In: Nursing
1. what would the patients admitting diagnosis be?
2. what is the patient at risk for?
Pt is a post partum 29 year old - G5P5
NURSING DIAGNOSIS:
PPD related to complications during pregnancy and difficulty latching for the baby - pt spoke to a a latching consultant and the issue is fixed. Pt has stated that taking walks has helped with stress.
At risk for nutritional imbalance related too forgetting to eat - pt has been setting timer to remind
elevated temp and WBC all other vitals WNL.
Post Partum Depression - Diagnosis
Occurs iver the first two to three postpartum month.
Some mothers shows mikd symptoms
Clinically difficult to identify
Causes.
Within 48 hours of delivery fall of estrogen and progesterone. In normally, these steroid hormones help to modulate neurotransmitter systems.
Risk factors
1.previous episodes of PPD
2.Depression during pregnancy
3.Bipolar disorder
4.Inadequaye social support
Signs and symptoms
Depressed
Loss of internal activities
Feeling guilt
Fatigue
Feeling worthlessness
Sleep disturbance
Poor concentratiin
Suicidal thought
Postpartum Obsesdive compulsive disorder
Disturbing and intrusive thought of harming infant
Management
1.Edinburg postnatal depression scale assessment
2.conventional antidepressant
3.Benzodiazepines