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| blood clots | 11/17/2008 | Wesley |
Q: I have heard of medical reasons to discorage blood clotting... like anti coagulant medicines. But I ...
A: Good question, Lia. We would want to make blood clot if it were too thin in cases of bleeding and ...
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| Mavik | 11/11/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: After reading the information you have available re. mavik I have a couple of questions myself. I ...
A: I am unable to find a connection between ACE inhibitors and lichen planus, or between ACE ...
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| My Father | 11/11/2008 | Wesley |
Q: my father (who was a peritineal dialysis patient) has been in ccu for about 15 days now. he was ...
A: I hope I can help you some, you certainly could use it. More than likely being sick and ...
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| Question about rabies | 11/9/2008 | Wesley |
Q: In movies, they always show people or animals who are infected with rabies, going around and ...
A: Not really the normal question David. However, in real life (not the movies) most people in ...
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| Pancreatitis-ICU care | 11/2/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My 77 year old Mother is in the ICU with Acute Pancreatitis since 13th nov 2008 (three weeks today). ...
A: I am so sorry to hear your mother passed away. Pancreatitis is such a difficult disease. I had hoped ...
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| My Father | 11/2/2008 | Wesley |
Q: my father (who was a peritineal dialysis patient) has been in ccu for about 15 days now. he was ...
A: What a hard situation to be in, I'm really sorry that your family is going though such a hard time. ...
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| Acute abdominal pain | 10/31/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: I'm shooting a copy of this e-mail to you because I am an ER nurse and know we know a lot of ...
A: I happened to be at work when I recieved this. I got a concensus from the group. Most likely seemed ...
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| Pancreatitis/Ventilator/ARDS | 10/30/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My mother went into the ER on Friday and she was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. It then caused her ...
A: During severe pancreatitis some of the toxins may be released into the blood stream. These toxins ...
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| Neuro ICU | 10/26/2008 | Wesley |
Q: My boyfriend and i were in a bad car accident nearly six weeks ago..i had a good few broken bones ...
A: You're right I can't tell you for sure. But I'll tell you a few things to think about. I cared for ...
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| icu//trach/vent | 10/20/2008 | Wesley |
Q: my dad has been in icu for 48 days. he has been on dialysis for app 1 year.he has had copd for app 9 ...
A: Oh, Kathy this is a lot. I would ask a few straightforward questions first: -If this heart cath ...
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| pelvic fracture | 10/20/2008 | Wesley |
Q: I fractured my pelvis about 11 weeks ago and I'm still a little numb in an area from my front around ...
A: Numbness is not usually a longterm problem. If you mean you are numb around your pubis, (i.e. ...
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| how do you think my grandmother's outcome will be? | 10/19/2008 | Wesley |
Q: My grandma has been in CCU for over a week now on a ventilater. She is fighting anomonia, has no ...
A: Well to start with I'm sorry to hear that she is so sick. Universally, a trach is not a 'bad' ...
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| Father | 10/13/2008 | Wesley |
Q: on September 28th my father was at work and fell 30 feet of a bucket truck. Every bone in the left ...
A: I would be very concerned. Acute changes in mentation are always concerning, especially in the ...
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| ICU/Ventilator | 10/13/2008 | Wesley |
Q: My dad is 58 yrs old. He has begining infar dementia and is Diebetic. He got sick(stomach bug) on ...
A: Well as an umbrella problem I'd say that your dad had Pancreatitis. It makes you feel like you are ...
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| Rectal bleeding after exlax usage | 10/11/2008 | Wesley |
Q: For about a week or so my stomach have been feeling a little strange so I took a couple of exlax ...
A: Turn your computer off and go to the nearest ER. You have an internal bleeding problem that needs to ...
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| mom on ventilator | 10/9/2008 | Wesley |
Q: any info appreciated, thank you! to make a long story long. my mom 72 bent over and hurt her back. ...
A: My biggest peice of advice: take a deep breath. If you have read any of my posts you know I kinda ...
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| Terrifying experience | 10/8/2008 | Wesley |
Q: Approximately one month ago I had an experience while riding my horse that aboslutely terrified me. ...
A: Wow, what a strange story. Not that strange though. Here's another story to compare yours for ...
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| ICU as a setting for a drama | 9/29/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: I think the ICU is a potentially fascinating setting for a TV drama. But the people to whom I am ...
A: I appreciate your kind words. Unfortunately, your question is a little outside my scope. You might ...
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| fertility after illness | 9/20/2008 | Wesley |
Q: .. Perhaps this is not your area of expertise but I can't find a category to fit my question. My ...
A: Well it happens that my wife is a Maternal and Newborn Educator at a Women's hospital. The fact is ...
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| Ventilator weaning | 9/18/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My mother has advanced emphysema and was hospitalized on 8/29 with respiratory distress. She was ...
A: I wish I could give you more information. With out ever meeting and assessing your mom it would be ...
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| my dad | 9/18/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My dad is 83 and has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now he was put on the respirator on labor day ...
A: I'm not sure which catheter you are referring to. Foley catheters are inserted into the bladder to ...
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| icu/liver tranpslant | 9/17/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: my 19 year old nephew had a liver transplant after all vital organs failed due to accidental drug ...
A: Glad to hear he's doing better. He's been hit with something called critical illness myopathy. It is ...
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| CPAP tests and eating and drinking with a trach | 9/13/2008 | Wesley |
Q: My husband has been in the hospital almost 6 weeks now, originally for voluntary detox from alcohol. ...
A: Inanda you have your hands full bless your heart! I'm gonna jump in and trim some of this down. I ...
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| icu/liver tranpslant | 9/12/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: my 19 year old nephew had a liver transplant after all vital organs failed due to accidental drug ...
A: It sort of takes as long as it takes. The deal is that the physicians gradually reduce the amount of ...
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| my dad | 9/11/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My dad is 83 and has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now he was put on the respirator on labor day ...
A: The tracheostomy is actually a good move. It returns the mouth to its normal state. Additionally, it ...
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| slencectomy | 9/10/2008 | Wesley |
Q: my boyfriend had a motorcycle accident six weeks ago and he had his spleen removed. His lower ...
A: You happened to catch me on a day off, so it's my pleasure. Physical activity should be dictated by ...
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| slencectomy | 9/10/2008 | Wesley |
Q: my boyfriend had a motorcycle accident six weeks ago and he had his spleen removed. His lower ...
A: Okay Crystal I'll try to touch on some things to think about. If he was in the bed for a while then ...
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| Vent To Tube | 9/9/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: She went into the hospital with respiratory distress and was admitted to ICU with an Pneumonia. She ...
A: After researching the question a bit, the most recent studies seem to show a slight benefit in early ...
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| Ventilator | 9/9/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: When you are on a ventilator, my dad has been on one for 12 days, they have decreased the rate by ...
A: I wish I had the answer for you. It's not really an exact science. The physicians will look at a ...
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| Opening the eye | 9/7/2008 | Wesley |
Q: My question is if you are brain dead do you open and shut your eyes w/out blinking or movement? A ...
A: I am sorry to hear that you have had to experience such a horrible death for a friend. To even ...
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| splenomegaly | 9/6/2008 | Wesley |
Q: i am a 55 yr old male. i had a little discomfort in right side after eating so my doctor sent me for ...
A: Joseph you are old enough to remember the classic bout where Ali jumped around the ring swinging his ...
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| abdomen swelling | 9/5/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My boyfriend had his spleen removed due to a motorcycle accident five weeks ago, he has swelling ...
A: I'm no expert on post-operative presentation for splenectomy, other than knowing that he should be ...
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| ICU respirator | 8/30/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My sister(age 60) is in very poor health--had lower back surgery--one week ago--has been on ...
A: I'm not certain why she remains on the ventilator. Generally people may remain intubated immediately ...
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| Lung infection while on ventilation | 8/24/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My dad was on ventilation 4 days after surgery. They took him off and he was doing progressing well ...
A: Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you. Lung infections after surgery happen fairly often. ...
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| staying on a ventilator | 8/21/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My fiance's mother was on vacation in Louisiana and had to have emergency quadruple bypass surgery. ...
A: Two weeks is getting to be a long time on the ventilator. I'm not sure if she has underlying ...
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| pulmonary embolism | 8/19/2008 | Wesley |
Q: my father was diagnosed with right mainstream pulmonary embolisms. To complicate matters, he has a ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your dad, Wendi, I hope he gets better. As I understand the underlying ...
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| Mom in ICU for Panreatitis | 8/18/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: My mom is also on a ventilator due to some lung issues. She is requiring more oxygen than originally ...
A: I'm so happy to hear your mother is doing better. That's wonderful. So glad the information helped. ...
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| seizures | 8/18/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: i have had 3 sezures in two days an luckly have not hurt anything in my mouth but my question is ...
A: I am sorry to hear about the difficulties you are having. I have not found anything to protect your ...
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| seizures | 8/18/2008 | Wesley |
Q: i have had 3 sezures in two days an luckly have not hurt anything in my mouth but my question is ...
A: Natalie I'm gonna be kinda funny here and say that the best thing you could put in your mouth right ...
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| icu | 8/14/2008 | Hillarie Speziale |
Q: my mother in law is in ICU for 10 days now. She was found asleep and her heart had stopped. They ...
A: I am so sorry to hear about your mother in law's illness. Regarding your question, the physicians ...
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