pain m
Diseases Process
Instructed patient on diagnosis of M
yocardial Infarction, which is a prolonged lack of oxygenated blood supply to a portion of the heart m
uscle, causing pain
, and resulting in dam
age to that area of the heart.
Instructed patient about the assessm
ent of chest pain
, including am
ount, frequency, location, duration and any associated sym
ptom
s. Also instructed patient to report im
m
ediately to his/her doctor.
Patient was instructed on hypertension. Callor other em
ergency services im
m
ediately if having any of the following sym
ptom
s: a sudden, severe headache, chest pain
(angina), other sym
ptom
s of heart attack, sym
ptom
s of a stroke.
Patient was instructed on Osteoporosis fractures. The hip fractures are m
ost com
m
on in older wom
en and often caused by a fall. After a hip fracture, m
any older people have m
edical com
plications such as blood clots, pressure sores, or pneum
onia. Com
pression fractures of the spine can result in back pain
, stooped posture, loss of height, and a curved upper back.
Patient was instructed on Osteoporosis sym
ptom
s such as pain
in the back, loss of height and stooped posture, a curved upper back, broken bones (fractures) that m
ight occur with a m
inor injury, especially in the hip, spine and wrist.
Patient was instructed on the optim
ization of wound environm
ent. Adequate nutrition and hydration, rem
ove nonviable tissue, m
aintain m
oisture balance, protect the wound and peri-wound skin, elim
inate or m
inim
ize pain
, cleanse, prevent and m
anage infection, control odor.
Patient was instructed on elim
inate or m
inim
ize pain
of wound. Address the cause (rem
ove the source if external, treat the infection or m
edicate based on physiological stim
ulus), pharm
acological strategies
Patient was instructed on treating pain
ful wounds. Persistent pain
associated with non-healing wounds is caused by tissue or nerve dam
age and is influenced by dressing changes and chronic inflam
m
ation. Chronic wounds take long tim
e to heal and patients can suffer from
chronic wounds for m
any years.
Patient was instructed on hyperglycem
ia disease. Hyperglycem
ia one of the classic sym
ptom
s excessive urination. But also feeling ill, nausea, with vom
iting, stom
ach pain
, dehydration (dry m
outh and skin) fruity acetone breath, deep rapid breathing, drowsiness and m
ental illness are other hyperglycem
ia sym
ptom
s.
Patient was instructed on diabetes sym
ptom
s. People with diabetes who have had high blood sugar levels for long periods of tim
e can develop com
plications, including: Dam
age to the eyes (retinopathy) which can lead to blindness. Dam
age to the nerves (neuropathy), which can lead to num
bness, tingling or pain
in the legs and arm
s. Dam
age to the kidneys (nephropathy), which can result in kidney failure.