This complication may occur if the spinal cord's surrounding membrane is torn or punctured, or if it ruptures. In many cases this complication is noticed during the spinal-cord surgery and corrected right away. However, if it is not corrected during surgery, it can lead to serious complications such as a spinal infection or chronic headaches, and will need an additional spinal-cord surgery to be corrected. Nerve Damage Nerve damage is a possible complication of spinal-cord surgery. This complication can occur during the surgery and one or more nerves can be affected.
2. Many factors may affect fluid input and output medical conditions such as congestive cardiac failure, renal failure, high sodium intake and cirrhosis of the liver. Also the type of anaesthesia used will contribute to the input/output of fluids. Wound drainage could be affected if the patient has an un-diagnosed clotting disorder, infection, or an amniotic embolism. A patient who has had multiple surgeries could also cause a lot of tissue damage and could increase the patients blood loss.
Rationale: When caring for a patient with severe dyspnea, the nurse should use the ABCs to guide initial care. This patient's severe dyspnea and cough indicate that acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is occurring. ADHF usually manifests as pulmonary edema, which should be detected and treated immediately to prevent ongoing hypoxemia and cardiac/respiratory arrest. The other assessments will provide useful data about the patient's volume status and should also be accomplished rapidly, but detection (and treatment) of fluid-filled alveoli is the priority. Cognitive Level: Application Text Reference: pp.
If there is an imbalance of electrolytes and is not treated there can be serious issues to arise. Some of the issues include cardiac dysrhythmias, kidney disease, the brain to swell, along with a multitude of other medical conditions that can also be life
These individual steps are reviewing coding compliance, check billing compliance, and prepare and transmit claims. The reason these are related to compliance plans is because this information is required to be correct in order to be within compliance of the various laws. If there were something within these steps that was incorrect then it could result in problems with the patient’s care. Steps one through four are related to medical records. This is because these particular steps are the information that is entered into the patient’s semi-permanent medical record.
Careful monitoring following overexertion during exercise, or after a crush injury/orthopedic injury is the most important thing that a caregiver or patient can do. One of the complications of compartment syndrome is kidney failure due to the cellular injury that can occur. This injury can release toxic amounts of myoglobin, this will cause the kidneys to be unable to excrete potassium. This excess of potassium can lead to cardiac failure (Altizer, 2004). This is why diagnosis and treatment is so important.
Fibromyalgia vs. Multiple Sclerosis A person might wonder how people deal with a family member, a friend with a disease, or what it is like to deal with a disease themselves. When someone is dealing with a disease their need to know what the disease is and by visiting their doctor they can rule out many different diseases by testing. Fibromyalgia is a common disease that a person has long-term with wide spread tenderness and pain at the least. It can be in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.
Holyoke Medical Center DSTI Waiver 2.0 Definition of the High risk, “Complex Patient” The complex patient is referenced in several DSTI projects including but not exclusively, the following: Category 2: Project 2.1 Implement Improvements in Care Transitions. Milestone 13: Develop a standardized process to identify the complex patient with a diagnosis of HF, COPD , Diabetes and Depression …. Project 2.2 Improve the Management of Patients with Chronic Disease, Diabetes Milestone Milestone 16: Diabetic ,complex patients seen in the ED ….. Prooject 2.3 Improve the Management of Patients with Chronic Disease Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Milestone Category 3: Project 3.1 Establish an Enterprise –wide Strategy
Also if the person is hospitalised or needs surgery, poisoned from wrong medication, shock and disbelief. If someone is being physically abused then the effects are going to be mainly physical, such as bruising and cuts. There are also Long term effects. Abuse is a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and well-being of older adults. The stress of abuse could trigger chest pain or angina, and may be a factor in other serious heart problems.
Since the anxiety is also typically accompanied by medical issues like nausea, body aches, and fatigue it can be difficult to narrow down the cause of the symptoms. Luckily, there are several treatment options for those who have been diagnosed with GAD. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that is commonly used to treat anxiety. CBT is beneficial because it helps the patient recognize when they are misreading events, and forming negative assumptions based on little or no evidence (2011). In addition CBT focuses on the behavioral side of anxiety by offering problem solving skills, setting goals, and establishing priorities.