Final Week

This week I went to SPA on Monday. It was quite busy, and I got to see several different tests performed. Thursday, my patient was a 40 yr old female with ESRD and HTN. It was a little sad to see someone this age in such bad health. She has been dealing with renal failure since '88, has had 2 transplants, both of which she lost due to rejection, and she was also post- op cholecystectomy. She also had Lupus in the past. She was discharged after we left on Thursday, so I had another client on Friday with ESRD. She had sooo much edema it was hard to get her pedal pulses, (in fact, she had an IV in her right foot b/c it was hard to find a vein anywhere else)so the nurse showed me how to use the doppler. I enjoyed being with Ms. Holcomb. She helps you put things together regarding disease processes. It was interesting learning "which came 1st, the chicken or the egg". I have enjoyed the semester. See you all Monday!