NURS 130 (NURS130)
Southern Maine Community College
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NURS 130 Case Studies (answered) A 78-year-old patient is having an episode of congestive heart failure.; A 31-year-old patient is admitted for full thickness burns over 30% of their upper body; A 75-year-old is admitted to the hospital for a small bowe
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A 78-year-old patient is having an episode of congestive heart failure. They are admitted to your med/surg unit with a diagnosis of extracellular fluid volume excess. They are frightened, slightly confused, and dyspneic on exertion. 
 
1. What does it mean to have extracellular volume excess, and how would this manifest in patient symptoms? 
 
 
 
2. Your nursing care plan for this patient should include what interventions? (Include medical and nursing care) 
 
A 31-ye...
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