Mrs. Smith is a 78-year old female admitted with complaints…
Mrs. Smith is a 78-year old female admitted with complaints of chest pain upon exertion accompanied by shortness of breath and fatigue. She is a Type 2 diabetic with known coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. VS on admission were B?P 160/94, P-58, R-18, T-99, O2 Sat-93%, Pain-3. She is currently taking Lasix, Glucophage, Lanoxin, and KCL. In addition to these medication the doctor has ordered Nitroglycerin 1/150 gr. SL prn for chest pain, O2 per NC prn for hypoxia and ASA 325 mg. p.o. every day. He has also ordered sliding scale with Humulin Regular insulin. Glucose was 351 on admission. When doing your head-to-toe assessment you note that Mrs. Smith has sacral and pedal edema. This is most likely due to which disorder?