HELP.. chf secondary to thyrotoxic heart disease

[chamisrielkat]

i need advice.. i have to present a case study of my pt. with an impression of CHF secondary to thyrotoxic heart disease... i am just confused on what i am going to do with the anatomy and physioloy... my plan is, i am focusing more on CHF and then , i will just discuss thyrotoxic a bit in relation to CHF.. so, my anatomy and physiology will focus more on CHF... am i right?? hihihih..

thank you.. ^.^

[patwil73]

Although we aren't supposed to really help with assignments you might try a quick online search:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1873689

The above site lays out the pathophysiology behind your question. In the future one thing that might garner a bit more responses is laying out what you have discovered (an outline even) and asking for critiques. This helps show that you have done a bit of research on your own and just aren't asking for us to do it for you.

That being said I remember how tough school was and the feeling that everything just kind of blended together, so check out the above site and see if it answers your questions.

Pat

[lpnflorida, LPN]

Pat that was a great article. Thank you for sharing.

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

the patient's medical disease is thyrotoxicosis and the chf is a complication. you present the anatomy and physiology (pathophysiology) of the thyroid disease and then explain how the chf, which is a complication of the thyrotoxicosis, occurs.

treatment of patients generally involves addressing the underlying cause and/or the symptoms. only doctors can treat the cause of a disease. as nurses we can assist them in helping to administer their treatments. as nurses we can independently treat some of the symptoms.

see https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/medical-disease-information-258109.html - medical disease information/treatment/procedures/test reference websites to find information on these diseases.