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INTRODUCTION In this case study I will present a client from my clinical placement that I will refer to as Mrs G for confidentiality reasons. Mrs G is an 81 year old woman and she was diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). I will be explaining the signs and symptoms commonly related to CAD and examine how this disease affected her health and how her body tried to compensate. I will also discuss how hypertension relates to CAD. I will examine diagnostic and pharmacological data while discussing nursing interventions in relation to her results. CLIENT'S PROFILE Mrs G has no past history of alcohol intake. She is an ex-smoker with 20 cigarettes per day, weighs 67kg and is 154cm in height. Mrs G's past medical history includes osteoporosis, (L) THJR, hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with a CABG in 1993. On admission, Mrs G's signs and...

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