NRS 410: Anemia Case Study Essay
Assignment
NRS 410: Anemia Case Study Essay Assignment
Anemia Case Study: Ms. A. is an apparently healthy 26-year-old
white woman. Since the beginning of the current golf season, Ms.
A has noted increased shortness of breath and low levels of
energy and enthusiasm. These symptoms seem worse during her
menses. Today, while playing in a golf tournament at a high,
mountainous course, she became light-headed and was taken by
her golfing partner to the emergency clinic. The attending
physician’s notes indicated a temperature of 98 degrees F, an
elevated heart rate and respiratory rate, and low blood pressure.
Ms. A states, “Menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal have been a
problem for 10-12 years, and I take 1,000 mg of aspirin every 3 to 4
hours for 6 days during menstruation.” During the summer
months, while playing golf, she also takes aspirin to avoid
“stiffness in my joints.”