Miss HD attends a GP appointment to get the results of her r…

Miss HD attends a GP appointment to get the results of her recent blood tests back. Current medication: Levothyroxine 25 micrograms daily Test Results: TSH        23 mu/L (0.5 – 5 mu/L) T4           30 mmol/L (70 – 140 mmol/L) Based on the test results which of the symptoms listed below is Miss HD likely to be experiencing?

During assessment of a patient with newly diagnosed hyperten…

During assessment of a patient with newly diagnosed hypertension, the nurse finds that the patient uses a lot of salt on foods and is 30 pounds overweight. The patient states, “I thought high blood pressure was caused by stress, but I do not feel stressed at all.” An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient is

Mrs EP is 68 years old and presents to A&E with a cough and…

Mrs EP is 68 years old and presents to A&E with a cough and green sputum.  Tests and observations are carried out and come back as shown below.   Observations Blood Pressure: 95/63 mmHg Respiratory Rate: 32 Heart Rate 109 Temperature 37.5oC Mini Mental State Examination: 28   Blood Results: Ur 8.3 (2.5 – 7.1 mmol/L) SrCr: 172 (60 – 120 micromol/L) Baseline SrCr: 106 WCC: 14.4 (4 – 11 x109/L)   After the reported chest x-ray comes back a diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is made. What is the patient’s CURB-65 score?