GCU NRS410 Week 3 Assignment Case Study 1 Latest 2019 February Question # 00598173 Course Code : NRS410 Subject: Health Care Due on: 02/15/2019 Posted On: 02/15/2019 10:38 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

NRS410 Path
Physiology and Nursing Management of Client’s Health

Week 3 Assignment

Case Study 1

In a short essay (500-750 words), answer the Question at the
end of Case Study 1. Cite references to support your positions.

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Ms. A. is an apparently healthy 26-year-old white woman.
Since the beginning of the current golf season, Ms. A has noted increased
shortness of breath and low levels of energy and enthusiasm. These symptoms
seem worse during her menses. Today, while playing in a golf tournament at a high,
mountainous course, she became light-headed and was taken by her golfing
partner to the emergency clinic. The attending physician’s notes indicated a
temperature of 98 degrees F, an elevated heart rate and respiratory rate, and
low blood pressure. Ms. A states, “Menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal have been a
problem for 10-12 years, and I take 1,000 mg of aspirin every 3 to 4 hours for
6 days during menstruation.” During the summer months, while playing golf, she
also takes aspirin to avoid “stiffness in my joints.”

Laboratory values are as follows:

Hemoglobin = 8 g/dl

Hematocrit = 32%

Erythrocyte count = 3.1 x 10/mm

RBC smear showed microcytic and hypochromic cells

Reticulocyte count = 1.5%

Other laboratory values were within normal limits.

Question

Considering the circumstances and the preliminary workup,
what type of anemia does Ms. A most likely have? In an essay of 500-750 words,
explain your answer and include rationale.