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Patient instructed to lean on his/hers strongest knee at the time of getting up after a fall.
The best treatment for nerve pain, ultimately, is to manage your diabetes well. In fact, a major study by the American Diabetes Association in 2006 showed that strict blood glucose control with intensive insulin therapy lowered the chances of having symptoms of peripheral neuropathy - tingling, burning, and pain - by 64%. While you can't control whether or not you get diabetic nerve pain, you can help control your glucose levels with diet, exercise, and mediations if you need them.
Patient was instructed on fluid retention
Patient was instructed on prevention to avoid hyperglycemia: take the medication as directed. Eat less. Sometimes it helps to eat less and avoid sugary beverages. Responding in changes in blood sugar can help in the prevention of long-term complications of diabetes.
Taught that there are two types of depression: endogenous depression (genetic and not triggered by an event) and exogenous depression (caused by an event such as loss of a loved one).
Taught that obesity may constitute as a precipitating factor of Angina Pectoris.
Taught that Osteoporosis results in decreased bone mass and bone density.
SN instructed patient on s/e of Zosyn such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and headache.
The patient was advised to avoid lifting/stooping in order to decrease back pain. The patient was encouraged to avoid or stop smoking (nicotine decreases diskal circulation).
The patient was instructed in rheumatic fever in the need for prophylactic antibiotic treatment before aggressive procedures that incline to bacteremia. The patient was advised in the importance of completing antibiotic therapy to prevent reappearance. The patient was advised in the hypersensitivity response to penicillin after long term use.