Categories
Nursing

Lymphatic, Chest, & Heart

This Discussion post has 3 parts:
1-Lymphatic: Define lymphedema.
What is elephantiasis?
Provide the differential diagnosis of mumps versus cervical adenitis.
2- Thorax and Lungs: Define and provide an example of a disease/situation where this sign/symptom might be present:
Dyspnea, Orthopnea, Apnea, Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, Tachypnea, Bradypnea, Hyperpnea, Kussmaul breathing, Periodic breathing (Cheyne-Stokes).
Support your answer with a previous experience you have encountered in your career. (Med surg NUrse)
3-Cardiovascular System: Name and write the location of the five traditionally designated auscultatory areas and explain why it is heard there.
A pregnant patient (32 weeks’ gestation) is having difficulty with dependent edema and painful varicosities. What can you suggest to help this patient’s problem and explain rationale?
Instruccions:
post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in proper current APA 7 style with support from at least 3 academic sources.
Quotes “…” cannot be used at a higher learning level for your assignments, so sentences need to be paraphrased and referenced.
Acceptable references include scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions), journal articles, and books published in the last five years— no websites or videos.
Read:
Jarvis, C. (2019). Physical examination and health assessment (8th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapters 19, 20, & 21

QUICK QUOTE

Approximately 250 words