Clinical Manifestation of Aortic Valve Stenosis

Aortic Valve Stenosis
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March 12, 2022
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Clinical Manifestation of Aortic Valve Stenosis in Mrs. Robinson
According to Smeltzer et al., (2014), when patients with aortic stenosis start developing symptoms, exertional dyspnea, which is the feeling of running out of air when breathing when performing physical exercises, is usually the first symptom. The information provided states that Mrs. Robinson is having trouble completing a 2-mile walk, something she was used to in the past five years. The nurse will have to enquire from Mrs. Robinson if the difficulty she is having completing her routine 2-mile work is due to shortness of breath, which is likely the case. Mrs. Robinson states that she is having difficulty sleeping.
One of the major symptoms of aortic stenosis is orthopnea, which is a sensation of shortness of breath that causes a patient to wake up after a couple of hours of sleep (Smeltzer et al....