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Pulmonary Embolism, Tonya Day
Pulmonary Embolism, Tonya Day
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
The pathophysiological topic of acute pulmonary embolism was chosen to increase the knowledge base and provide additional information to assist with moving forward from a registered nurse to an Advance Practicing Nurse. Working as a full-time registered nurse in the emergency department, the working diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism is something that is ruled out on many patients with complaints of shortness of breath, chest pain, or decrease in pulse oximetry. Since a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism can have both typical and atypical symptoms, the death rate can be very high, if not caught earlier enough. An acute …
Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction, Miranda Shull
Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction, Miranda Shull
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
A poster project about Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction.