Nurs 6501 Case Study Analysis: Cardiovascular And Cardiopulmonary

This study source was downloaded by 100000857300661 from CourseHero.com on 12-24-2022 03:56:47 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/65304067/M2Assgn-Bowling-M-NURS-6501-38docx/ 1Case Study Analysis: Cardiovascular and CardiopulmonaryMichelle BowlingWalden UniversityAdvanced PathophysiologyNURS 6501N - 38March 30, 2020This study source was downloaded by 100000857300661 from CourseHero.com on 12-24-2022 03:56:47 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/65304067/M2Assgn-Bowling-M-NURS-6501-38docx/2Case Study Analysis: Cardiovascular and CardiopulmonaryThis paper will discuss the following case study: A 65-year-old patient is 8 days post op after a total knee replacement. Patient suddenly complains of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and palpitations. On arrival to the emergency department, an EKG revealed new onset atrialfibrillation and right ventricular strain pattern - T wave inversions in the right precordial leads (V1-4) the inferior leads (II, III, aVF). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the above case study and explain cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes, how these processes interact to affect the patient and any racial or ethical variables that result in the patient presenting these symptoms. Cardiovascular and Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiologic ProcessesThe patients history and current symptoms show a pulmonary embolism (PE). The patient most likely had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that broke loose and lodged in the pulmonary artery. The DVT is associated with the patients age, orthopedic surgery, immobility, and hospital stay