ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS DISCLOSED

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A Case Study
Presented to
The Clinical Instructors
AUP College of Nursing
Adventist University of the Philippines

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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
NMCN 244, Care of Mother, Child, Family and Population at Risk

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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction
Significance of the Study II. Patient DataBase
A. Demographic Data
B. Nursing History
1. Developmental Tasks
2. Health History
3. Medical Diagnosis & Chief Complaints III. The Disease Entity A. Review of Normal Physiology B. Theoretical Background C. Statistical Report D. Risk/Aggravating Factors E. Pathophysiology Narrative w/ Documentation F. Pathophysiology Diagram G. Prognosis of Disease IV. Assessment A. Gordon’s or Head to Toe Assessment B. Book Picture vs Patient’s Manifestations V. The Management A. Diagnostic Test Result and Significant B. Therapeutic/Medical Interventions 1. Surgeries/Treatment 2. Drugs
C. Nursing Initiated Interventions 1. Nursing Care Plan 2. Discharge Plan VI. General Evaluation of the Study A. Summary B. Recommendation VII. Bibliography

I. Introduction Acute glomerulonephritis is a disease that affects glomerular capillaries. Etiologic factors are many and varied; they include immunologic reactions, vascular injury, metabolic disease, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The most common form occurs 1 to 3 weeks after group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection. Common sites of infection include the pharynx or tonsils and the skin. (Rose. 2001) The primary presenting features of such condition are hematuria, edema, azotemia (concentration of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood), and