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SN instructed patient about high blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is when your blood pressure is lower than 120 / 80 mm / Hg most of the time. High blood pressure ( hypertension ) is when your blood pressure is 140 / 90 mm / Hg or above most of the time.
Instructed on the importance of undergoing medical check-ups on a regular basis as well as having both her blood pressure and blood sugar monitored daily.
Instructed on the importance of having both her blood sugar level and blood pressure monitored on a daily basis, as directed by MD.
Patient was instructed on a healthy mouth. Poor oral mouth can make diabetes more difficult to control. Infections may cause the blood sugar to rise and require more insulin to keep it under control. In addition diabetes can diminish the ability to taste sweets influencing and changing food choices in favor of additional sweeter tasting foods, thereby affecting the dental health.
Patient was instructed on diabetes complications such as nerves damage (diabetic neuropathy). Nerve damage occurs because excess sugar injures the walls of the tiny blood vessels (capillaries) that nourish the nerves.
Patient was instructed on the importance of a good foot care. Keep the blood sugar level as normal as possible. Wash the feet every day with lukewarm water and mild soap. Dry them well, especially between the toes. Pat gently.
Patient was instructed on leg edema. The body needs the right amount of blood flow to keep the heart pumping, the legs moving and the brain functioning. Blood circulation, the movement of blood throughout the body, is clearly crucial to the existence, and poor leg circulation can cause many problems, such as leg edema or leg swelling.
Instructed on the importance of avoiding excess sugar and salt.
Patient was instructed on the importance of oxygen. Oxygen plays a vital role in the circulatory and respiratory systems. As breathing, oxygen that is inhaled purifies the blood by removing poisonous waste products circulating throughout our blood system.
The patient was instructed on the consequences of chemotherapy and how it affects your body, and that is not related to cancer, the side effects it produces. Some common side effects of chemotherapy are low white blood cell count, low red blood cell count, platelets account, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, among others.