including damage eyes retinopathy which can lead blindness damage nerves neuropathy
Diseases Process
Taught that stages of Atherosclerosis can range from a fatty streak to a complicated lesion.
Taught that stable angina usually has a precipitating cause, while unstable angina can occur while at rest.
Taught that Osteoarthritis can affect all mobile joints, especially weight-bearing joints.
Patient was instructed on respiratory infection. Sometimes accompanied by 'pink eye', muscle aches, fatigue, malaise, headaches, muscle weakness, uncontrollable shivering, and loss of appetite, fever and extreme exhaustion are rare during a cold and are more usual in influenza. The symptoms of a cold usually resolve after about one week, but can last up to two.
Patient was instructed on hypoglycemia. Mild hypoglycemia can make people feel hungry or nauseus . People Could also feel jittery or nervous. The heart may beat fast. The body may sweat. Or the skin might turn cold and clammy.
Patient was instructed that stress management is important because stress can contribute to high blood pressure.
The patience was advised the effect stress can have on hormone levels. Instructed patient how to administer a hydrocortisone (IM) injection in case of adrenal crisis. Encouraged other methods of dealing with stressful events (relaxation techniques, diversional activities.
The patient was instructed in gout the importance to rise fluid drinking and evade high-purine foods. The patient was advised to rest with elevation of the affected joint with pillows, ice applications to irritated joints. The patient was taught in range-of-motion exercises of joints. The patient was reviewed that gout cannot be cured but can be measured with medication.
Instructed patient about your Foley catheter daily Care: Keep your skin and catheter
clean. Clean the skin around your catheter at least once each day. Clean your skin area and
catheter after every bowel movement. Always keep your urine bag below the level of your bladder.
Keeping the bag below this level will prevent urine from flowing back into your bladder from
the tubing and urine bag. Back flow of urine can cause an infection. These will help prevent a
bladder or kidney infection and will keep you more.
Instructed caregiver reduce friction by making sure when lifting a patient in bed that they are
lifted, not dragged during repositioning, prevent ulcers from occurring and can also help them from
getting worse .