Mr B is a 57-year-old man who was admitted yesterday after starting to pass black stools. He complain that he has a two-day history of severe stomach pains and has suffered on and off with indigestion for some months.
He is a life-long smoker, with mimld chronic cardiac failure (CCF) for which he has been taking enalapril 5 mg BID for 2 years. He also recently started taking naproxen 500 mg BID for arthritis
Yesterday his hemoglobin was reported as 10.3 g/dL , platelets 162 × 109/L, INR 1.1 He was mildly tachycardic (104 bpm) and had a slightly low blood pressure of 105/77 mmHg and was given 1.5 L of saline.
He has just returned from endoscopy this morning and has been newly diagnosed as having a bleeding duodenal ulcer. He has been written up for his usual medication for tomorrow if he is eating and drinking again.
What risk factors does he have for a bleeding ulcer?
Has his treatment been appropriate so far? Why?
Any tests he may still need?
Write 2 nursing diagnosis?
What are the subjective data in this case?
What are the objective data in this case?
What discharge teaching should he get?
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Mr B is a 57-year-old man who was admitted yesterday after starting to pass black stools. He complain that he has a two-day history of severe stomach pains and has suffered on and off with indigestion for some months.
He is a life-long smoker, with mimld chronic cardiac failure (CCF) for which he has been taking enalapril 5 mg BID for 2 years. He also recently started taking naproxen 500 mg BID for arthritis
Yesterday his hemoglobin was reported as 10.3 g/dL , platelets 162 × 109/L, INR 1.1 He was mildly tachycardic (104 bpm) and had a slightly low blood pressure of 105/77 mmHg and was given 1.5 L of saline.
He has just returned from endoscopy this morning and has been newly diagnosed as having a bleeding duodenal ulcer. He has been written up for his usual medication for tomorrow if he is eating and drinking again.
What risk factors does he have for a bleeding ulcer?
Has his treatment been appropriate so far? Why?
Any tests he may still need?
Write 2 nursing diagnosis?
What are the subjective data in this case?
What are the objective data in this case?
What discharge teaching should he get?