Use of multiple medications in the same patients (Polypharmacy) nowadays is a common practice all over the world to treat chronic disorders like diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension. These practices are acceptable to treat single and multiple disorders‚ which occur simultaneously. Polypharmacy sometimes unavoidable. Recently‚ the standard of healthcare in most chronic conditions achieved by given that multiple drug therapy. The comorbidities of diabetes usually contain hypertension‚ dyslipidemia
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bout of diarrhea that has been unresolved after completing a round of vancomycin and has recently lost an excess of 5 pounds. Dehydration was initially treated with intravenous fluids. However‚ it was discovered that he was in acute kidney failure and was diagnosed with acute kidney injury. His dehydration is due to fluid loss from diarrhea causing low circulating volume‚ however because his renal function is impaired he is retaining fluid in his interstitial tissues‚ thus resulting in retention of
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Jamilieh Knight Sjogren Syndrome Sjogren’s Syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease where the white blood cells attack the moisture producing glands. The disorder may cause dry eye‚ mouth‚ skin‚ nose‚ and vaginal dryness. Sjogren can also affect the kidney‚ gastrointestinal system‚ blood vessels‚ lungs‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ and the central nervous system. Sjogren’s can occur alongside other autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis‚ lupus or scleroderma. The consequences of Sjögren’s syndrome
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) better known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a chronic disorder that causes extreme fatigue and has a large effect on one’s life. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects children and adults across the world. It causes constant tiredness and fatigue that lasts for six months or longer that isn’t due to current illnesses or underlying medical conditions. CFS is a disorder that causes extreme exhaustion and fatigue. It doesn’t improve with sleep and sometimes physical
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What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD? - COPD‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is mostly consists of two main diseases: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. A patient with COPD can show various clinical findings which can include dyspnea‚ cyanosis‚ wheezing‚ “Blue bloaters” clubbing of the finger nails‚ and pink puffers. Also‚ the patient can show continuation of productive chronic coughing with expectoration within last 3 months for two consecutive years. Other
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12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking Health Risks of Alcohol: 12 Health Problems Associated with Chronic Heavy Drinking Share this: Font size: AAA By David Freeman WebMD Feature Reviewed by Marina Katz‚ MD It’s no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems‚ including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But if you think liver disease and car crashes are the only health risks posed by drinking‚ think again: Researchers have linked
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Creative Story: The Chronic Swamp Murders One day while Joe and Jill Hemp were walking through Chronic swamp they came across a trail of blood in the water. They followed the trail until it stopped at a dead body. The body was of a man who was wearing a camouflage outfit. They immediately ran back to their house‚ which was not far from the murder site and called the police. Their house was located right on the edge of the swamp. When the police got there they roped off the whole area so they
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My graduation year marks my tenth year living with chronic hives. The allergic reactions started when I was seven and immediately the doctors put me on a prescription antihistamine. Living with chronic hives is hard. Today I take three different high-dosage prescriptions with almost impossible to overcome side effects ranging from extreme drowsiness to hallucinations. The worst of the condition arrived sophomore year when my hives worsened as reactions appeared even after taking my medicine. I went
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This paper will describe the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) which is affiliated with Carson Tahoe Hospital (CTH). Long Term Acute Care hospitals were essentially non-existent in 1979. Now‚ there are over 450 facilities nationwide that are licensed as LTACS (McDaniel‚ n.d.). The discharge plan I will be describing is for a 66-yr-old female who was admitted to (CTH) for revision of a chronic enterocutaneous fistula which was draining from her abdomen through a very large open wound. This fistula
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Lung cancer‚ emphysema and bronchitis also known as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three of the most common diseases directly linked with smoking. Furthermore‚ cigarette smoke is the cause of 80 percent of lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researches have estimated about 5.000 people deaths each year in New Zealand because of smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. Tobacco smoke globally is responsible for one in ten adult deaths which estimates
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