A 56-year-old female presents to the emergency room with coughing, shortness of breath, increased expiratory effort, expiratory wheezes in all lung fields, and is using accessory muscles to breathe. Complete the table by selecting from the choices area to specify which condition (from the condition column) the client is most likely experiencing, 2 treatments the nurse anticipates being ordered (from the actions to take column), and two parameters (from the parameters to monitor column) that the nurse should continue to monitor.
drag and drop instructions
Actions to Take
Drop action answer from the left column here
Actions to Take
Drop action answer from the left column here
Potential Conditions
Drop potential condition answer from the middle column here
Parameters to Monitor
Drop parameters to monitor answer from the right column here
Parameters to Monitor
Drop parameters to monitor answer from the right column here
Action to Take
Administer Enoxaparin
(Lovenox) 1 mg/kg subcutaneously
Administer a nebulized treatment of albuterol and ipratropium
Administer methylprednisolone (Solumedrol) 125 mg IV
Administer ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 1 g IV
Administer furosemide 80 mg IV
Potential Conditions
Pulmonary Embolism
Pneumonia
Pulmonary Edema
Asthma
Parameters to Monitor
Lung Sounds
Lab values for therapeutic ranges of INR
Lab values for platelet counts
Oxygen Saturation
Intake and output