ipl-logo

Co-Morbidities Cause Intractable Hiccups

448 Words2 Pages

Hiccups. Co-morbidities such as nervous system lesions, diaphragmatic irritation, medistinal/thoracic lesions, esophageal or gastric lesions, and some medications may cause intractable hiccups (Tegeler & Baumrucker, 2008). It is not uncommon for terminally ill patients to develop persistent hiccups (lasting > 48 hours) or even intractable hiccups lasting over 1 month. Pharmacologic treatment is achieved with chlorpromazine, baclofen, or gabapentin (Tegler & Baumrucker, 2008). Chronic wounds. Patients with chronic diseases may develop non-healing, chronic wounds. At risk patients for wound injury include diseases and co-morbidities such as peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and stroke (Ferris et

Show More
Related

  • Shadow Health Clinic Case Study

    331 Words  | 2 Pages

    Tina, I see you have selected a primary or family care physician to follow up with. Having a family doctor is so important to assure that your wound is healing properly and also for your long-term health care management. Excellent job! Dr. Cade is located at Shadow Health Clinic and his office is in the next building just after the hospital entrance. Your appointment is this Friday at 10:30 a.m.

    Read More

  • The Prosecution And Conviction Of Bridget Bishop

    1014 Words  | 5 Pages

    There are more plausible solutions such as a lack of medical knowledge, convulsive

    Read More

  • Negative Pressure Wound: Case Study

    279 Words  | 2 Pages

    Mr BW was transferred to gastrosurgical ward for continuous assessment related to his surgical wound. A week after the surgical intervention Mr BW commenced negative pressure wound therapy, where the perineal wound was managed by an application of vacuum dressing. The purpose of NPWT was to enhance wound healing and at the same time to remove purulent fluids from the wound. A continuous negative pressure was set to -125mmHg. At the same time, the negative pressure wound dressing was changed three times a week for the assessment of the wound.

    Read More

  • Dyspnea Case Summary

    544 Words  | 3 Pages

    CC: Dyspnea. History of Present Illness: Mr. Hebert is a very pleasant 60-year-old gentleman who was referred from the Naval Shipyard clinic for the evaluation of dyspnea. At the present time, Mr. Hebert feels well, however throughout most of the summer, he stated he had been complaining of a persistent cold that manifested primarily with nonproductive cough, plus and minus wheezing but was most disturbed by his conversational dyspnea. He was prescribed Advair and found near immediate relief within three to four days.

    Read More

  • Margaret Sanger Essay

    540 Words  | 3 Pages

    Brand Adhesive Bandages wrappers makes its first appearance. In a world full of cuts, scrapes, and blisters, it seems hard to imagine life without those little adhesive bandages. Earle sat down and prepared some ready-made bandages by placing squares of cotton gauze at intervals along the

    Read More

  • Spasm Case Studies

    362 Words  | 2 Pages

    DOI: 3/1/2005. Patient is a 64-year-old female service representative who sustained a work-related injury to her neck, back and bilateral shoulders due to repetitive work activities. She is subsequently diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and depression. As per progress report dated 1/14/2016, IW reports continued improvement.

    Read More

  • Systematic Prevention

    146 Words  | 1 Pages

    “Systematic prevention programs have been shown to decrease hospital-acquired pressure ulcers by 34% to 50%” (ICSI, 2003). It is critical to identify all the risk factoEarly detection of risk status is critical because timely interventions can be designed to address specific risk factors. When the patients first get admitted to the hospital, an admission risk assessment is usually performed. In the assessment, nurses consider patient’s age, medical history, medications and prior history of pressure ulcers. These factors play an important part in providing the nurses with initial information about the patient.

    Read More

  • Chronic Wounds Research Paper

    535 Words  | 3 Pages

    Some have a foul smell and pus draining from them. Others have significant inflammation and redness and feel warm to the touch. The worst chronic wounds have decaying tissue that appears to be rotting. Possible Causes To care for a chronic wound, one must be able to identify what is causing it in the first place. A review of their medical records will help point out any underlying health conditions that could be attributing to the problem.

    Read More

  • Infection In World War One

    194 Words  | 1 Pages

    As scary as it seems, amputation saved countless lives from dying of infection. Infection was a serious danger to wounds because there was no such thing as antibiotics to help cure the infection. Doctors and nurses would

    Read More

  • Tourette's Syndrome Case Study

    1069 Words  | 5 Pages

    Tourette’s syndrome, discovered by French physician George Grilled de la Tourette in 1885, is an incurable neuropsychiatric disorder that onsets in childhood and is characterized by “the presence of multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics, not necessarily concurrently, that last longer than one year.” (Cavanna and Shah, 2010) There are two types of tics; motor and phonic (vocal), which may be simple or complex. “Simple motor tics involve isolated muscles, producing movements such as blinking or sniffing. Complex motor tics involve contractions in different muscle groups and coordinated movements that resemble normal motor gestures.”

    Read More

  • Health Care Associated Infections

    1529 Words  | 7 Pages

    Lots of health care services, including certain procedures, are now performed in an outpatient setting, such as ambulatory surgical centers, which increases the risk of acquiring an infection, as the outpatient setting usually have a much less oversight and infection control compared to a hospital

    Read More

  • Pressure Ulcer In Health Care

    773 Words  | 4 Pages

    In health care settings like hospitals and other care facilities like nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, pressure ulcer is identified as a vast evil. Prevention of pressure ulcer has been a greater distress to the healthcare industry. It affects patient’s lifespan and it is a grander concern for the hospital as the treatment of a pressure ulcer is way expensive. Critically ill, bed bound and aged patients are at greater risk to develop a pressure ulcer due to inability to turn and reposition by themselves. Moreover, the patients with dementia and underprivileged diet with inadequate fluid intake are more prone to pressure ulcers.

    Read More

  • Essay On Wound Healing

    709 Words  | 3 Pages

    Wound healing process Wound healing is a physiological response initiated by a disruption in tissue integrity and is imperative in maintaining homeostasis. It is a dynamic and complex process consisting of four partly overlapping phases, namely the inflammatory, migratory, proliferative and maturation phase. Notably, this process is non-linear wherein it can advance and retract through the phases depending on various factors within the patients. Inflammatory phase Inflammatory phase can be further divided into hemostasis and inflammation, which is triggered immediately and last for about two to five days succeeding injury.

    Read More

  • Chronic Migraines Research Paper

    502 Words  | 3 Pages

    I suffer from chronic migraines and hemiplegic migraines. The two are separate conditions. I have suffered from these since 2007, and despite years of different medications and dosages, nothing has worked. Neither I nor my doctors or neurologists have any idea what causes the hemiplegic or the chronic migraines.

    Read More

  • Diaphragmatic Eventration

    2061 Words  | 9 Pages

    Introduction Diaphragmatic eventration is an abnormal elevation of one or both hemidiaphragms. It is the result of congenital developmental defect of the diaphragmatic muscular portion or the result of diaphragmatic or phrenic nerve injury. An abnormal myoblast migration to the septum transversum and the pleuroperitoneal membrane is responsible of muscle developmental defect [1]. Indeed, phrenic nerve injuries may be related to nerve traction during a difficult birth or surgical dissection or electrocautery during cardiac or thoracic surgery. It can be unilateral or bilateral (it usually involves the left hemidiaphragm) or partial, localized to a part of the hemidiaphragm (anterior, posterolateral, medial) or complete, affecting the whole hemidiaphragm.

    Read More

More about Co-Morbidities Cause Intractable Hiccups

Open Document