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User Guide
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4.
COPD, Level 1
This patient is a 51-year old male who has just been admitted directly from
his primary care provider’s office with exacerbation of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). He is sitting up in bed, leaning over the bedside
table in apparent respiratory distress. His wife is at the bedside and appears
anxious, worried, and talkative. In this scenario, participants are expected
to perform a focused respiratory assessment, recognize the signs and
symptoms associated with respiratory distress of a COPD patient, and
provide evidence-based care of the patient with COPD.
Allergies: No known allergies
Code status: Full code
5.
Fluid & Electrolyte
Imbalance, Level 1
The patient is a 57 year old woman who was brought to the Emergency
Department (E.D.) by her daughter, after experiencing three consecutive
days of gastrointestinal distress. She does not speak English and her
daughter is at the bedside to translate. She reports, via her daughter,
numerous bouts of vomiting and diarrhea. She has a history of high
blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and arthritis in both hands. Additionally,
is experiencing intermittent episodes of confusion. Her skin is dry with
decreased turgor and a delayed capillary refill.
Allergies: No known allergies
Code status: Full code
6.
Heart Failure, Level 1
This patient is a 57-year-old male who came into the Emergency Department
(E.D.) complaining of shortness of air, a cough, and increased swelling in
his calves and feet bilaterally over the past several days. He has a history
of hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD). He is admitted to the
Medical Surgical Unit for treatment for the signs and symptoms of heart
failure.
Allergies: No known allergies
Code status: Full code
7.
Hypoglycemia, Level 1
This patient is a 35-year-old female who is 18 plus hours post-operative
following a surgical repair to her right knee. She has a history of Type I
diabetes, which is normally well managed by her insulin pump. However, on
the recommendation of her endocrinologist, she elected to stop using her
pump the day before surgery and plans to control her blood glucose with
pre-meal insulin.
