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Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman
Edition 8ISBN: 978-1455772551Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman
Edition 8ISBN: 978-1455772551 Exercise 1
A 67-year-old man recently lost his wife after being married for 42 years. He met his wife shortly after he returned from Vietnam as a combat soldier. He visits his physician and reports decreased appetite, moodiness, and extreme fatigue, even though he sleeps 10 to 12 hours a night. When giving his medical history, he admits that he drinks 4 or 5 beers and smokes marijuana almost every day.
What do you think caused this man's new symptoms and why?
What do you think caused this man's new symptoms and why?
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A 67 year old man visits his doctor. He had recently lost his wife. The loss of his wife has caused the patient to slip into depression. In addition he is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Many survivors of the war suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.
He is not able to cope with the death of his wife and starts drinking beer and taking marijuana.
These after effects of the war along with the death of his wife are the reason for the new symptoms seen in the patient. The new symptoms are:
• Decreased appetite
• Extreme fatigue
• Moodiness
He is not able to cope with the death of his wife and starts drinking beer and taking marijuana.
These after effects of the war along with the death of his wife are the reason for the new symptoms seen in the patient. The new symptoms are:
• Decreased appetite
• Extreme fatigue
• Moodiness
Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman
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