NR507 Week 3 Discussion Client Scenario

General Instructions

The purpose of this discussion is to examine an assigned disease process and determine which disease process explored in the discussion Janessa, the client, is experiencing. Follow the instructions below and your faculty member will reveal which disease process Janessa is experiencing at the end of the discussion week.

Step 1: Review the following client scenario:

Janessa, a 41-year-old female client, presents to the NP complaining of shortness of breath, weakness, and dizziness for “about a month.” She denies having a cough or recent illness. She has a history of endometriosis, and her physical assessment reveals her lungs are clear to auscultation bilaterally, and her mucous membranes are pale.

Step 2: Review your assigned disease process from the chart below. Your assigned disease process is based on the first letter of your last name.

Last Name	Disease Process
A – H	Condition: Anemia
I – P	Condition: Heart Failure
Q – Z	Condition: Asthma

Step 3: Review your assigned disease process and answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail, providing complete references for all citations.

Step 4: Reply to a peer with a different assigned condition.

Include the following sections:

Application of Course Knowledge:Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
1. Discuss the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of your assigned disease process. Which clinical manifestations observed in Janessa’s case could be explained by the pathophysiological mechanisms?
2. Analyze Janessa’s clinical manifestations in the context of your assigned disease process. Do these findings support a diagnosis of your assigned disease process? Why or why not?
3. Identify and justify the diagnostic tests (including labs, imaging, or other diagnostic tests) that would be most appropriate for investigating a diagnosis of your assigned disease process in Janessa. What could the results of these tests look like in your assigned disease process?
4. Compare and contrast your response with a peer who was assigned a different condition. Does their condition fit Janessa’s case? Why or why not?

Solution

Heart failure (HF) is a chronic, progressive condition where the heart is unable to pump blood effectively, leading to inadequate perfusion of organs and fluid accumulation (Ziaeian & Fonarow, 2020). The pathophysiological mechanisms involve either systolic dysfunction, where the heart’s contractility is impaired, or diastolic dysfunction, where ventricular filling is compromised…………….Download the full solution for $10.00