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Stroke Teaching 117

Instructed in factors that increase the risk of stroke such as age, family history, race, prior stroke, history of diabetes, cardiac and renal disease, among others.

Diabetes Teaching 375

Instructed patient about the importance of wearing a Medic Alert Bracelet.

Fall precautions Teaching 443

Instructed patient in measures to prevent falls using a cane support during ambulation and transfers.

Pain Management Teaching 665

Patient was instructed on pain management. Acute pain such as occurs with trauma, often has a reversible cause and may require only transient measures and correction of under lying problem. In contrast, chronic pain often results from conditions that are difficult to diagnose and treat.

Insulin Teaching 727

Patient was instructed on taking insulin on sick day. Illness and infection put extra stress on the body and often raise blood glucose. Even if unable to eat, the body needs insulin.

Constipation Teaching 998

Instructed on some measures aimed to controlling/managing constipation, such as: establish regular times for evacuations (usually after a meal) and drink a warm liquid one-half hour before breakfast to stimulate bowel movement, among others.

Congestive Heart Failure Teaching 1149

Taught that eating a well-balanced, low sodium diet is a measure aimed to controlling/managing Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).

Osteoarthritis Teaching 1200

Taught that controlling weight to prevent increased pressure on the joints is a measure aimed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.

Insulin Teaching 1804

Patient was instructed about another reason to get your blood sugar levels under control and keep them that way doing so can help you avoid many diabetes skin problems, still, skin conditions related to this disease are common. As many as 1 out of 3 people with diabetes will have one. Fortunately, most can be or successfully treated before they turn into a serious problem.

Low blood pressure Teaching 1917

SN instructed caregiver that symptoms of low blood pressure may include: blurry vision, confusion, dizziness, fainting (syncope), lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting, sleepiness, weakness. Treatment depends on the cause of your low blood pressure and your symptoms. If any symptoms from a drop in blood pressure, lie patient down right away, then raise patient's feet above heart level.