[Case Study ]: Forearm Cellulitis at the Arteriovenous Fistula site.
Forearm Cellulitis According to Stolic (2012), 20% of all arteriovenous fistula (AVF) complications are infections. These infections which usually manifest as edema and erythema can be easily treated. This indicates the need for an increased awareness about AVF complications and ways to prevent them. This paper will focus on infection as a complication of AVF and the typical diseases that can make a patient get an AVF. Basic Conditioning Factors The patient is a male. His current diagnosis were AV shunt forearm cellulitis, end stage kidney disease, and diabetes. He has a past medical history of stroke, hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), methicillin-resistance staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), pseudoaneurysm of arteriovenous fistula (AVF). In Ericks Erickson’s stages of psychological development, (Leifer & Fleck, 2013) state that the patient falls into the generativity versus stagnation stage. Those who contribut