Respiratory Distress Case Study- Mark Peterson 45 years old (answered)

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Respiratory Distress Case Study- Mark Peterson 45 years old (answered)-Mark Peterson is a 45-year-old African American male with a new diagnosis of cardiomyopathy (40% EF), poorly controlled type one ... diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and stage III chronic kidney disease. He is a one-pack-per-day smoker who came to the emergency department (ED) with increased redness in his lower extremities, fever, and chills. He was diagnosed with cellulitis and acute renal failure. He received his first dose of ceftriaxone 1 g IVPB in the ED. He has a baseline creatinine of 2.8, and his current creatinine is 3.9. His WBC is 18.5. He was just admitted to the med/surg unit where you will be the primary nurse caring for him. His initial set of VS: T: 99.8 F/37.7 C (o) P: 84 reg R: 22 (reg) BP: 148/88 O2 sat: 93% room air. He has fine bibasilar crackles in both bases posteriorly that do not clear with a cough. Respirations do not appear to be labored, and he denies shortness of breath. [Show More]

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