General Health Care - November 2007

Hi, i'm a nursing student and I'm writing a paper. Part of it is nursing diagnosis by priority. I need a little help deciding which would come first... the pt has bipolar disorder..

-a. risk for suicide related to depression associated with bipolar disorder as evidenced by feelings that his family can’t deal with him anymore and he feels like “everyone is shitting on me”,
b. risk for violence directed at others related to manic excitement as evidenced by agitated behaviors,
c. defensive coping related to an inadequate level of perception of control as evidenced by grandiosity and argumentative behavior,
d. chronic low self-esteem related to shame and impaired self-appraisal as evidenced by hypersensitivity to slights of criticism, and
e. impaired memory related to neurologic disturbance as evidenced by incidences of forgetting information caused by Electroconvulsive Therapy.


The " risk for" ones confuse me, because if it's not happening now... shoudl it be priority?

2007-11-26 09:48:53 · 4 answers · asked by Awesinine 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-26 08:52:25 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I get migranes that are brought on by stress. My doc gives me meds but I prefer something more natural. I do run quite a bit to relieve stress but eventually they come about anyway. Suggestions?

2007-11-26 08:50:20 · 2 answers · asked by mooookiemamma 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Can someone please help me understand the ct scan results?

Exam: CT lumbar spine without contrast with sagital and coronal reformate.

Findings: Transitional vertebral body referred to as S1 purposes of this dictation with rudimentary S1-S2 disc. Straightening of lumbar spine with slight retrolisthesis at L3-4. Aorta is of normal caliber.
Findings on level by level basis are as follows:
L1-L2 and L2-L3: no compromise of canal or foramina.
L3-L4: SLight disc bulfe indents anterior thecal sac.
L4-5: Dis bulge slightly asymmetric towar left.
L5-S1: Status post right laminotamy. Diffuse disc bulge.

Asymmetric toward right posterolaterally in conjunction with probable scar results in mild narrowing of right lateral recess. Moderate right and mild left neural foraminal narrowing. Mild reactive degenerative change adjacent endplates.
Code 4: Abnormality, attention needed.

Sorry it's so long. Just hoping someone knows what all of this means!
Thanks for the help!

2007-11-26 08:31:49 · 1 answers · asked by Brian C 3 in Injuries

(Question from my mom) shes 5 foot 4 and 127 pounds and shes's been having leg spasms/ cramps in her calves and thighs and its been going on for 7 days now. what should she do? bananas arent helping.. anything? pleaase help

2007-11-26 07:55:19 · 4 answers · asked by Wanda McAlias 2 in Other - General Health Care

About 4 months ago I fell and hurt my left foot it was sore and aching for two weeks but I could limp on it but the pain left and it was walkable again. Now I have a pain on my calves when I shave my legs and a lump that feels like a bone that is small but isn't on the other foot and I feel were done when I fell.

2007-11-26 07:55:16 · 1 answers · asked by Curious Girl 1 in Injuries

I have been told by my 'foot specialist' that i have broken my small toe and it is a spiral fraction. He says I need a small surgery to put pins in it to camp the bone together, but i can move it, and it is getting better. Do you think i really need it? he says it will take about a year to heal properly?

2007-11-26 07:50:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

In the states they tell us that in Canda because of socialized medacine you get poor care and could be on waiting list for months just to see the doctor is this true or is just a bunch of bs that they feed us?How would you rate your healthcare?

2007-11-26 07:43:14 · 2 answers · asked by Sunshine 2 in Other - General Health Care

But once I get up, the pain goes away for the rest of the day. (No history of knee problems.) For the past 20+ years they have always popped when I get out of bed, or get up from sitting for a while in a chair.
I have sleep apnea, do not use my CPAP regularly, and am currently being treated for lower back pain.

2007-11-26 07:43:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

This type of aggrevation only happens when I sit at my desk at work all day - I get up and move about several times a day but the soreness and pain and headache are almost on a continual basis - how can I avoid this?

2007-11-26 06:09:51 · 5 answers · asked by wanderinglife 2 in Pain & Pain Management

...the policy if you keep up the payments? Do you have to be approved as a new policy holder or can your previous status remain in place? If you had to be approved as a new policy holder, despite having been under the insurance before, could you be denied coverage for an existing medical condition, even though you received coverage for it when you were covered under your partner's plan? Has anyone had experience with this sort of situation?

2007-11-26 05:49:19 · 12 answers · asked by Jack B, goodbye, Yahoo! 6 in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-26 05:31:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My GP says the results show damage to something that effects my motor skills. Is anyone familiar with these results that can tell me exactly what they mean? I hurt my back at an aluminum plant about 10 years ago and the pain has never gone away completely. I am just looking for some info until I see my doc next week< I am going for and MRI this evening thanks for anyone with some insight!

2007-11-26 05:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by lissas_three_angels 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Every time i flex my elbow feels like theres 2 things coliding into each other. Any ideas on a fix?
thx

2007-11-26 04:53:07 · 1 answers · asked by unknown 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Why no infection?

2007-11-26 04:48:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

throw up but i dont and i have had majore headaches like right now i have had this headache sinch last night and i have been very very very tired latley i have been geting good sleep to my boyfriend is worried about me but i tell him not to be so if anyone has any answers out there please e-mail me at AAW_MWA@yahoo.com please

thanks ashley

2007-11-26 04:32:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i Didnt do anything to my knee and it hurts... i could be walking and turn around and it would pop! what can i do?? if i walk on it to long i feel the pain and it hurts and i have to sit down... what could be wrong?

2007-11-26 04:13:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have been taking Feldene, an anti inflammatory & my ears have been pounding. It's called Pulsatile tinnitus & the dr. says no, it can't be from that. But I read a lot of type of anti-inflammatories can do this.
Anyone out there experience this ? Why do dr.'s cover this stuff up, are they so bound to the drug rep's for free stuff they would rather have a patient have side effects ?

2007-11-26 03:35:49 · 1 answers · asked by day by day 6 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-26 03:19:19 · 22 answers · asked by ah! 1 in Other - General Health Care

I douced over the weekend and omg it felt like fire... I was on the floor in a ball in such paid.. After the 4th poop my butt has the worst roids ever... What can i do... I tried jamming them back in but it wont work.. They keep coming out... Should i torch them with a lighter?

2007-11-26 02:44:31 · 4 answers · asked by Marco P 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-26 02:43:10 · 2 answers · asked by ch00bs 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My boyfriend has never been able to swallow pills and he's too stubborn to even try. One friday after eating alot his stomach hurt and i gave him two pepto-bismol pills. I had to cut them up into little pieces and then put them in water just so he could take them. I was thinking of getting like sugar pills or something so he could practice. He can't even do liquid pills. he taked tylenol liquid when he is sick, which isn't often, but he does get an upset stomach and headaches often. This is bad. He can't even swallow soft noodles whole!

How can i help him?

2007-11-26 02:30:35 · 6 answers · asked by mikishunu 2 in Other - General Health Care

About once a month I get sharp pains in my stomach and I fill up with gas. I am unable to burb and it doesn't go out the other end when this happens either! So I just end up looking pregnant for a few hours. This really hurts and I have no idea what could be causing this. I eat healthy (no pop, junk food, never eat out, avoid sugar) What should I be avoiding? I coffee bad? What about pastas or breads? I really want to figure out how to control this. Anyone who suffers this too please let me know how you control this or stop it from happening.

2007-11-26 02:12:26 · 2 answers · asked by Kates 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-26 02:06:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I fell over nearly six weeks ago. At the time I thought I had just sprained my left foot and grazed my right knee. The sprain is healing fine but my knee has been getting worse. It showed bruises for a few days after the fall, they faded and I thought it was ok untill I knelt on it. The pain was excruciating and I didn't kneel down hard, fresh bruises appeared. This pattern has kept repeating ever since; the bruises heal, I'll brush the knee, there's pain bad enough to make me cry out and fresh bruises appear. Can anyone tell me what is going on please??

2007-11-26 01:57:16 · 5 answers · asked by Geo 5 in Injuries

2007-11-25 22:25:20 · 1 answers · asked by sdk_osman 1 in Pain & Pain Management

So school is about to start and I haven't slept since yesterday so does anyone have any tip on staying awake and alert.

Besides coffee.

2007-11-25 21:07:03 · 4 answers · asked by Mike3st 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-25 20:49:46 · 2 answers · asked by ancientcityentertainment 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Especially when I only get 3 hours of sleep. I know I should get better sleep, but I can't at this moment in time and I need to be ready/active tomorrow morning!

2007-11-25 20:32:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-25 20:27:51 · 2 answers · asked by BUILT R 1 in Pain & Pain Management