A client with a recent pelvic fracture reports sudden onset of shortness of breath Pulmonary embolus nurse identifies as the most likely reason for these symptoms.
Immobility following musculoskeletal damage increases the client's risk of pulmonary embolus. The client may also have tachycardia, chest petechiae, and a low SaO2. The nurse should immediately inform the fast response team.
What is Pulmonary embolus?
A pulmonary embolism (PE) can result in a lack of blood flow, causing lung tissue damage. It can result in low blood oxygen levels, which can harm other organs in the body.
A pulmonary embolism , especially a big pulmonary embolism or several clots, can swiftly cause major life-threatening complications and even death.
Pulmonary embolism occurs when a clump of material, most commonly a blood clot, becomes lodged in a pulmonary artery. Deep vein thrombosis is a disorder in which blood clots form in the deep veins of your legs (DVT). Multiple clots are often implicated in pulmonary embolism.
The forearms and lower legs each contain two bones running roughly parallel to each other. In the forearms, these two bones are the radius and ulna, and in the lower legs, these two bones are the tibia (the shinbone) and fibula.
The radius corresponds to the tibia and the ulna to the fibula.
Explanation: Hypertension is when your heart is working hard to pump blood to throughout the body. In other words the heart is strained and over worked. The higher blood pleasure causes the heart to be stressed having to work harder to pump blood. Hypertension could also cause a heart attack because the heart is strained. Sorry for repetition.
