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Acute Leg Pain in a Patient With Cellulitis
Case Study A rapid response was initiated by the bedside nurse (RN) for a patient with severe leg pain. Upon the arrival of the rapid response team, the patient was a 48-year-old male with a known history of type 2…
Acute Foot Discoloration in a Patient With Peripheral Vascular Disease
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse after the patient had symptoms of sudden pain in his left foot. Prior to calling the condition, the nurse assessed the patient’s pulse in the affected foot, and…
Muscle Spasms in a Patient With a History of Thyroidectomy
Case Study A rapid response was initiated by the bedside registered nurse for uncontrollable spasms in the hands and feet. Upon the arrival of the rapid response team, the patient was a 72-year-old gentleman with a known history of coronary…
Tachycardia in a Patient on Amiodarone
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated for a patient who complained of worsening shortness of breath and was found to be tachycardic. Upon the arrival of the rapid response team, the patient was found to be a 65-year-old…
Hypotension in a Patient With Progressive Neurological Decline
Case Study A rapid response was called for a patient because of new-onset hypothermia and hypotension. Upon the rapid response team's arrival, the patient was noted to be a 78-year-old female with a known history of hypertension treated with amlodipine…
Altered Mental Status in a Patient With Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated for a patient with a blood glucose reading by finger stick of <10 mg On arrival of the rapid response team, the patient was somnolent but arousable to tactile stimuli. Nursing staff…
Hypotension in a Patient With Adrenal Insufficiency
Case Study A rapid response code was called for a patient because of new-onset hypotension. The patient was a 52-year-old male with a known history of adrenal insufficiency and asthma admitted one day prior because of pneumonia and was being…
Foreign Body Ingestion
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse after the patient threatened to kill himself and swallowed a needle with no visualization in the oropharynx. Upon the prompt arrival of the rapid response team, it was…
Acute Abdominal Pain in a Patient With Atrial Fibrillation
Case Study The bedside nurse initiated a rapid response event after the patient had an abrupt onset of severe abdominal pain while sitting calmly watching television. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team, the patient started to have severe…