Health ScienceScienceNursingNURS 6152 "Shortness of Breath" Case Study I need help with a ihuman patient case study. This patient doesn't have a name but it is about a 72 year old male with complaints of shortness of breath. What assessment questions along with differential diagnosis are appropriate for this ihuman case?Share Question Answer & Explanation Assessment Questions
- How long have you experienced breathlessness?
- How severe is the breathlessness?
- Do you produce sputum during that period?
- Is there a wheezing sound during breathlessness?
- Does your chest pain when you run out of breath?
- Do you feel tired at that time?
- When you encounter breathlessness, do you experience irregular heartbeats?
- Have you experienced swelling of legs?
- Have you received any treatment before?
- Does anyone in your family also experienced breathlessness?
Diagnosis Acute breathlessness can be caused by conditions such as asthma, pulmonary embolism, arrhythmia , pulmonary edema, pneumonia causing infections in respiratory track, pneumothorax, or panic attacks.
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