Mr. Smith is 93 years old. He is a military veteran from WWII. Mr. Smith is a wi

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Mr. Smith is 93 years old. He is a military veteran from WWII. Mr. Smith is a widower and lives alone. He suffers with arthritis in his hips and knees. This affects his mobility and functional ability at home since he lives alone. His pain is the worst in the morning but admits that it improves once he gets moving. He is prescribed an NSAID but states it makes his stomach upset so he rarely takes it. He describes his pain as an 8 in the morning and it is piercing. It shoots down both legs. He is underweight and weighs 102lbs and he is 5’5”. He has fallen twice this month and forgets to use his walker when walking in the house.

VS:

112/78

117

22

99.1

Rales auscultated in bilateral bases

Plus2 pedal edema bilaterally

Bloodwork:

WBC 3.4

RBC 17.1

Hb 7.5

Pt. 40

Explanation / Answer

Mr Smith has 93 years old he is having some health problems so based on the we need to provide care for the Smith.

Treatment:

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