chronic kidney disease
Diseases Process
The patient was instructed urolithiasis (kidney
stones, renal calculi) in the need to put on warm blankets or pads to the affected area. The patient was advised that a warm bath or shower may help to relax muscles. The patient was instructed to quantity and straining urine and recognizing sand elements. The patient was reviewed to monitor the urine for quantity, color, and smell. The patient was recommended to keep the drainage bag below the level of the kidney
when up or lying down.
Patient was instructed on hypertension. Decrease blood flow to certain organs in the body can cause damage leading to coronary artery disease
, heart attack, and abnormal heartbeat, stroke, kidney
(renal) failure, peripheral arterial disease
, eye damage (retinopathy).
Taught that effectively controlling high blood sugar levels help prevent heart disease
, kidney
disease
and strokes, among others.
Instructed in measures to manage chronic
renal failure, such as, following prescribed information closely, following activity as instructed, avoiding stress, monitoring blood pressure closely and reporting any signs of bleeding tendencies.
Patient was instructed on another leading type of chronic
wounds is pressure ulcers. That occurs when pressure on the tissue is grater than the pressure in capillaries, and thus restricts blood flow into the area. Muscle tissues, which needs more oxygen and nutrients than skin does, show the worst effects from prolonged pressure. As in other chronic
ulcers, reperfusion injury damage tissue.
Patient was instructed on factors that contribute in chronic
wounds as repeated trauma. Repeated physical trauma plays a role in chronic
wound formation by continually initiating the inflammatory cascade. The trauma occurs by accident, for example when a leg is repeatedly bumped against a wheelchair rest, or it may be due to intentional acts.
The patient was instructed in chronic
bronchitis the importance of avoiding bronchopulmonary irritants such as cigarettes smoking, industrial air pollutants, dust, powders, perfumes, aerosol sprays. The patient was encouraged to use of bronchodilator nebulizers. The patient was taught in adaptive breathing techniques such as deep-breathing exercises, coughing techniques, pursed-lip breathing, and abdominal breathing. The patient was reviewed to avoid persons with infections, especially upper respiratory tract infections. The patient was advised the importance of taking vaccines for influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. The patient was recommended on cleaning of all home respiratory equipment. The patient was taught in the importance of environmental control, avoid dry air, avoid going out in cold temperatures.
Instructed patient during periods of stress, the body releases so-called stress hormones, which cause a rise in blood glucose level. In the short term, this gives the body the extra energy it needs to cope with the stress. But if a person doesn’t have adequate insulin circulating in his bloodstream to enable his cells to use the extra energy, the result will be hyperglycemia. And if stress becomes chronic
, hyperglycemia can also become chronic
.
Instructed patient about factors that increase risk for pneumonia, such as smoking and air pollution, upper respiratory infections, prolonged immobility, malnutrition; chronic
disease
s: diabetes, cancer, renal disease
, cardiac disease
; exposure to cold, damp weather, inhalation of noxious substances, use of immunosuppressive drugs; age: very young or very old, frequent intoxication from alcohol.
SN instructed on new medication Spiriva is used to control and prevent symptoms (such as wheezing, shortness of breath) caused by ongoing lung disease
(chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
-COPD which includes bronchitis and emphysema). It works by relaxing the muscles around the airways so that they open up and you can breathe more easily. Instructed that common side effects include, dry mouth, constipation, or dizziness.