NRS 410V Module 5 Mr. C., a 32 year old single man.. NRS 410V Module 5 Mr. C., a 32 year old single man | Page 2

Height: 68 inches; Weight 134.5 kg
BP: 172/96, HR 88, RR 26
Fasting Blood Glucose: 146/mg/dL
Total Cholesterol: 250mg/dL
Triglycerides: 312 mg/dL
HDL: 30 mg/dL
Critical Thinking Questions
1.What health risks associated with obesity does Mr. C. have? Is bariatric surgery
an appropriate intervention? Why or why not?
2.Mr. C. has been diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and the following
medications have been ordered: (a) Magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide
(Mylanta) 15 mL PO 1 hour before bedtime and 3 hours after mealtime and at
bedtime; (b) Ranitidine (Zantac) 300 mg PO at bedtime; and (c) Sucralfate /
Carafate 1 g or 10ml suspension (500mg / 5mL) 1 hour before meals and at
bedtime.
The patient reports eating meals at 7 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m., and a bedtime snack
at 10 p.m. Plan an administration schedule that will be most therapeutic and
acceptable to the patient.
1.Assess each of Mr. C.'s functional health patterns using the information given
(Hint: Functional health patterns include health-perception health management,
nutritional metabolic, elimination, activity-exercise, sleep-rest, cognitive-
perceptual, self-perception self-concept, role-relationship, sexuality reproductive,
coping stress tolerance).
2.What actual or potential problems can you identify? Describe at least five
problems and provide the rationale for each.