Nausea

continuing sexual intercourse however, the size of your belly and the weight of the baby influences what you can and cannot do. You may find that you are unable lie on back for any length of time. Often this causes a feeling of light headedness and nausea as the weight of the baby compresses the vessels that return blood to the heart, as such you may need to find alternate positions for intercourse. Alternate Positions…

grandfather suffer. Cancer patients who suffer with pain, nausea, vomiting, decrease in appetite and a major issue with anxiety deserve the right to reduce these symptoms and if medical marijuana accomplishes this, it should be prescribed. So let’s review the benefits. The cannabinoids in marijuana act as a central nervous system depressant, diminishing pain perception and increasing pain tolerance (Ali 50). The use of marijuana decreases nausea and vomiting and increases appetite. All of…

Phenergan every 6 hours for nausea. Our assessment was to assess his pain, respiratory, and abdominal. Since Jackie was the student nurse, I asked Jackie to assess for respiratory and abdominal, and I would assess the pain and call…

Thank you for sending Renee back to see me just over two years since the last appointment. When last reviewed, Renee trialled modafinil, reaching a dose of 200mg bd, but struggled with it due to nausea and what she believed to be increased somnolence. She did not attend for a follow-up appointment and has battles through with the symptoms over the last couple of years. Her sleep patterns are similar to before in that she is achieving typically eight hours of sleep and is consistently waking…

side effects are headaches, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, blood pressure changes, and pain. These are usually mild, and easily treated with medication (Anesthesiology FAQ’s). The drug Gabapentin has been used to control post-operative pain for patients whose surgery was performed under general anesthesia. Post-operative nausea and vomiting, even with the use of newer medicines, still remains a major problem. Gabapentin was found ineffective in relieving post-operative nausea and vomiting…

My Cesarean Section The day was finally here, June 26, 2015, I was nervous to the point of nausea because I had been told horror stories about the anesthesia not working. I was instructed not to have anything to eat or drink after midnight but the nervousness gave me dry mouth so I had a bottle of water on the way to the hospital. When we arrived at the hospital I sign in and anxiously await my name to be called. I hear my name and the nervousness seems to subside. I feel a calmness and an…

headache, lasting for 4–72 h with sensitivity to light and sound, nausea and vomiting (Diener, 2013). The patient must have at least two of: 1) nausea during the attack, 2) light sensitivity during the attack; 3) some of the attacks interfere with their activities (NCG, 2012). The migraine headache is often exacerbated by activity. Julia has headache pain that last for days. Julia has three of the three qualifying criteria points including nausea, eye pain with watching television, and inability…

headache without aura because patient has unilateral pain, throbbing quality, moderate intensity pain and nausea. According to Dunphy et al. (2015) migraine without aura requires two of the following characteristics; they are unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate to severe intensity and exacerbation by physical activity. In addition at least one of the following must be present: nausea or vomiting, photophobia or phonophobia (Gofshteyn & Stephenson, 2016). I agree that laboratory test…

encounters a number of complications that occur in the process, which ranges from metabolic, gastrointestinal and mechanical problems. The gastrointestinal complications may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and maldigestion. Majority of patients administered through tube-feeding seem to experience nausea and vomiting that is believed to be caused by a delayed gastric emptying. Constipation is experienced by some and is related to a patient’s inactivity…

Epilepsy Disease is a brain disorder. Clusters of nerve cells in the brain signal abnormally. The normal pattern of neuronal activity is disturbed. It causes strange sensations, emotions, and behavior. Sometimes it causes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is not contagious or caused by a mental illness or mental retardation. It cannot be cured, but can eventually go away on its own in some people. It may develop because of an abnormality in the brain wiring, an…