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University
Shawnee State University
Major
Respiratory Therapy
Presentation Types
Oral Group Presentation
Keywords:
respiratory therapy, critical care, case study
Abstract
During the first of the year, a 27 year old white female presented to the emergency department. Upon admission, the patient was complaining of generalized weakness along with nausea and loss of appetite. The patient has a history of Felty Syndrome, which is a disorder that includes rheumatoid arthritis and splenomegaly, along with an extensive list of other comorbidities. The patient has a history of tracheostomy and wears oxygen via tracheostomy mask. After a thorough assessment, it was found that she was experiencing these symptoms due to shock. She was then admitted into the Intensive Care Unit with the primary diagnoses of septic shock with possible multiple sources of sepsis along with bilateral multilobar pneumonia. The patient started out on a tracheostomy collar but was eventually placed on the ventilator due to ongoing issues with hypertension and hypercapnic respiratory failure. She remained on the ventilator for two days until she was transferred out to another facility for further treatment.
Human Subjects
yes
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
Amy France
Faculty Mentor Title
Director of Respiratory Therapy Program
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
Allied Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Vallance, Samantha; Evans, Schylur; and Carver, Kevin, "Case Study" (2021). Celebration of Scholarship. 6.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2021/day2/6
Case Study
During the first of the year, a 27 year old white female presented to the emergency department. Upon admission, the patient was complaining of generalized weakness along with nausea and loss of appetite. The patient has a history of Felty Syndrome, which is a disorder that includes rheumatoid arthritis and splenomegaly, along with an extensive list of other comorbidities. The patient has a history of tracheostomy and wears oxygen via tracheostomy mask. After a thorough assessment, it was found that she was experiencing these symptoms due to shock. She was then admitted into the Intensive Care Unit with the primary diagnoses of septic shock with possible multiple sources of sepsis along with bilateral multilobar pneumonia. The patient started out on a tracheostomy collar but was eventually placed on the ventilator due to ongoing issues with hypertension and hypercapnic respiratory failure. She remained on the ventilator for two days until she was transferred out to another facility for further treatment.