Assignment: Concepts of Cardiovascular & Respiratory Disorders
Scenario: 45-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of the 3-day duration of shortness of breath, cough with thick green sputum production, and fevers. The patient has a history of COPD with a chronic cough but states the cough has gotten much worse and is interfering with her sleep. Sputum is thicker and harder for her to expectorate. CXR reveals a flattened diaphragm and increased AP diameter. Auscultation demonstrates hyper resonance and coarse rales and rhonchi throughout all lung fields.
Develop a 1 to 2 pages case study analysis, examine the patient symptoms presented in the case study. Be sure to address the following:
1. Explain both the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes of why the patient presents these symptoms.
2. Explain how the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes interact to affect the patient.
3. Explain any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.