Diuretic

soluble eating routine, this is on the grounds that lemons are high in pectin fiber. 4. Helps in absorption: It urges the liver to create bile which is a corrosive that required for processing, which diminishes acid reflux and clogging. 5. Is a diuretic:…

Dehydration in older individuals is very common and unfortunately can lead to numerous health problems including death (Schols, De Groot, Van Der Cammen, & Olde Rikkert, 2009). In a recent study it was found that more than 30 percent of elderly patients at a long term care facility were dehydrated (Schols, De Groot, Van Der Cammen, & Olde Rikkert, 2009)..Dehydration can also lead to urinary tract infections, impaired cognition, confusion, and difficulty with bowel movements (Schols, De Groot,…

When the heart pumps blood through the blood vessels, the blood pushes against the walls of your blood vessels, and such a force is defined as blood pressure. Blood pressure represents the rises and falls with the phases of the heartbeat, and the heart is at its highest during systole and at rest during diastole. The systolic pressure is the measurement of when the heart muscle contracts to force blood through the arteries, while the diastolic pressure is the measurement of when the heart is at…

further drops (usually in few weeks, we would expect to see signs of increase pulmonary blood flow such as tachypnea, excessive sweating/ difficulty with feeding and lung congestion. At that point, she will needs to be started on anti HF medications ( diuretics and ACEi) to improve respiratory status and likely will require increased calorie intake to promote adequate growth. Till then, will continue to observe clinically and no need to start cardiac…

vomiting or take laxatives or diuretics to eliminate calories. Similar to the anorexic, anxiety in bulimics is often present before the eating disorder. Binging and purging behavior is typically done in private and can be obsessive. Bulimia Nervosa and anorexia are very similar in regard to symptomology. One major difference between bulimia and anorexia, is that bulimia has the purging component. Purging becomes compensatory behaviors through vomiting, taking laxatives or diuretics. While a…

Chronic Venous Insufficiency, also known as CVI, is a disease that causes improper functioning of the vein valves in the leg. This is a condition when the venous wall or valves in leg are not working effectively, this makes it difficult for blood to return to the heart. This eventually causes blood to “pool” in your veins, this is known as stasis. This disease causes swelling, skin changes, and ulcers. CVI most commonly occurs as the result of a blood clot in the deep veins of the legs, a…

routine usage of Foley catheters has increase, especially on critical care floors due to strict monitoring of the patient’s intake and output status. Usually, patients on this type of floor are respiratory compromised, on the ventilator and receiving diuretics. In addition, a large number of patients experience delirium making it impossible to get them out bed to a bedside commode. These are a few reasons why an indwelling Foley catheter is essential to have. However, when a patient’s health…

Perfection is a disease of nation. Society praises thinness even as Americans obesity rate grows. At some point in life people will worry about their weight, some more than others. Eating disorders do not discriminate: men and women, all economic classes, young and old are affected. The National Institute of Mental Health says eating disorders primarily affect girls and women. Eating disorders aren't just problems of teenage girls. Men and boys can also be vulnerable. About 25 percent of…

Seventy-two years old woman initial GC. She used to work as a transporter. She is African American woman who has four kids and twenty-six grandkids. Her husband passed away a few years ago, and she still remembers when they used to play with their grandkids but now she doesn’t walk anymore because she had heart failure, and muscle weakness. She uses a wheelchair to get around and her grandkids come to visit her frequently at the nursing home. GC told me that her older daughter is an English…

overdose of alcohol. Alcohol is a drug and is a depressant because how it slows down a person’s speech, movement and reaction time. TREATMENT: After breaking the news to the pt the doctor gives pt medications to help the liver cirrhosis. Medications: Diuretic, Ammonia reducer, Beta blocker, Synthetic hormones, Antibiotics, and Antiviral drug. BUT IF THE CONDITION WORSENS THEN A LIVER TRANSPLANT MAY BE NEEDED. (NO CURE TO LIVER CIRRHOSIS BESIDE A LIVER…