You enter Mrs. Johnson's room on evening and find her with increased dyspnea. You check her...
You enter Mrs. Johnson's room on evening and find her with increased dyspnea. You check her oxygen and find it on 2 L per minute as ordered. What questions can you ask to further assess the severity of her problem?
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Dyspnea is a condition in which the patient feel difficult in breathing. Inorder to assess the severity of patient’s conditions ask the her or family members about the duration of dyspnea . Ask whether there is any underlying cardiac disease. Pulmonary diseases related to the patient or any history of cardiac issues is to be questioned. Ask about the history of trauma and continue the physical examination by listening to breath sounds and change in skin colour. Once the emergency situation has been excluded then obtain a complete history to detect the level of acuity. Ask her is there any effort in breathing and reassess the airway of patient, her mental status, ability to speak.
Obtaining a expanded history of her and performing a physical examination and appropriate testing and diagnosis will contribute for a better assessment and treatment of the patient.
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