Glaucoma

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“I was a bit frightened but I did not mention it to anybody because I thought they would call me deaf, silly, stupid, whatever!” said an 80 year-old woman who got macular disease problem and Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) in an interview (Macular Disease, 2013) Charles Bonnet Syndrome is a condition when people see things that are not actually there. This syndrome has been discovered by an exceptional naturalist and philosopher, Charles Bonnet in 1720 who was initially observed symptoms from his…

like to decrease the amount of medication that she is taking. She believes that she does not need Carvedilol because she is already taking losartan to treat her hypertension. The patient has hypertension, congestive heart failure, A. fib, arthritis, glaucoma, GERD, dyslipidemia, and blindness in the right eye and limited sight in the left. Response: Carvedilol (Coreg) is a beta blocker that is used to treat hypertension, however, it can also be used to treat congestive heart failure and…

at the peripheral which ensures high visual acuity at fixation. A way to measure peripheral vision is the Humphrey perimetry test which assesses the vision field. Any reduction in peripheral vision can indicate the development of disease such as glaucoma or detect any blind spots, scotomas…

restorative nursing therapy. Maintain safety and fall precautions. Continue Tylenol Arthritis for pain. 9. GERD without Esophagitis- Controlled. Continue Protonix. Monitor for s/s of n/v/indigestion, and abdominal pain. 10. Unspecified Open-Angle Glaucoma, Stage Unspecified- Her vision does not interfere with the performance of her daily activities. Continue Brimonidine Eye Drops. Follow-up with Ophthalmologist as needed. 11. Heart Failure, Unspecified- No shortness of breath. Bilateral 3+…

significant as she had series of health conditions. Firstly, she suffered poliomyelitis from childhood and developed arthritis. She is not hypertensive, diabetic or asthmatic. She is a known valvular heart disease patient diagnosed 10 years ago, has glaucoma, peptic ulcer disease and a breast cancer survival. She has had several surgeries in the past including knee replacement and gall bladder removal. She also had cardiac valve replacements in 2006 and 2009 respectively, lumpectomy in 2010 and…

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The Blunt Truth: Marijuana You may have missed it in all of the controversy in the presidential election, but in 2016, seven states voted to legalize marijuana, medically or recreationally (Robinson and Gould 1). Of all the illegal drugs in the United States, marijuana is the most commonly used (“DrugFacts” 2). Its popularity has caused a problem for society because it is nearly impossible to stop the use of it. Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant…

The legalization of cannabis for medicinal use would benefit patients and the economy in more ways than one. Cannabis research provided by many of the authors discussed in this research paper that the use of cannabis is not habit forming, and is less harmful than many man-made prescription drugs such as oxycodone. If cannabis were legalized across the world, many patients whom are suffering from different types of cancers, multiple sclerosis, and sleep insomnia would have some relief of those…