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1. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thanks Esme12 and GrnTea! I really appreciate your help. Im really stressed out and I'm a crying roller coaster. I didn't pass my first exam i got a 79%. Eighty and above is considered passing and the...

2. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   @GrnTea: i was responding to Esme12 about it being a real patient or not. Now, about what you responded I wasn't trying to choose diagnoses first and support second. From what information I was given...

3. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   This is not a real

4. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   @psu_213 : I agree with you too now diuretics.I was confused about that i was just reading it from my care plan book. During anaphylactic reaction certain interaction of chemicals with receptors on...

5. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   yes, i do know where this is going thank you VERY MUCH! The case study has no information about pain or risk for infection and no further info on her

6. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I do have a nursing all in one care plan book but it doesn't really give much information on edema. In the book they have it more as a side effect or symptom to a greater disease...=/ thanks for your...

7. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Yes, she's having an allergic reaction to the medication cefazolin. And sorry for not mentioning it but cant do anaphylaxis either. So, heres the whole case: A 69 yr old Mexican American woman is...

8. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 replied to nursingstu14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I cannot use the diagnoses of airway obstruction since its the most obvious diagnoses (according to my professor). That is the reason why i chose risk for impaired skin integrity. Thanks though =)...

9. facial edema and difficulty breathing

   nursingstu14 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi I am only in my second week of nursing school and I am having trouble with my first case study. I have a case study about a patient who is having an allergic reaction to a medication. She is...