Sepsis case study: The next morning, his thumb is sore and the skin surrounding the cut is red. The man has thirty very impatient customers scheduled...

Question Answered step-by-step Sepsis case study:A 47-year-old man who runs a yard service cuts his thumb while attaching an accessory to one of his mowers. The next morning, his thumb is sore and the skin surrounding the cut is red. The man has thirty very impatient customers scheduled for lawn mowing that day, so he heads out early and works until early evening. By the time he gets back home, the thumb is swollen and throbbing, and yellowish-white pus is oozing out of the injured area. He also notices two red streaks going up the inside of his forearm. Just as he begins to think about getting some medical attention for his thumb, the man experiences a shaking chill and becomes queasy. His wife then drives him to the ED at the nearest hospital, which takes about 35 minutes because of heavy traffic. Upon their arrival at the ED, the man’s temperature has reached 39.7ºC (103.46). He is flushed and ill-appearing, with a pulse of 125 and a blood pressure of 102/60 mm Hg. (His normal BP is 145/85 mm Hg.) There are no other remarkable findings on physical examination.Weight: 205 lbs. 1. What is your preliminary diagnosis? 2. What should you do right away? 3: What tests should you perform? And why Test Results:CBC WBC: 15.1Hgb 14.1 Hct 42.2%,Platelet: 230,000Neutrophils 84Lymph 16Mono: 6Bands: 11 Lactic acid: 3.4 4: What additional intervention do you anticipate? How much fluids would be infused? 5: How prevalent is this disease? 6. Formulate a nursing diagnostic statement for this patient. Health Science Science Nursing NURS 450 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)