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Diseases Process
The patient was instructed in polycystic kidney disease in the need of stopping urinary zone infections. The patient was advised to rise fluid intake. The patient was taught in good perineal area care after urination and defecation. The patient was reviewed in proceeds, monitor, and record blood
pressure.
Instructed patient you can do many things to help control your blood
pressure at home, including: Eat a heart-healthy diet, including potassium and fiber, and drink plenty of water, exercise regularly at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day, limit the amount of sodium (salt) you eat and aim for less than 1,500 mg per day. Reduce stress by trying to avoid things that cause you stress.
SN instructed patient on low salt diet. SN instructed patient on how to read nutritional labels on commercially prepared foods. Other salt alternatives such as Mrs. Dash was encouraged. SN explained how sodium affects blood
pressure and water retention.
SN instructed patient and caregiver on hypertensive urgency which is a situation where the blood
pressure is severely elevated and that experiencing hypertensive urgency may or may not experience one or more of these symptoms: severe headache, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, and severe anxiety, chest or back pain, numbness or severe weakness, change in vision or difficulty speaking. Patient and caregiver were advised to seek immediately medical assistance and/or call 9-1-1 if any of these signs or symptoms appear. Patient and caregiver verbalized understanding. Family is independent with hypertension process.
Instructed patient on how sometimes blood
flows with enough force to weaken a vessel wall. If the vessel is small or damaged, the wall can break. When this happens blood
leaks into nearby tissue and kills cells. Other cells may die because blood
cannot reach them.
Patient instructed that Anemia is a condition characterized by an inadequate amount of red blood
cells, which are produced in your bone marrow. Red blood
cells contain hemoglobin, a substance that picks up oxygen from your lungs, carries it throughout your body, and gives it to your cells. Your cells need oxygen to perform the basic functions that generate energy and keep you alive. In addition, hemoglobin picks up some of the carbon dioxide given off by your cells and returns it to the lungs, where it is exhaled when you breathe out. Without enough red blood
cells to transport oxygen to your cells and carbon dioxide away from your cells, your body functions at a less than optimal level.
Patient was instructed on how lifestyle and daily routine can affect blood
sugar levels Type of food: food is made up of carbohydrates, protein and fat. Although all three can increase blood
sugar, carbohydrates have the biggest impact.
Patient was instructed on how stress can affect blood
sugar. One way stress affect blood
sugar and having a direct effect on it, is as with the stress of a physical illness, prolonged or excessive stress can cause the body to produce hormones that prevent insulin from working properly. That, in turn, increases the blood
sugar levels.
Patient was instructed on how stress can affect blood
sugar. Stress can affect blood
sugar in two ways: when under heavy stress, it is easy to abandon the usual routine, eating fewer healthy foods, in that sense, stress indirectly causes the blood
sugar to rise.
Patient was instructed on hypoglycemia. When blood
sugar drops too low, the level of insulin declines and other cells in the pancreas release glucagon, which causes the liver to turn stored glycogen back into glucose and release it into the blood
. This brings blood
sugar levels back up to normal.