Abdominal assessment
You are taking care of a 37 year old male with Crohn’s disease. This is a new diagnosis for him, after months of weight loss, fever, and diarrhea. Considering this please address the following prompts in your discussion:
Using the Library resources, pick one assessment finding you are likely to see during your examination of this patient. Examples could be, but not limited to, pain, alteration in nutrition, a specific lab alteration (hypokalemia, low H & H, etc)
How does this finding compare to what you would find in a normal adult male exam?
Explain the pathophysiology of this finding.
Discuss the specific nursing assessment related to the selected alteration.
Discuss the nursing care you would implement to promote health.
Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria (Read me First Section of the Course).
Cite any resources/references in APA formatting that were used in the discussion.
Unit 5 Peer Response (Due Sunday)
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
Please respond to a minimum of two peers. Include in your response:
In your response please consider the following when replying:
Use the Library resources to help you explain how the medical treatment plan and nursing treatment plan differ in addressing the assessment finding your peer has presented.
What teaching might be important for this patient regarding this finding?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.