pain m
General
Instructed patient Eat a heart-healthy diet Eating a healthy diet can reduce your risk of heart disease. A diet rich in fruits,
vegetables and whole grains can help protect your heart. Beans, other low-fat sources of protein and certain types of fish
also can reduce your risk of heart disease. Stop your activity if you feel short of breath, dizzy, or have any pain
in your chest. Do not do any activity
or exercise that causes pulling or pain
across your chest, (such as using a rowing m
achine, twisting, or lifting weights.
SN instructed that self-care m
easures can help ease the pain
of a m
igraine headache. Such as, m
uscle relaxation exercises. Relaxation m
ay help ease the pain
of a m
igraine headache. SN instructed that relaxation techniques m
ay include progressive m
uscle relaxation, m
editation or yoga. SN also instructed that it is best to get enough sleep, but don't oversleep. Get an adequate am
ount of sleep each night. It's best to go to bed and wake up at regular tim
es, as well. SN instructed on the im
portance of being able to rest and relax. If possible, rest in a dark, quiet room
when you feel a headache com
ing on. Place an ice pack wrapped in a cloth on the back of your neck and apply gentle pressure to pain
ful areas on your scalp.
SN instructed that sym
ptom
s of a lower urinary tract infection or bladder infection m
ay include: Frequent need to urinate, burning sensation while urinating pressure in the lower abdom
en, pain
in the lower back blood in urine. Sym
ptom
s of an upper urinary tract infection or a kidney infection m
ay include: Fever, chills, nausea and / or vom
iting, Pain
higher in the back ( around the upper sides and waist ). In wom
en, the sym
ptom
s of a urinary tract infection are sim
ilar to those caused by som
e vaginal infections.
SN instructed that urinary tract infection generally develops when bacteria enter the urinary tract and begin m
ultiplying. The m
ost com
m
on urinary tract infections are cystitis, which affects the bladder, and urethritis, which affects the urethra. Urinary tract infections are the second m
ost com
m
on type of infection that develop in the body. Sym
ptom
s of the infection include burning or pain
during urination, an urge to urinate often, pressure in the lower belly, foul-sm
elling urine, back pain
below the ribs, tiredness or shakiness, fever and urine that looks reddish or cloudy. A urinary tract infection is m
ore likely to occur in wom
en than m
en, and it affects people of all ages.
Instructed patient Keep the dressing (or bandage) clean, dry, and secured to the skin. Do not put lotions or ointm
ents under the dressing. Call your provider right away if you have any of the following: Pain
or burning in your shoulder, chest, back, arm
, or leg Fever of 100.4?F (38.0?C) or higher Chills Signs of infection at the catheter site (pain
, redness, drainage, burning, or stinging)
SN instructed on interm
ittent claudication which is a condition caused by narrowing of the arteries that supply the legs with blood. Interm
ittent claudication causes pain
in your calves when walking, Patients with interm
ittent claudication develop pain
when they walk because not enough oxygen-containing blood reaches the active leg m
uscles. There are two m
ain ways to treat claudication: m
edication and a surgical treatm
ent, called revascularization. M
edication therapies are often used initially as they are non-invasive. Com
pression therapy can also be used as a noninvasive way to treat sym
ptom
s of claudication. Interm
ittent calf com
pression has been shown in studies to im
prove sym
ptom
s-free walking distance.
SN instructed patient and caregiver on som
e m
easures aim
ed to controlling/m
anaging constipation, such as: establish regular tim
es for evacuations usually after a m
eal and drink a warm
liquid one-half hour before breakfast to stim
ulate bowel m
ovem
ent, avoid laxative and enem
a abuse. Instructed on som
e potential com
plications of constipation, such as: stool im
paction bowel blockage, liquid bowel m
ovem
ent m
ay ooze around hard stool in the colon, pain
, valsalva m
aneuver m
ay be caused by straining, causing a slowed pulse, decreased blood return and increased venous pressure, rectal bleeding and rectal pain
.
SN instructed that at the first sign of a m
igraine, retreat from
your usual activities if possible. Instructed on ways to help treat m
igraine headaches such as, turn off the lights. M
igraines often increase sensitivity to light and sound. Relax in a dark, quiet room
. Sleep if you can.Try tem
perature therapy. Apply hot or cold com
presses to your head or neck. Ice packs have a num
bing effect, which m
ay dull the sensation of pain
. Hot packs and heating pads can relax tense m
uscles; warm
showers or baths m
ay have a sim
ilar effect. Suggested him
to m
assage pain
ful areas. Apply gentle pressure to your scalp or tem
ples. Alleviate m
uscle tension with a shoulder or neck m
assage.
SN instructed patient on spontaneous coronary artery dissection ( SCAD ) and stent placem
ent. A stent is a sm
all rod m
ade out of m
etal or fabric. It is inserted into a coronary artery when there is a blockage or when the artery is narrow. A coronary artery is a blood vessel that carries oxygen to the heart m
uscle. You received a stent due to coronary artery disease ( also called SCAD). That is caused by a thickening of the inside walls of the coronary arteries. This thickening is called atherosclerosis. A fatty substance called plaque builds up inside the thickened walls of the arteries, blocking or slowing the flow of blood. If your heart m
uscle doesn't get enough blood to work properly, you m
ay have angina ( chest pain
) or a heart attack. The stent will help hold the artery open so blood can flow and help keep the artery from
narrowing again. You will need to take m
edicine that keeps the stent open and blood flowing. It is very im
portant to take the m
edicine exactly how your doctor tells you to take it. In addition to taking m
edicine, the best way to keep your heart healthy is to m
aintain a healthy lifestyle. Quit sm
oking. M
ake sure you keep your blood pressure and cholesterol at healthy levels. Exercise as recom
m
ended by your doctor. Eat a heart - healthy diet. Patient verbalized understanding well.
SN instructed that the m
ost com
m
only experienced sym
ptom
across individuals with UTIs is a burning sensation during urination. The passage through which urine passes to be expelled from
the body becom
es tender due to the infection; when urine goes through it, the person experiences a pain
ful sensation that m
ostly doesn’t last post urination. Since in a lot of cases UTIs are not present with signs, if a burning pain
is felt during urination, the infection m
ay be strong, and thus seeking treatm
ent at the earliest is recom
m
ended.