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System disorder including alteration in health, pathophysiology r/t client problem, health promotion and disease prevention, risk factors, expected findings, lab tests, diagnostic procedure...

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ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE:

System Disorder

samantha delmundo ST UDENT NAME _____________________________________ lyme disease DISORDER/DISEASE PROCESS __________________________________________________________

Alterations in Health (Diagnosis) A tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.

3 REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________

Pathophysiology Related to Client Problem A tick injects spirochete-laden saliva into the bloodstream or deposits fecal matter on the skin.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention avoud walking through tall grassess and low bushes and sitting on logs wear long pants check for ticks spray insect repellent containing DEET

ASSESSMENT

Risk Factors summer months time outdoors

Laboratory Tests - blood sample to test for antibodies

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Expected Findings - Regional lymphadenopathy - Tenderness in the skin lesion site or the posterior cervical area - bull's eye pattern rash or headahce - joint stiffness and swelling

Diagnostic Procedures - lumbar puncture - biopsy of skin

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

Nursing Care - provide adequate rest - aid in ROM exercises - monitor skin - asses

Therapeutic Procedures N/A

ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES

- encephalopathy - cardiac complication (HF, pericarditis, dyspnea)

Complications Medications

Client Education

- penicillin - doxycycline or amoxicillin

- take full regime of antibiotics

Interprofessional Care

Myocarditis Pericarditis Arrhythmias Meningitis Encephalitis Cranial or peripheral neuropathies Arthritis

- neurologist - pt - cardiologist - infectious disease specialist

THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE

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