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1. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks Esme12, I do appreciate your assistance. In regards to the "we aren't here to do your homework" remark, I understand its not being mean, however, rewording it politely may be a successful approach to people wanting to seek more assistance rat...

2. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks Grntea for your input, However, I'm not looking at diagnosing I am simply asking a question due to confusion and I'm second guessing myself so am aiming for a second opinion. Before you jump on forums, my suggestion to you would be to dont j...

3. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Hey l1234567, Glad you and I are in the same boat haha Dehydration seems too easy in this case study though. I have and still am researching the dehydration part but there is something I am not completely satisified with, I'm missing something. Eve...

4. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Hey tulip5, Thanks for your input :) I need all the help I can get right now. In regards to the case study it does state he is post op after a limb revascularization. Do you think the patient's dehydration should have been adressed pre op (preop che...

5. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Hey Esme12, Your brain amazes me :) haha. Sorry it's taken a bit to get back. I'm 3rd year 1st Semester. My tutor did get back to me and has stated that I go through each clinical problem and find out which one is worse for his case. not much help r...

6. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Hi Schoonookimz, thank you for your input, according to Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing - Assessment and Management of clinical problems it states on page 357 that the normal level is 3.5-5.0mmol/l I guess when you do look at it like that it is elev...

7. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

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   fellow students. I'm still awaiting a response from my tutor (australian term)

8. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 replied to Nurse_Sian84's topic in Student Assist

   Hi bribreeze87, Cheers for your response. Its not a typo the case study given states 21mmol/L, so he is elevated. The potassium level is only slightly raised where as if his insulin levels were >34mmol/L then you would class that as possible HHNS...

9. Help!! Case Scenario 45 y/o M w/diabetes post op revascularisation (PAD)

   Nurse_Sian84 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi Everyone, I am new here, so please be gentle. So below me I have a case scenario, my assessment is to pick the highest priority out of 5 clinical problems. At first I was going to choose Problem #4 altered blood glucose level . The reason...