PT-2 A 52-year-old patient has just arrived in the Emergency Department with complaints of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting over the last few days.
PT-2 A 52-year-old patient has just arrived in the Emergency Department with complaints of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting over the last few days. His abdomen is distended. He has poor skin turgor and dry mucous membranes. He has not urinated since yesterday. He has felt “dizzy” and “weak” all evening. He thought it might be the flu, but decided to come in because the stomach pains were getting worse. He has signed informed consent for treatment and labs have been drawn.
1. What are you on alert for today with this patient?
2. Why is
this important?
3. What are
the important assessments to make?
4. Why are
these assessments important
5. What
complications may occur? What could go wrong
6. Relate
the assessment data to the potential complications that may occur.
7. What
interventions will prevent complications?
8.How will the interventions
prevent complications?
