Week 4: Alterations in the Cardiovascular and

Respiratory Systems

 

 

 

This

 

week

 

we

 

will

 

continue

 

our

 

discussion

 

of

 

the

 

circulatory

 

and

 

respiratory

 

system.

 

You

 

will

 

have

 

another

 

case

 

study

 

to

 

discuss

 

in

 

a

 

two

–

page

 

paper

 

based

 

on

 

the

 

below

 

listed

 

case

 

scenario.

 

 

Case

 

Scenario:

 

 

 

 

11

–

year

–

old

 

boy

 

complains

 

of

 

wheezing

 

and

 

difficulty

 

“getting

 

enough

 

air.”

 

Notices

 

it

 

more

 

when

 

he

 

is

 

playing

 

baseball

 

and

 

symptoms

 

improve

 

when

 

exercise

 

activity

 

stops.

 

He

 

says

 

that

 

the

 

symptoms

 

are

 

getting

 

worse,

 

and

 

the

 

symptoms

 

are

 

even

 

occurring

 

at

 

rest.

 

Mother

 

says

 

the

 

child

 

is

 

allergic

 

to

 

cat

 

dander

 

and

 

his

 

ne

xt

–

door

 

neighbor

 

in

 

their

 

apartment

 

building

 

recently

 

began

 

sheltering

 

cats

 

for

 

the

 

local

 

humane

 

society.

 

Auscultation

 

demonstrates

 

wheezes

 

on

 

forced

 

expiration

 

throughout

 

all

 

lung

 

fields.

 

 

 

In

 

your

 

Case

 

Study

 

Analysis

 

related

 

to

 

the

 

scenario

 

provided,

 

expla

in

 

the

 

following

:

 

 

 

1.

 

The

 

cardiovascular

 

and

 

cardiopulmonary

 

pathophysiologic

 

processes

 

that

 

result

 

in

 

the

 

patient

 

presenting

 

these

 

symptoms.

 

2.

 

Any

 

racial/ethnic

 

variables

 

that

 

may

 

impact

 

physiological

 

functioning.

 

3.

 

How

 

these

 

processes

 

interact

 

to

 

affect

 

the

 

patient.

 

 

Requirements

:

 

 

v

 

T

wo

 

(2)

 

page

 

paper

 

based

 

on

 

the

 

above

 

listed

 

case

 

scenario

.

 

 

 

v

 

The College of Nursin

g requires that all papers submitted include a title page,

introduction, summary,

conclusion

and references

.

 

 

v

 

Keep

 

in

 

mind

 

that

 

APA

 

7

 

formatting

 

is

 

required.

 

 

 

v

 

At

 

least

 

5

 

References

 

and

 

they

 

should

 

be

 

no

 

older

 

than

 

five

 

years

 

from

 

publication.

 

 

 

Week 4: Alterations in the Cardiovascular and

Respiratory Systems

 

 

This week we will continue our discussion of the circulatory and respiratory system. You will have

another case study to discuss in a two-page paper based on the below listed case scenario.

 

Case Scenario:

 

11-year-old boy complains of wheezing and difficulty “getting enough air.” Notices it more when he is

playing baseball and symptoms improve when exercise activity stops. He says that the symptoms

are getting worse, and the symptoms are even occurring at rest. Mother says the child is allergic to

cat dander and his next-door neighbor in their apartment building recently began sheltering cats for

the local humane society. Auscultation demonstrates wheezes on forced expiration throughout all

lung fields.

 

 

In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:

 

1. The cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the

patient presenting these symptoms.

2. Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.

3. How these processes interact to affect the patient.

 

Requirements:

 

 Two (2) page paper based on the above listed case scenario.

 

 The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page,

introduction, summary, conclusion and references.

 

 Keep in mind that APA 7 formatting is required.

 

 At least 5 References and they should be no older than five years from publication.