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Lung Cancer Case Study

Mr. Michael is undergoing chemotherapy treatment which has lowered his white blood cell and neutrophil counts, making him more susceptible to infection. His nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite may be causing dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and malnutrition. The nurse should monitor Mr. Michael for signs of infection and educate his family on proper infection control measures. Based on the information provided, suitable nursing diagnoses for Mr. Michael include risks for dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, malnutrition, and infection.

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Lung Cancer Case Study

Mr. Michael is undergoing chemotherapy treatment which has lowered his white blood cell and neutrophil counts, making him more susceptible to infection. His nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite may be causing dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and malnutrition. The nurse should monitor Mr. Michael for signs of infection and educate his family on proper infection control measures. Based on the information provided, suitable nursing diagnoses for Mr. Michael include risks for dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, malnutrition, and infection.

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1. Factors might be answerable for Mr.

Michael's diminished WBC and neutrophil count:

WBCs, specifically neutrophils, help to shield us from contamination. Mr. Michael has been getting
chemotherapy. Chemotherapy dials back the bone marrow's creation of sound WBCs. His chemotherapy
treatment is logically responsible for diminishing his WBC and neutrophil levels.

2. Mr. Michael, might you be encountering a disease?

Mr. Michael's WBC counts are low, which makes him more helpless to contamination as confirmed by
his WBC and neutrophil levels.

3. Identify the presence of contamination:

The medical caretaker ought to survey Mr. Michael for different side effects, for example, a fever, chills
and perspiration, irritation and edoema around the inclusion site, windedness, chest agony or
inconvenience, and hemoptysis.

4. Factors that might add to Mr. Michael's negative mentality toward the chemotherapy:

Mr. Michael is encountering extreme queasiness and retching and no longer has a craving. Because of the
constant queasiness and spewing, he may also be experiencing liquid and electrolyte awkwardness,
corrosive base uneven characters, and malnourishment.Furthermore, Mr. M's WBC levels are low,
seriously jeopardising him for contamination. The chemotherapy is meant to treat his cellular breakdown
in the lungs, but to him it has "exacerbated the situation." He should gauge the advantages and
disadvantages of chemotherapy to decide how he wishes to proceed with his arrangement of care.

5. Nursing measures that could be implemented to help control his anorexia, sickness, and regurgitation

The medical caretaker ought to educate Mr. Michael to eat a quick bite before chemotherapy therapy.
After medicine, he ought to be told to unobtrusively sleep or rest. Assuming the smell of food causes

For sickness, he ought to be told to keep away from areas of strength like fish, cabbage, or onions. With a
specialist solution, the medical caretaker could oversee an antiemetic like Aprepitant (Emend) or
Ondansetron (Zofran). The patient can likewise get a solution to take the medication at home.

6. What ought to be remembered about the show plan for Mr. Michael and his family to forestall
contamination? The medical caretaker ought to teach the patient's family the significance of keeping a
severe aseptic procedure while really focusing on the person. As usual, the medical attendant ought to
support handwashing with every movement. Furthermore, the family ought to be told to utilise PPE as
appropriate, limit guests to forestall contamination, and alarm the specialist in the event that the patient
encounters agony, redness, or swelling at the infusion site.
7. Based on the appraisal information introduced, compose five suitable nursing analyses.

a. The risk of drying out is related to persistent liquid loss and retching AEB decreased skin turgor.

b. Risk of liquid electrolyte imbalance caused by persistent liquid loss and retching AEB decreased skin
turgor.

c. Imbalanced nourishment is connected with diminished consumption. AEB patient explanation: "I have
a diminished craving."

d.    Risk for contamination connected with chemotherapy treatment AEB low WBC count.

e.    Coping debilitation connected with persistent disease AEB patient proclamation "I have no
expectation that the chemotherapy will make a positive difference."

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