Module 10 Case Study
Mary G. is an 85-year-old Latin-American widow with COPD, hypertension, and is hard of hearing. She is at the clinic today with a daughter, who lives next door, because she is having increase shortness of breath, gained 5 pounds in a week, has swelling in her ankles, and jugular vein distension. The physician suspects Mary may be going into congestive heart failure and has added a new medication and wants to see Mary back in two weeks.
Mary’s current medications:
Albuterol MDI, 2 puffs, every 4 hours as needed for shortness of breath
Tiotropium, inhale one capsule daily
enalapril maleate, 5mg PO, daily
New medications:
Furosemide, 20 mg, PO daily
You are being asked to provide medication teaching before Mary leaves the clinical. Please answer the following questions in an APA style paper.
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