Mr. C Case Study

Mr. C Case Study
Name
Institution Affiliation
Health risks which are associated with obesity
Some of the health risks that can be associated with Mr. C’s condition of being obese include increased blood pressure (hypertension), elevated triglycerides, sleep apnea, the possibility of the development of diabetes that is brought about by the glucose level increase, as well as elevated cholesterol (Lewis, 2011). The patient should also consider losing weight, or he might have high chances of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. And also the fact that the glucose level of Mr. C is already high, it is an indication that the patient is at the pre-diabetic stage. Mr. C is likely to benefit from the bariatric surgery because he already suffers from obesity. In case he was to lose weight, this could only help him reduce the chances of being a diabetic or possible heart attack that he might experience. The use of bariatric surgery reduces the rate of mortality when it comes to the diseases that get worse because of obesity such as stroke, heart attack, blood pressure and diabetes (ASMBS, 2018). And also because it has been identified that Mr. C gained 100 pounds within 2-3 years, he should be provided with proper counseling and education concerning his eating habit and lifestyle.
Mr. C’s medical Administration Schedule plan
6:00 am –Sucralfate /Carafate
7:00 am –Breakfast
10:30 am –Mylanta and Sucralfate/Carafate
12:00pm –Lunch
3:00 pm – Mylanta
5:00 pm – Sucralfate/Carafate
6:00 pm – Dinner
9:00 pm – Mylanta as well as Sucralfate/Carafate
10:00 pm –Snack
11:30 pm – Bedtime – Zantac, Sucralfate/Carafate, and Mylanta
When assessing Mr.

C’s health functional pattern, some of the important factors that should be looked into include the following;
Health – perception – health management: since it has been evident that Mr. C is highly at risk of contracting serious diseases, it is important if he gets a proper education in relation to good and healthy diet. I’m concerned that proper counseling would positively bring change to him since he will have a good lifestyle choice.
Nutritional-metabolic: the observation of a healthier diet will have a great benefit to Mr. C’s health, the healthy diet includes the consumption of vegetables, whole grains, protein and making sure that they are provided at an adequate portion control in order to help him maintain a healthier weight as well as better HDL’s, LDL’s and triglycerides.
Elimination: the patient should be educated concerning an increased quantity of water intake as well as including fibers and roughages in his diet to enhance elimination. This would also make the patient have a frequent bowel movement schedule.
Active – exercise: as at the moment it like there is no any form of exercise activities that Mr. C is involved into in his day to day life. It would be required if he set up an exercise which he will do in order to reduce the cholesterol content in his body.
Sleep – rest: Mr. C should get a better sleep in order to help reduce his weight as he becomes more active. Good sleep habit will also help solve his sleep apnea problem. If this persists, then Mr. C should have a C-PAP machine to eliminate the problem.
Cognitive-perceptual: this will assist Mr. C to have an understanding of the bad situation he is in, and therefore, he needs to get assistance on how to reduce his weight.
Self-perception – self-concept: according to the state in which Mr. C is in of being overweight, he must be depressed and might be feeling negative about himself. Therefore it is recommended that he seeks counseling to help him revive his health to normalcy.
Role/relationship: currently no family support has been mentioned.
Sexuality/ reproductive: due to the overweight, Mr. C has not got into a sexual relationship to prove himself being reproductive. If he goes for surgery, he might become healthy again and maybe get into a relationship.
Coping/Stress Tolerance: since Mr. C has been overweight for a long time is an indication that he doesn’t have a good coping skill. He should visit a counselor to advise him accordingly on how to cope up with his situation and deal with the stress he is going through.
Actual and potential problems
Stroke; as a result of cholesterol in his body, Mr. C is at risk of stroke.
Diabetes: because of the fasting glucose amounting to 147 is an indication that Mr. C pre-diabetic.
Heart attack: the presence of too much cholesterol is likely to result in a heart attack someday.
Kidney disease; Mr. C is prone to this disease because of diabetes that might interfere with kidney functioning over time.
CAD; because of cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes, Mr. C is highly at risk of getting CAD.
References
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. (2018). Retrieved from https://asmbs.org/
Lewis, S. M. (2011). Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Mosby.