Mrs Brown, a 78 year-old female, was admitted to the Emergency Department at 6am after waking up with severe breathlessness. Her family informed you…

Question Answered step-by-step Mrs Brown, a 78 year-old female, was admitted to the Emergency Departmentat 6am after waking up with severe breathlessness. Her family informed you that the patient has a history of heart failure that had been diagnosed two years ago. On admission to the Emergency Department the clinical manifestations were: -Severe dyspnoea -Respiratory rate of 24 breaths/minute -SpO2 85%, on room air -BP 170/95mmHg -Pulse rate of 120 beats/minute, in atrial fibrillation -Auscultation of lungs identifies bilateral basal cracklesexplain the clinical manifestation and explain pathophysiology of dyspnoea and hypoxia. AND Describe ONE high priority nursing intervention you would do to improve the patients clinical manifestationwith refrence Health Science Science Nursing BIOL A Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)