Question

Place the following patients in order for which you would see first as they come in through the emergency department. Explain why you would see them in this order. A. A patient with myasthenia gravis experiencing eye droop B. A 65 year old man with a blood pressure of 140/80 C. A 30 year old type II diabetic with a BS of 250

Answer 1

Ans:

If we see

A. A patient with myasthenia gravis experiencing eyedrop,

B. A 65 yrs old man with bp 140/80 mmofhg

C. A 30 year old patient with type 2 daibetes with bs 250

Then we give priority sequence as follows-

Option A then option C and last option B

Explanation-

According to triage system we can categories patient as severity level-

*Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular discord. A weakness and rapid fatigue of muscles under voluntary control.

- a condition is caused by a breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles.

- eyedrops present in myasthenia gravis patient shows serious complication which is myasthenia crisis and it's life-threatening condition, so we give 1st preference to this patient because he need immediate lifesaving interventions.

* Second priority gose to patient with blood sugar 250mg/dl .

- this patient having risk for hyperglycemia if it is not treat . We can give second category to this patient because he need significant interventions that can be delayed.

*Third and last priority goes to 63year old patient with blood pressure 140/80mmofhg which is normal and requires only observation and monitoring.

- so we can give 3rd category to this patient because he need little treatment and observation and monitoring.