9% higher with fall from syncope (Ungar et al., 2013). Clutter, poor lighting, inadequate footwear, and medications that can cause hypotension are all risk factors that increase the risk of falls. Falls constitute the most common mechanism of…

According to Erickson’s stages of development theory my patient is in the adulthood stage ranging from 40-64 years of age. He’s 50 years old. This range represents generativity vs. stagnation and significant relationships are focused on those in the house hold and workmates. The primary concern is in guiding the next generation and contributing to society. My patient is the only source of income for his self and his family and has been for the past 30 years. He makes a decent amount of money and…

Diabetes mellitus is a condition that affects body’s ability to use the energy found in food. Normally, when body breaks down sugars and carbohydrates, it converts into glucose. With the help of hormone insulin, glucose fuels the cells in human body. In diabetes, many reasons that the cell can’t take glucose. Later, accumulation of glucose in blood can occur. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form in adults. In Type 2 diabetes human body does not use insulin properly. Twenty six million of…

Case Study A 22 year old female has been brought to the emergency room after fainting at home with complaints of flu-like symptoms for the last eight days (GCU, 2010). She has reported vomiting several times a day and having difficulty keeping food or liquids down. She states she has been “taking more than the recommended dose of antacids to help with nausea symptoms”. She has become dehydrated, so an IV has been placed and fluids have been started. She also has had an arterial blood gas (ABG)…

Patient is elderly, independent, physical, active, has medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stents ’06. Ischemic heart disease: Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death for people over the age of 65 years old and is one of the most common forms of heart disease. It is a disease caused by narrowed heart arteries. When the heart is narrowed it results in less blood and oxygen that can reach the heart muscle, which can lead to heart attack. Based on…

Hypertension Yocasta Mercedes Xiaopeng Zhou MD MED 115-M03 Summer 2015 Hypertension Is a cardiovascular disease, in which the blood pressure is abnormally high. For a person be Hypertensive the blood pressure has to be higher than 140 over 90 mmHg, this means the systolic reading is over 140 mmHg or the diastolic reading is over 90 mmHg. The blood pressure, in mmHg:  Normal blood pressure is less than 120 systolic and when the diastolic is less than 80.  Prehypertension is…

The condition of Parkinson’s Disease has been known since ancient times, but known as a different name, “shaky palsy.” In 1817, London doctor James Parkinson published a medical essay on the disease which is where the name, “Parkinson’s” originated (“Parkinson’s Disease History,” para. 1). The publication Parkinson wrote established Parkinson’s Disease as an actual medical condition and encouraged others to study the disease (“Parkinson’s Disease History,” para. 2). With Parkinson’s work, French…

The nurse will assist the patient when ambulating. Be sure to lock the bed, wheelchair, or recliner when standing up. When rising, have the patient change positions slowly, dangle the legs, and stand by the bed before walking to avoid orthostatic hypotension. The patient will be required use a walker and gait belt while ambulating and walking with one person at all time because of left-sided weakness. The nurse must walk behind the patient and monitor his balance…

Discussion The proper diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgia encephalomyelitis, requires familiarity with the early sings and symptoms of this disease. According to the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (n.d.), the diagnosis of CFS involves several critical elements about the patient’s history, patient’s symptoms patterns, and a complete exclusion of other illness causing fatigue. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders…