Skip to content
Home » Scenario: A 38-year-old female presents to the emergency room with complaints of dyspnea and left leg pain. Patient reports that her left leg started feeling heavy a few days ago and has also been red since she returned from a recent trip. She denies any injury to her leg.

Scenario: A 38-year-old female presents to the emergency room with complaints of dyspnea and left leg pain. Patient reports that her left leg started feeling heavy a few days ago and has also been red since she returned from a recent trip. She denies any injury to her leg.

Scenario: A 38-year-old female presents to the emergency room with complaints of dyspnea and left leg pain.  Patient reports that her left leg started feeling heavy a few days ago and has also been red since she returned from a recent trip.  She denies any injury to her leg.  She reports that she started having some dyspnea in the last 24 hours.  Patient history is remarkable for systemic lupus erythematosus and a history of recent airplane travel.  She is also taking oral birth control.  Her bp is 130/84, heart rate 100, R 24, and temp is 100.4F.  Physical exam reveals unilateral +2 pitting leg edema to left leg with erythema.
 
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following
 
· The pulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms.
 
· Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
 
· How these processes interact to affect the patient.
 
Paper should be formatted according to APA 7th ed. Include an introduction that provides an overview to your paper and a conclusion that summarizes your paper
 
Rubric below: please follow:
 
Develop a 1- to 2-page case study analysis, examining the patient symptoms presented in the case study. Be sure to address the following: Explain pulmonary pathophysiologic processes of why the patient presents these symptoms.
 
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explain how the pulmonary pathophysiologic processes interact to affect the patient.
 
Explain any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
 
30 to >27.0 pts
 
Excellent
 
The response accurately and thoroughly describes the patient symptoms. … The response includes accurate, clear, and detailed reasons, with explanation for the pulmonary pathophysiologic processes supported by evidence and/or research, as appropriate, to support the explanation
 
30 to >27.0 p
 
Excellent
 
The response includes an accurate, complete, detailed, and specific explanation of how the pulmonary pathophysiologic processes interact to affect the patient.
 
25 to >22.0 pts
 
Excellent
 
The response includes an accurate, complete, detailed, and specific explanation of racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning supported by evidence and/or research, as appropriate, to support the explanation.
 
APA format. Title page and references page. Correct grammar/writing clarity/sentences structure.
 

Interested in getting help with this assignment?
Get a professional writing team to work on your assignment!
Order Now
Recent postsFor this final assignment, you will prepare a brief paper detailing the steps undertaken to complete a presentation that disseminates information you assemble
Please choose to answer only one of the 2 following questions. Option 1: In your opinion and based on scientific, peer-reviewed published evidence, does child
At the beginning of the previous academic year, the institution announced it would drop football at the conclusion of the season. The announcement created pub
you will review current research in Personality and provide a critical evaluation of that personality research through an annotated bibliography. An annotated
In Module 5, we considered the third in our three-part series on research design. Specifically, the focus was on the longitudinal studies, in which the resear

Need help with a similar or different Task?

We have the best writers to help you. Hire Writer Now

ORDER NOW