Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

Florence Nightingale Training College of Nursing, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Management of a Patient with Glenn Shunt
  Author(s): Mayur Mandawkar*, Priyanka S Meshram and Aniket Pathade
  
  Introduction: The Glenn and Fontan procedures are still the two most popular operations for those with a single ventricle. Some people may be difficult to treat because of their cardiopulmonary anatomy. This article describes the Glenn shunt procedure in a patient with a single pulmonary artery and a hereditary lung. Main diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and outcome: After a physical examination and inquiry, the doctor diagnosed the patient with Ischemic Stroke and prescribed analgesics to relieve the pain. Antipyretic medications are used to lower fever. Therapeutic intervention: This patient was administered Glenn shunt antipyretics for 7 days, including Tab. paracetamol 500 mg (BD), Inj. Ceftriaxone 1 gm IV (BD), Inj. Pantoprazole 40 Mg iv (OD), and Inj. Ondansetron 4MG iv (TDS). Outcome: The patient was given medications prescribed by the doctor, such as paracetamol. In additi.. Read More»
  

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