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Patient instructed to advice physician if taking any herbal medicines or dietary supplements.
Instructed patient about Avandia. This is an oral antidiabetic used to decrease blood sugar levels. Avandia is used in DM type II , alone or in combination of other oral antidiabetic drugs.
Patient instructed to lean on his/hers strongest knee at the time of getting up after a fall.
Patient was instructed on personal hygiene. Personal hygiene includes health practices such as washing the hair at least once a week, bathing every day, brushing the teeth after every meal and at bed time, and cleaning the clothes.
Taught that some potential factors of Angina Pectoris are hypertension, obesity and constipation (accompanied by heavy straining), among others.
Instructed on some measures aimed to managing/controlling Emphysema, such as: avoid fatigue by using energy-conserving techniques, among others.
SN instructed patient to eat foods at a regular time each day. Eating 4 to 6 smaller meals may help to promote a regular bowel pattern.
The patient was instructed in osteomalacia in the importance of the part that vitamin D plays in calcium and phosphorus absorption. The patient was advised that sunlight is a good source of Vitamin D construction. The patient was reviewed to evade the use of aluminum-containing antiacids.
Instructed patient about the signs and symptoms to call 9-1-1 with regard to diagnosis Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), or congestive heart failure, that may point to the condition being worsened and needing immediate medical attention by 9-1-1, call MD to report to MD: crackling noise that can be audibly heard as patient exhales, pink, frothy sputum that patient coughs out, patient has markedly increased shortness of breath that is not relieved even after 15 minutes of rest, may also be non-productive but incessant cough that includes crackling sound, rapid heart rate that may last more than 30 minutes (with or without dizziness), weight gain of more than 2-3 pounds in one day, or 5-7 pounds in seven days, lower extremity swelling which may or may not include fluid seeping through the skin. With regard to increased/increasing shortness of breath that is not relieved, however, told PCG and patient to remain calm and call 9-1-1 and not wait/call MD as it needs to be taken care of right away, because the patient needs oxygen in the body immediately - a medical emergency.
SN instructed patient and caregiver about Bactrim. Bactrim is an antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections, including urinary tract infections, ear infections, enteritis, pneumonia, traveler's diarrhea, and episodes of difficulty breathing in people with chronic bronchitis. Serious allergic reactions, such as skin rash, sore throat, fever, joint pain, cough, shortness of breath, paleness, or yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes. Low platelet levels that may be life-threatening, but usually go back to normal within a week of stopping treatment with Bactrim. Watery and bloody stools.