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Patient with pneumonia and exacerbation of his copd


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Mr Gomes, 68 years Latino gentleman. He came in with pneumonia and exacerbation of his copd. His daughter found him on the floor at home, where he lives by himself. She said he was unresponsive. He recently lost his wife and there is a question of alcohol abuse. His temp is 99.2, pulse 100, respiration 36, and his 02 sat 91% on 5 liter via nasal canula. His lungs sounds are diminished in the bases. He has some occasional rhonci with wheezes in both anterior and posterior upper lobes. His cough is productive of a greenish yellow tenacious sputum. His blood pressure is 150/94. He denies pain. He appears anorexic and recently weight loss was unknown. He is alert and oriented. He has a saline lock in his left wrist, which flushes fine. He voided 250ml of clear yellow urine. He is NPO. Order of antibiotic has not been given yet. He had received Albuterol Nebulizer treatments. Check the mar for his meds. ABG, blood alcohol, cbc chest xray, chem and metabolic profile was done, urine analysis and culture and sensitivity of sputum was completed. All results are pending. Need Assignment Help?

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