After reading the physician's history and physical, identify any signs or symptoms that are most likely a consequence of Mr. McKinley's admitting critical illness
What will be an ideal response?
• Flu-like symptoms, nausea: associated with the infection and inflammatory response
• Acutely short of breath: fluid overload due to inflammatory response and third-spacing of fluids
The shift of fluid into the lungs and other third spaces occurs due to the increased vascular permeability consistent with the inflammatory response.
• Mechanical ventilation: difficulty breathing due to accumulation of fluid and inflammatory response
• Temp 102.5, heart rate 98, respiratory rate 23: consistent with inflammation and sepsis
• 2+ pitting edema: indication of third spacing and fluid overload
• Ecchymosis, petechiae: indicators of internal hemorrhaging, potentially caused by fluid overload and vascular permeability
• Rapid respirations with rales: the excess fluid in the lungs can cause the rales
• Diminished pulses bilaterally: with increased fluid retention, pulses become more difficult to palpate
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