Pulmonary circulation - Route. 1  Pulmonary circulation is the movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart.
A patient presents in the ER with a severely low hemoglobin and hematocrit count. Symptomatology includes listlessness, pale, pallor, and hypotensive. The initial assumption is blood loss via the gastrointestinal tract. As either an FNP or an AG-ACNP student, provide an initial evaluation for either a pediatric or an adult patient. In addition, include the following in your presentation:
Orthostatic hypotension may be acute or chronic. Patients may present with light-headedness, blurred vision, dizziness, weakness, and fatigue, or with syncope (in the acute care setting). 6 Less commonly, they may present with neck and shoulder pain, orthostatic dyspnea, and chest pain.