In 2005, his wife Ann donated one of her kidneys to Lopez. The transplant was successful; Lopez lost 45 lbs. after the operation due in part to the improvement in his health. He brought awareness to the issue on his show; his character's son Max was diagnosed with a similar illness George Lopez whose kidneys had literally been poisoned over the years from a congenital abnormality that caused a narrowing of his ureters, the tubes through which urine travels from each kidney to the bladder. The kidney's primary function is to filter the bloodstream.
I had the chicken pox when I was 5. I got them from my brother. I had kidney stones in 2001 that had to be surgically removed. I was in the hospital for 2 days.” Patient denies allergies to any foods but says, “I am allergic to latex.” Patient was treated for urinary tract infection recently. Family Health History Patient states that grandparents on each side of her family passed away because of cancer.
Group 3: Skin Assessment Case Scenario Facilitator: Monica Hill Note taker: Jocelyn Huber Participant: Christine Hunt Maryville University Group 3: Skin Assessment Case Scenario R. H. is a 26 year old female that presents to the local health clinic with complaints of two red, scaly patches on her left hand. She states that the spots started about 2 weeks ago and that the first one appeared to be poison ivy. After the vesicles cleared R.H still complained of itching. Since initially seeing the two spots on her hand she has also noticed two new lesions, one above her left eyebrow and a small one above her right upper lip. She has used over-the-counter medications, believed to be steroid cream, antibacterial cream, and anti-itch cream, but they have not helped.
CORRECT This is the best choice, because Tylenol is a non-opioid analgesic, and it will not cause CNS depression. eff is medicated and reports that his headache is relieved. The nurse continues to monitor Jeff's vital signs, and his neurologic status is assessed using the Glascow Coma Scale (GCS). About an hour later, Jeff's Glascow Coma Scale rating changes from 13 Diminished neurologic status. CORRECT The GCS numerical rating ranges from 3 to 15, with 15 being the best rating, and 3 indicating a poor prognosis and high mortality rate.
John SONNELAND, M.D., Petitioner When Suzan Berger went to see her Physician Dr. John Sonneland on July 1, 1993 for abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, severe dumping syndrome, vomiting and a 40-pound weight loss, she trusted him with the health problems she had been dealing with. Her symptoms began at age 22 and at age 27 she had multiple surgeries. Dr. Sonneland reported that Suzan told him she was taking various drugs, including Tylox, a narcotic for pain. She disputes this fact. She stated she gave him a written release to contact her previous physician Dr. Federic E. Eckhauser, at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to obtain her medical history, but did not list Dr. Hoheim, her former husband, as a past medical provider and did not give the Petitioner permission to contact him.
His last hemoglobin A1C was 6.1 %. Recent blood work showed she has hyperlipidemia LDL 169 mg/dL and triglycerides of 211 mg/dL. Because the results of his blood work, her doctor recently started him on Zocar. The patient states that he does smoke at least a half a pack a day and is trying to quit. On examination, the right lower leg is cooler to the touch in comparison to the left leg.
It was very interesting to me because I have GI issues and recently was sick for over a month with C. diff. I had a hard time getting over it because the antibiotics used to treat it were flaring up my other GI issues. I was hospitalized two times within a month due to it and had a relapse after a week of IV antibiotics and two weeks of home antibiotics. After reading this article I was interested and read more about the new process of using “poop
“Its over, you’re done”, is what the nurse says, as you get up and wipe the sweat from your head. You’re on you way, thinking that you’re good, but later that night, something just don’t feel right. As the days go on, you start feeling worst. Aches and pain, coughing, sneezing, and stuffy nose are some of the symptom given by the flu and are just the beginning of what you got. As you get worse, you go to the doctor and despite getting the shot, you get the flu.
Stage 2 (last one to six weeks): after one to two weeks, some people develop a more serious version which causes severe coughing episodes (which can cause vomiting, cracked ribs, and hernia). Stage 3 (last two to three weeks): coughing spasms gradually decrease in intensity and usually disappear after two to three weeks (March). Pertussis can cause lung infection (pneumonia), sudden, uncontrollable movements (seizures) and even death (Wyeth). Infants who have whooping cough can cough violently and quickly – again and again – until all the air is out of their lungs (GSK, 2). Arthur Allen states the symptoms
LABORATORY DATA: His white blood cell count is 4.6, hemoglobin 14.2, hematocrit 42, and platelets 207,000. Assessment and Plan: This is a 72-year-old gentleman with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and is on chronic steroids for autoimmune hemolytic anemia. His blood counts are relatively stable at 5 mg of prednisone every other day. He should be put back on the Valtrex and decreasing his steroids to 1 mg daily. INDICATION: This 56-year-old male presents to surgical office with history of bilateral axillary masses.