Reference no: EM133907105
Patient Case
Questions
1. For which condition is this patient likely taking nifedipine?
2. For which condition is this patient likely taking lisinopril?
3. For which condition is this patient likely taking paroxetine?
4. What is meant by "tenting of the skin" and what does this clinical sign suggest?
5. Are the negative Grey Turner and Cullen signs evidence of a good or poor prognosis?
6. Identify three major risk factors for acute pancreatitis in this patient.
7. Identify two abnormal laboratory tests that suggest that acute renal failure has developed in this patient.
8. Why are hemoglobin and hematocrit abnormal?
9. How many Ranson criteria does this patient have and what is the probability that the patient will die from this attack of acute pancreatitis?
10. Does the patient have a significant electrolyte imbalance? Patient Case
11. Why was no blood drawn for an ABG determination?