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case study on Nursing- An 87-year-old man comes into the emergency department after fainting in church
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An 87-year-old man comes into the emergency department after fainting in church. He “came to” fairly quickly however EMS was called. When EMS arrived, BP was 100/60 with a pulse of 120 and regular. He was oriented to person but kept asking where he was. EMS was unable to get an IV in place – veins kept rolling. He arrived in the ED mildly confused but pleasant. He was asked to stand up and get on a bed and became very dizzy with standing. His daughter arrived and reported that her father had diarrhea for a few days after ... More