Adi Case Study Essay
3: implications with rational for the following (related to Adi)
- pain
- dehydration
- temperature
Practise exam
Case study 1 Adi: Adi is a 22 year old woman who was on holiday camping when she noticed a blister on her right ankle. She covered it with waterproof plaster so that she was able to swim in the lake. Over a two day period the blister became increasingly reddened and swollen. After becoming increasingly unwell Adi presents at the emergency department distressed, pale, shivering and clammy.
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1: discuss the clinical reasoning for white blood cell count.
White blood cells play an important role in the body’s defence system against infections. As a result, completing a white blood cell count for Adi will provide a good indication of the presence of infection. There are five types of white blood cells; neutrophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils. In particular, high white blood cell count known as leukocytosis is an indicator for infection (most commonly bacterial/viral). Although WBC count cannot determine the exact underlying cause, it can help diagnose infection or the inflammatory process.
2: what are the risks of Adi’s current health issues and the complications for them with rational.
3. Explain how Adi’s injury has led to her current status
Based on Adi’s presenting …show more content…
Lie flat on a bed with your head on a pillow and inhale through your nose, consciously moving your abdominal muscles so that your lungs fill with air. Then exhale through the mouth with the lips pursed, so that you make a hissing sound. The exhalation should last twice as long as the inhalation. Try to push all the air out of the lungs. You should feel pressure in your chest and windpipe. Repeat several times. Once you are accustomed to this exercise, you can perform it anytime you need more air, even while
- pain
- dehydration
- temperature
Practise exam
Case study 1 Adi: Adi is a 22 year old woman who was on holiday camping when she noticed a blister on her right ankle. She covered it with waterproof plaster so that she was able to swim in the lake. Over a two day period the blister became increasingly reddened and swollen. After becoming increasingly unwell Adi presents at the emergency department distressed, pale, shivering and clammy.
Lo1
1: discuss the clinical reasoning for white blood cell count.
White blood cells play an important role in the body’s defence system against infections. As a result, completing a white blood cell count for Adi will provide a good indication of the presence of infection. There are five types of white blood cells; neutrophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils. In particular, high white blood cell count known as leukocytosis is an indicator for infection (most commonly bacterial/viral). Although WBC count cannot determine the exact underlying cause, it can help diagnose infection or the inflammatory process.
2: what are the risks of Adi’s current health issues and the complications for them with rational.
3. Explain how Adi’s injury has led to her current status
Based on Adi’s presenting …show more content…
Lie flat on a bed with your head on a pillow and inhale through your nose, consciously moving your abdominal muscles so that your lungs fill with air. Then exhale through the mouth with the lips pursed, so that you make a hissing sound. The exhalation should last twice as long as the inhalation. Try to push all the air out of the lungs. You should feel pressure in your chest and windpipe. Repeat several times. Once you are accustomed to this exercise, you can perform it anytime you need more air, even while