A 74 year old woman is admitted to the cardiac unit with a chief complaint of ‘breathing problems, feeling short of breath’ accompanied by her…

Question Answered step-by-step A 74 year old woman is admitted to the cardiac unit with a chief complaintof “breathing problems, feeling short of breath” accompanied by her daughter. The patient’s respiratory rate is 40 per minute and oxygen saturation was 89% on room air. High flow oxygen was started. The patient’s blood pressure is 90/50 with a heart rate of 152 and irregular with history of atrial fibrillation. The patient smokes 15-20cigarettes per day and has history of diabetes and hypertension. While in the emergency department she was given intravenous digoxin and furosemide. The daughter tells you her mother is more tired in the evenings and seems to struggle with catching her breath and she has been sleeping in an easy chair, with several pillows to support her in an upright position. On examination, she is sitting upright in bed, displaying some shortness of breath with talking, very pale and her ankles are edematous.1). WHAT SHOULD THE HISTORY OF THIS PATIENT FOCUS ON FOR THE ASSESSMENT TO THE CARDIAC UNIT ?2.) WHATSUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ASKED TO THE PATIENT ?3) WHAT FOCUSED QUESTIONS SHOULD BE USED IN ASSESSMENT TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DYSPNEA AND BREATHLESSNESS? Health Science Science Nursing NURSING CNC110 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)