Answer the following in your own words:
(Each are worth 8.3 points)
1. What is the path of a blood cell through all three circulatory systems (systemic, pulmonary, coronary)?
2. What are the functions of the Lymphatic system?
3. The death of cardiac tissue is termed what?
4. What modifications to the massage are you going to make because your patient has a recent (less than six months) history of the pathology mentioned in #3?
5. How does massage effect blood pressure?
6.A patient with DVT would most likely be receiving what medication for this pathology?
7. How would the medication in #6 effect the massage you are about to give?
The hospice for which you do pro bono work has received a new patient. Randy, a 45 year old African American is diagnosed with AIDS, hypertension, and diabetes type II. As a member of his care team you will be providing massage therapy 3 times a week, according to the order from his Certified Nurse Practitioner. Due to Randy’s “Comfort care only” care plan all medications were discontinued accept his narcotics, his insulin, and a diuretic as needed. He exhibits symptoms of Kaposi’s sarcoma, and high blood glucose. Randy is alert and communicative, but presents with the debility of the terminally ill.
Regarding the scenario above answer the following:
8. What types of techniques will you be using with Randy?
9. Randy's last dose of morphine was 4 hours ago, how does this fact change your treatment?
10. Would you provide hydrotherapy to Randy? Why or why not?
11. Randy is unable to remember his last glucose level. What do you do?
12. Because of Randy's HIV status, what precautions do you need to take?
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