Review the pathophysiology of PE( Pulmonary Embolism) , then answer and submit t

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Review the pathophysiology of PE( Pulmonary Embolism) , then answer and submit the following questions:

1. What places a patient at risk for PE?

2. What care interventions are needed to prevent PE development?

3. Identify PE manifestations that you might observe.

4. What diagnostic tests should be done immediately?

5. How would you prepare the patient for testing?

6. What would you tell the family? The patient?

7. Should you, as the nurse, contact the Rapid Response Team? Why? (If yes, when should you contact them?)

8. What would the patient look like if he/she were in respiratory acidosis? Respiratory alkalosis?

9. Identify the goals of treatment/nursing care.

10. What treatments would you expect for this patient?

11. Identify priority postsurgical care. What complications might you expect? 12. Discuss drug therapy and the impact on lab tests. What complications might you expect?

13. Develop a patient teaching plan for home care and ongoing monitoring of clotting times.

Explanation / Answer

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The oxygenated blood is not reaching the heart means there is some problem with the pulmonary circulation. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a condition in which the major pulmonary artery or its branches are blocked by blood clot that is migrated from elsewhere in the body. Pulmonary embolism impairs the circulation to the heart and thus, to all the body organs. If this happens to a normal person and left untreated, this eventually leads to death. The risk factors for PE include,

All these factors increase the risk of clot formation and thus, increase the risk of embolism.

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