pain m
Patient was instructed on the im
portance of a good foot care. Check the feet every day, redness, pain
that won't go away, num
bness, or tingling.
Patient instructed in never ignore num
bness or tingling as these sensations are often related to nerve com
pression, and they m
ay be warning signs indicating serious injury that should always be seen by a physician.
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.
Instructed in use of Procardia to control chest pain
and high blood pressure.
Instructed on som
e signs/sym
ptom
s of respiratory infection, such as: fever, chest pain
and chills, am
ong others.
Taught that, in Angina Pectoris, pain m
ay occur in the inner aspects of arm
s, upper abdom
en and shoulders.
Taught that chest pain
(ranging from
m
ild to very severe) and anxiety m
ay constitute as signs and/or sym
ptom
s of Angina Pectoris.
SN instructed patient and caregiver that Plavix is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease, recent stroke and/or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular disease). Easy bleeding/bruising, stom
ach upset/pain
, diarrhea, and constipation m
ay occur.
Taught that Lyrica is used to treat pain
caused by nerve dam
age due to diabetes.