Question

Ms C. J. A patient on the medical-surgical unit, was adminitted 2 days before with a diagnoses of exacerbation of heart failure. this morning her blood pressure is 175/80 mm Hg. She denies chest pain but states that she has been experiencing shortness of breath at night while sleeping. her baseline weight at admission was 170 lb, but this morning's scale indicates a 4-lb weight gain, and +3 pitting edema to the lower extremities is evident. The nurse telephones the doctor and recieves an order for furosemide 40 mg by mouth twice daily and metopolol 25 mg PO daily to start immediately. 1. how will the nurse identify Ms. C.J. prior to admistering medications?

Answer 1

Ans.) As mentioned the patient’s blood pressure is with and +3 pitting edema to the lower extremities.(175/80 mm Hg blood pressure means that problem is in atrial contraction (systol). On the basis of these symptoms nures identify the patients condition before admistering medication.

As, furosemide 40 mg is given to reduce the blood pressue or hypertension (high blood pressure) and is also used to treat edema i.e., swelling due to fluid buildup in the body. Furosemide is basically diuretics reduces the concentration of salt and salt. Metoprolol 25 MG is also used to reduce high blood pressure and relieve shortness of breath.