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Open Question: Is Cardiac Ablation safe for Chronic Fatigue patients?
moreOpen Question: where are the pain drs. that are not afraid to prescribe because they do pepee and blood tests in PA?
20+years hiv+ (got an appt tonight with aids doc) plus living w/chronic pain and struggling with finances and no family but one friend.i need my old pain doctor to call me. please LORD JESUS!!!
there should be NO FEAR is the PAIN DOCTORS TAKE URINE AND BLOOD . BLOOD is better as i found out urine is not as reliable . something about the urine must be taken at low level so that if one takes a certain pill , it will show up so doctor knows patient is not selling but taking the meds.
moreResolved Question: THIS IS MY COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY, IS IT READY TO BE SENT TO COLLEGES?
I would like to share with you something about my current medical situation. Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person, but I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner, and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of.For the past several years, I have been afflicted by a physical situation that has sometimes interfered with my ability to focus, both in the classroom and out. I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Ladies’ Room. Despite my terrible discomfort, I refused to accept that there might be something wrong with me, and would not seek treatment. I know now that I should have been less determined to suffer in silence and more willing to accept help. Finally, my parents insisted on bringing the matter to the attention of a physician. I was tested, over a period of several weeks, for colon cancer, Crohn’s Disease, intestinal obstructions, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Heliocobacter pylori (commonly known as ulcer), celiac sprue (commonly known as wheat allergy), lactose intolerance, gallstones, bile duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis (the narrowing of the bile ducts), “Sphincter of Oddi” dysfunction and pancreatitis. You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I had none of these terrible diseases.Finally, I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is sometimes known as spastic colon, nervous colon, nervous stomach, mucous colitis and spastic colitis, and is distinguished by abnormal bowel habits, such as diarrhea (loose stools), constipation or sometimes, as in my own case, both. It is well known to experts in this field that periods of stress can intensify the severity of IBS. I have certainly found my busy schedule of six honors/AP classes, Varsity field hockey, swimming and track teams, performing lead roles in three consecutive Spring Musicals, volunteering at the local animal shelter, tutoring at-risk children, and working three evenings a week plus all day Saturday at The Gap to be, at times, stressful, but of course it is impossible to say what has caused me to be afflicted with this very horrible syndrome.Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause.[1] In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.[2] Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, respectively). IBS may begin after an infection (post-infectious, IBS-PI), a stressful life event, or onset of maturity without any other medical indicators.
Although there is no cure for IBS, there are treatments that attempt to relieve symptoms, including dietary adjustments, medication and psychological interventions. Patient education and a good doctor-patient relationship are also important. Several conditions may present as IBS including celiac disease, Fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis, several inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system. IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients. But it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and it increases a patient's medical costs, and contributes to work absenteeism. Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS, in conjunction with increased costs produces a disease with a high societal cost. It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer's life. In fact, doctors do not know what causes IBS, or why people who share my disease feel the need to have a bowel movement soon after eating, causing diarrhea, or why the prolonged spasm of the large intestine causes stool to stay in one area for too long and get dried out, resulting in small hard stools (constipation). As of today, palliative treatments are only in the experimental stage, and the hard truth is that there is no cure for IBS. It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age. I do not know what the future will hold for me and other I
moreOpen Question: how long will a chronic hepatitis B patient can live......?
A friend was diagonised of chronic hepatitis B since 1992 when she was 11 years and still living with it up till date, so is it possible to live until old age without more complications.
moreResolved Question: Constant lower back pain for a year?
Hi. I've researched my question already, but can't quite find the right discussion so I'm asking. Okay, a year ago I was having a lot of lower back pain, was tired all the time, and all of these other weird symptoms so went to my previous doctor and complained and complained. He told me to watch my gatorade intake and to take more trazadone...a sleeping/anti-depressant. I had it with him so I went to a new doctor. He ran some tests and said my ANA is positive and I have a high sed rate and my thyroid is malfunctioning. Okay. So I'm on meds for that now. But...nothing is changing except now my hair is falling out and my fingernails are turning blue in extreme cold and my back kills. I went to see my doctor and told him all of my new symptoms. He said blue fingernails are normal when it's cold....although I never had that problem. He told me I have fibromyalgia but didn't even bother to take any x-rays of my back. I told him my lower back hurts a lot...like maybe my kidneys or something. He asked me what I wanted to do about it. And I said, well I have been patient for a year with you and I've been taking advil but have been throwing up bile every morning. He proceeds to tell me that is from the advil. I'm like....omg. Anyway, so my sister has chronic arthritis and her doctor gives her something called Tramadol. She said it's non-narcotic so don't worry about mentioning it to my doctor. So when he asked what we should do, I told him what my sister takes and that she functions at 100% now. He hemmed and hawed and said well it's addictive (which I didn't know b/c I had never heard of it) but that he would prescribe me a little. I'm like...okay whatever dude. So I go to the pharmacy and there is a prescription there not for Tramadol but for a muscle relaxer. This irked me b/c he must think I am an idiot. I did my stretches and gave the relaxer a chance but it didn't do anything. I've been so patient and today, my back hurts so much that I want to cry. I can only wonder if he's not prescribing pertinent meds because I have crappy insurance? He's supposed to be upping my Thyroid med too but wants to wait for test results. I was like how stupid is that? He already knows it's malfunctioning...just up it! Anyway, I made sure he copied the lab results to me so when they are done I will get them in the mail so if I decide to, I can try yet a new doctor. I have extremely bad luck with doctors I think because I am on state insurance/medicaid and they do not pay hardly anything. I'm only on that right now while I'm in college. I have 10 more months til I graduate and hopefully will land a job where I never need state insurance again and can have access to a better quality of doctor. Any suggestions what I can do in the mean time for my back pain? I mean what doctor tells you he will prescribe one thing, and prescribes another? I've never even gotten any prescription pain killer from a doctor in my life. Oh wait, I did have pain killer cough syrup once but whatever. lol.Thanks for the info, Justme! :D
moreVoting Question: what is the code for recalcitrant chronic lumbar pain?
what is the billing codes for a patient with recalcitrant chronic lumbar pain is admitted for insertion of a new rechargeable single array neurostimulator pulse generator with spinal leads. What is the appropriate ICD 9 Cm - Procedure code?
moreVoting Question: need help deciding a suitable career?
OK, so here's how it goes. My passion is definitely in the medical field. I love medicine, I love being able to diagnose and treat patients and honestly, I get grades that allow me to pursue a career in medicine. And when I say this I'm talking about becoming a doctor.
One problem....
last year, i was diagnosed with a chronic incurable disease. The docs gave me steroids which only made it worse. I finally stopped using them and scoured the net for alternative ways to treat myself. I eventually came across what I needed to do to treat myself and it certainly didnt have anything to do with steroids. It was basically healing through proper nutrition and lifestyle. I basically treated myself and I'm doing so so so much better now. Also, I learnt so much about alternative ways to cure all sorts of diseases.
This experience made me realise that orthodox medicine doesnt really have all the answers. In fact, it's often looking in the wrong direction and doing things that often harm patients more than help them. I now strongly disagree with several of the methods used in treating patients using orthodox medicine today.
You would probably suggest being a nutritionist but no, that's not what I want. I strongly feel nutritionists don't see the whole picture either and there is far more to this than simple food consumption. It's a whole new and complicated science. I therefore feel it would be kinda risky to just jump into that. At the end of the day, I want to be earning pretty well don't I?
I then considered doing biomedical sciences as it would enable me to do research and therefore allow me to suggest and contribute other forms of treatment for a particular patient.
But then I realised that at then end of the day, I still want to be someone who is dealing with patients and their diseases. I want to cure patients. I want to be a doctor. Just not one who practises orthodox medicine or at least one who can incorporate a lot of other forms of treatment.
please please help.
moreVoting Question: Has surgery on herniated discs helped anyone with chronic pain?
I'm 17 years old and have been suffering from chronic back pain, nerve damage and pain, and decreased mobility and flexibility because of three herniated discs. I've been through epidural injections, chiropractic and many, many weeks of physical therapy that have only lead to weeks, and then months where I have been confined to bed rest.
What I really want to know is if back surgery has helped anyone with chronic pain or nerve damage caused by herniated discs? Or if not, has there been any other option that has helped with the pain? I'm currently medicated and under the care of a physical therapist, occupational therapist, physiatrist, pediatric spinal surgeon, and a bone specialist.
I'm really just curious as to other patients outcome from herniated disc surgery, or what other options (that I haven't already mentioned) have helped. Please and thanks!
moreResolved Question: I believe I have wax deep in my ears which is causing me to cough, suggestions?
A week ago I had an ear problem where I couldn't hear out of the left ear. Now a week later, it went away but I'm left with a tickle in my throat/cough.
I've researched online and thought it out and came to the conclusion that wax is deep in my ears and touching the nerve that causes me to cough.
Will an ENT be able to spot this and clean it out thoroughly?
Thanks!
By the way if you are wondering what I read, go here:
http://www.coningworks.com/about.htm
Q: Can a cough be caused by earwax?
A: “It may sound strange, but it’s true- earwax can be the cause of chronic coughing that persists for months or even years,” said Dr. Fernando Martinez, assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan. “We’ve found that impacted earwax can push against a coughing nerve in the ear canal, which stimulates the coughing reflex. Many Americans are needlessly coughing because of impacted earwax. They may cough as often as 25 or more times a minute. They mistakenly believe the cough is being caused by an allergy, cold or postnasal drip- the most common causes of chronic cough- and they often just let it go on and on. Anyone who suffers from a chronic cough- one that lasts for more than three weeks - should seek medical care. It’s a simple matter for a doctor to check visually if a patient has excessive earwax, then clean out the wax using a tiny scoop plus medicines to dissolve the wax and wash it away. Patients are often amazed to find that their chronic cough ends instantly after their ears are cleaned!” - Article by Edmond Choueke
moreResolved Question: Why is it necessary to limit O2 flow rate with people with COPD?
I understand that when providing O2 to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is necessary to use a low flow rate (I often see 2L). In fact, high rates are contraindicated. No one seems to be able to provide a clear answer as to why this is the case. It even seems counter-intuitive (can't get enough O2=give them more O2, right? :P ) Does anyone here know why there is such a strict limit?
moreResolved Question: My Mum Is Too Paranoid?
I am 26 years old and live with my mum. I had to move back with my mum last November because I was unable to pay the rent at my place, but my agency didn't have much shifts. I lived out for five years.
The problem with my mum is that she is overbearing, she doesn't want to know. My mum always thinks she is right. I have three older brothers, they are allowed to do whatever they like. My mum wouldn't allow me to go out after 9pm, because she is scared that I would get murdered or raped.
I am not allowed to go on holiday with my friends or boyfriend, she is scared that my friends would plant drugs in my bag, or isolate me.
My mum is scared of my friends, she reckons they are a bad influence on me. Whenever I go out to cinema or shopping with a friend, she would be like 'If your friend tells you to go somewhere else, don't go or she would say 'Don't go anywhere else'
My mum watches too much homicide related programmes, she always goes on about how it is a dangerous world, and how a lot of men are dangerous.
I have spoken to my mum a lot of times about her overbearing nature, she refuses to change and says 'I am only doing it because I love you and don't want anything bad to happen to you (like getting murdered, raped or ending up in jail).
I never done anything bad in the past and I always pick the right friends. I always show that I am grown up to my mother.
I have recently joined another agency, I want to save up money for a new place to get away from my mum. The problem is my mum wants me to attend a university closer to home ( I would go next year), so I can save some money to buy a flat in about 3-4 years time. I would be able to buy a flat because I am in £5,000 debt.
Only four universities in UK do the course I want to do, they are pretty far from home. So I have to make the sacrifice to move away.
My mum use to be a mental health nurse and said she seen lots of patients getting destroyed by friends. Thats another reason why she is overprotective.
During the five years of living on my own, I rebelled badly and got myself into bad situations. I have learnt from them.
My mum does suffer from chronic hip pain, and finds it hard to do some things. So I have to help her.
moreResolved Question: THIS IS MY COLLEGE ESSAY, IS IT READY TO BE SENT TO COLLEGES?
I would like to share with you something about my current medical situation. Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person, but I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner, and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of.
For the past several years, I have been afflicted by a physical situation that has sometimes interfered with my ability to focus, both in the classroom and out. I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Ladies’ Room. Despite my terrible discomfort, I refused to accept that there might be something wrong with me, and would not seek treatment. I know now that I should have been less determined to suffer in silence and more willing to accept help. Finally, my parents insisted on bringing the matter to the attention of a physician. I was tested, over a period of several weeks, for colon cancer, Crohn’s Disease, intestinal obstructions, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Heliocobacter pylori (commonly known as ulcer), celiac sprue (commonly known as wheat allergy), lactose intolerance, gallstones, bile duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis (the narrowing of the bile ducts), “Sphincter of Oddi” dysfunction and pancreatitis. You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I had none of these terrible diseases.
Finally, I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is sometimes known as spastic colon, nervous colon, nervous stomach, mucous colitis and spastic colitis, and is distinguished by abnormal bowel habits, such as diarrhea (loose stools), constipation or sometimes, as in my own case, both. It is well known to experts in this field that periods of stress can intensify the severity of IBS. I have certainly found my busy schedule of six honors/AP classes, Varsity field hockey, swimming and track teams, performing lead roles in three consecutive Spring Musicals, volunteering at the local animal shelter, tutoring at-risk children, and working three evenings a week plus all day Saturday at The Gap to be, at times, stressful, but of course it is impossible to say what has caused me to be afflicted with this very horrible syndrome.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause.[1] In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.[2] Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, respectively). IBS may begin after an infection (post-infectious, IBS-PI), a stressful life event, or onset of maturity without any other medical indicators.
Although there is no cure for IBS, there are treatments that attempt to relieve symptoms, including dietary adjustments, medication and psychological interventions. Patient education and a good doctor-patient relationship are also important.[2]
Several conditions may present as IBS including celiac disease, Fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis,[4] several inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system.[5][6]
IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients.[7][8][9][10][11] But it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and it increases a patient's medical costs,[12][13] and contributes to work absenteeism.[14][15] Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS,[16][17][18] in conjunction with increased costs produces a disease with a high societal cost.[19] It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer's life.
In fact, doctors do not know what causes IBS, or why people who share my disease feel the need to have a bowel movement soon after eating, causing diarrhea, or why the prolonged spasm of the large intestine causes stool to stay in one area for too long and get dried out, resulting in small hard stools (constipation). As of today, palliative treatments are only in the experimental stage, and the hard truth is that there is no cure for IBS.
It has been very difficult for me to accept thi
moreVoting Question: What should I do? I'm scared? PLEASE HELP!?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqnvKfaY_N0bP6SlSDy_CBsazKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20100525072245AAEvJmD
This was my previous post..
Can I just ask, how do I get rid of my fears?
I couldnt eat nor sleep these few days, been feeling bad..
I have a fear of needles, that's why I cant get checked for any possible illness.
I have a fear that the needles contain HIV, HEP or some blood prone/related illness and that whenever i get a shot, I'll be injected with these viruses.
Please help me get over it, how do I do it?
I tired talking to my parents and friends but they just got irritated at me..
Please help by giving rational advice? THanks much.
Its like i'm not afraid of the pain, but more of the inserting the needle. My mind just whirls when the needle is inserted. I think that I'm gg to get all sorts of blood borne dieaeses. I cant stop it. How?
do doctors or nurses usually open the seal in front of their patients?
I mean, what are the chances that the person has hep a,b or c or HIV and could transmit it to me through a blood glucose prick test? Will the hep be chronic or acute?
moreResolved Question: Does CLL affect the time you have to live?
My dad has B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and was diagnosed with it in 2006, he's now turning 51 in November and he keeps thinking that he doesn't have long to live because of the CLL. Some internet websites say that most CLL patients usually pass away 10-15 years after diagnosed, is this true?
moreResolved Question: Can a licensed medical marijuana patient be a licensed pharmacy technician in Washington?
I am in school to become a licensed pharmacy technician, and I have been licensed to smoke pot legally for medical purposes. I have severely chronic muscle pain over roughly 60% of my muscles and pot makes the pain almost none existent. I use it in my personal time and am in no way under the influence during school or work. Is it possible or do I have to actually ask the Washington State Board of Pharmacy if I can be. Any help would be great.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE pot and love to be high, I'll be honest. But I could live without smoking it completely comfortably if I didn't have this pain, so that and liking smoking keeps me smoking. But who honestly doesn't love to be high on pot? And no I do not use any other drugs and do not want to, I don't even drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, just pot.
Any help would be great.
Chris
moreResolved Question: Where can I find more information on Neissera Gonorrhoeae for my Microbiology paper?
I have only 4 hours to finish it and I'm stressed. We have this outline to follow and I'm mostly concerned that I cannot find EXACT statistics...colony morphology..or size...I've dug and dug too :-/
Title: Bacterium and the disease that it causes
OUTLINE
I.Bacterium – description of the pathogen (24 points)
a.Genus epithet (Always italisized; the genus is always with capital letter; when used for a first time in the text, spell out the name; subsequently, the genus is abbreviated)
b.Characteristics of the bacterium that are useful in classifying and identifying it:
i.Size (4 points)
ii.Cell morphology (4 points)
iii.Staining reactions (4 points)
iv.Motility (4 points)
v.Colony morphology (4 points)
vi.Atmospheric and nutritional requirements (aerobic versus anaerobic) (4 points)
II.Route of Infection (16 points)
a.Primary reservoir (if carried in animals, insects, birds)
b.Infectious cycle (if applicable)
c.Transmission (e.g. person to person; from cow milk to the digestive tract)
III.Pathogenesis - The diseased caused by infection with this bacterium.
(24 points)
a.Acute or chronic disease? (4 points)
b.Symptoms (4 points)
c.Complications (4 points)
d.Recovery time (4 points)
e.Outcome (4 points)
f.Does it develop a protective immunity to re-infection? (4 points)
IV.Detection (12 points)
a.Where in the body is the pathogen usually detected? What samples are used for testing?
b.What is the usual clinical method for detection?
V.Treatment (12 points)
a.What are the current treatment options?
b.How efficient is the current treatment/recovery rate?
c.Are there any other treatment options that are currently been evaluated in studies?
VI.Epidemiology (12 points)
a.How often do people become infected with this bacterium?
b.Is it an emerging disease?
c.Any recent outbreaks?
VII.Bibliography (Research paper without bibliography will be graded 0%)
Example of how to cite reference in the text and in the bibliography:
Indicate the number of the reference that you are using as a source of information at the end of passage.
There is no need to write the sentence in quotations, if the reference source is cited!
Be selective and critical when using references
Do not copy the text; instead, re-itinerate with understanding the material
For example:
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious invasive illness in humans. The most susceptible patients are immunocompromised, pregnant women, and adults > 65 years old (1). L. monocytogenes caused listeriosis is usually associated with a consumption of refrigerated ready-to-eat foods that are contaminated with high levels of the bacterium. L. monocytogenes can survive and multiply at low temperatures, which allows it to reach levels high enough to cause human disease, particularly if contaminated foods stored for prolonged times under refrigeration (2).
In the Bibliography:
List author(s) first: if one or two authors, write both names; if more than 2 a the name of the first one et al
Title of the article
Name of the journal (abbreviated)
Year and Issue
For example:
1.Chan YC and Wiedmann M. Physiology and genetics of Listeria monocytogenes survival and growth at cold temperatures. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2009 Mar;49(3):237-53.
2.Flannagan RS et al. Antimicrobial mechanisms of phagocytes and bacterial evasion strategies. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2009 May;7(5):355-66.
moreResolved Question: Can you figure out this weird behavior?
Sorry, not religious, but maybe the religion folks have some insight!
I'm a nurse in a hospital and I admitted a patient a few days ago. She has a chronic condition so she's in and out of the hospital all the time. She's elderly and lives with her single adult son who takes care of her. When he brought her in he seemed so attentive, he had all her medications organized, he had kept a journal of symptoms, all kinds of stuff. She was there for 3 days and he spent most of that time with his mom at the hospital. He really seemed loving and all that. Then on the third day, the doctor comes in and discharges her. I have her paperwork all ready, she's dressed and packed and he tells me he has to run and do a quick errand and then he'll be back in an hour to take her home. He's gone 18 hours.
The woman seemed just as baffled as we were and we were ready to call the police to see if he had gotten into a car accident. Then he comes back in, tries not to make eye contact, and mutters something about he lost track of time. So then the next shift comes in and the next nurse is a float who worked on the unit that this woman usually goes to and says that this guy does this every single time without fail. They are baffled. They asked the woman where he goes and she said something about "maybe he lost track of time" or something. She's lucid, but just kind of flighty.
Where does this guy go for almost an entire day? If he just wanted to get away from his mom, why wouldn't he take all the time she was in the hospital? Why does he wait until she's discharged? I'm at a loss. Does anyone have a guess?
moreResolved Question: Hello, can anyone help me think of an interesting essay title?
I am writing a Nursing essay, that has to be based on a patient with a chronic condition. I am focusing on a patient with Epilepsy who came into hospital following an epileptic fit.
I have to discuss the care that I gave her and how her Epilepsy effects her life eg. Physically, mentally, with life transitions, socially etc.
Any ideas would be very helpful- thanks.
moreResolved Question: Patient presenting with shortness of breath palputations and chronic fatigue?
no known medical issues apart from over active bladder for which patient takes Amitriptyline.21 year old healthy female.
moreResolved Question: Why isn't marijuana legal yet in the US?
I can't help but question this constantly. I feel it's pretty much like alcohol, only LESS dangerous. Doctor's prescribe it to patients with diseases (are any doctor's telling people to down some beers to help with pain issues?). Why can't us regular everyday citizens have the freedom to purchase marijuana without worrying about drug tests or being arrested?
Please don't use the excuse "IT'S A GATEWAY DRUG" because anything can be a gateway drug if you're a weak enough person. Also, anything can be used too much, and marijuana is no exception. The only negative long term side effects are for chronic users. It doesn't even need to be smoked anymore with the popularity of vaporizers, so there aren't nasty carcinogens to affect the lungs.
A big problem with marijuana is the misinformation that is being distributed. Commercials have been using the fear tactic to get people to stay away from it. If the truth were more widely known then I think progress could be made. The whole thing is very frustrating to me because I don't enjoy drinking alcohol and I would love to be able to use THC without breaking the law. I'm a college graduate. I work full time. I'm not a lazy person. I'm not a stupid person.
moreResolved Question: what is ischemia, and the significance of a right or left bundle branch block?
I also would like to know (other than the obvious symptoms of a heart attack) if there are other physical indicators that I would experience with either a bundle branch block, or ischemia? My medical history is that I am a fairly active 56 year old African American male with chronic seasonal asthma. When I went to the ER for my asthma and had an EKG the inverted T- wave found. It was suggested that I have a stress test as a diagnostic tool. Is this test a good recommendation for an asthmatic? I thank everyone who is taking the time and patients to help me with my inquiries.
moreVoting Question: help me with paraphrasing?
Can someone help me with paraphrasing this : Australians have long regarded life in the country as healthier than life in the city. Australian
city-dwellers move to rural areas for health benefits such as clean air and reduced traffic
congestion (Humphreys & Rolley 1991). However, people living in rural and remote Australia
have many health disadvantages compared with their urban counterparts. These are
demonstrated by higher mortality and morbidity rates for some diseases in rural and remote
communities. Many factors can contribute to the rural health disadvantage, including:
• geographic isolation and problems of access to care;
• shortage of health care providers and health services;
• socioeconomic disparities;
• greater exposure to injury, in particular for persons employed in farming and mining;
• lower road quality;
• small, sparsely distributed populations; and
• Indigenous health needs.
Not all rural Australians have inequity of access to health services. They may benefit from
having immediate access to ‘nursing home type’ beds, proximity to hospital, and the capacity to
have their own general practitioner (GP) as case manager, before, during and after
hospitalisation (Reid & Solomon 1992). However, most rural Australians recognise the need to
travel further for access to services, especially for specialist consultations (Reid & Solomon 1992).
Some people are compensated for their cost through the Isolated Patients Travel Assistance
Scheme. However, this scheme does not fully pay for the financial and social costs incurred by
the need to travel to seek medical assistance (Reid & Solomon 1992). Requirements for travel of
patients and health care providers result in higher use in some areas of health care and lower use
in others. For example, they may lead to lower rates of GP consultations and higher rates of
hospital in-patient care in rural and remote areas because travel to a GP may be further than the
nearest hospital. Models of patient care may also differ between urban and rural areas because of
distance to health services. Patients with chronic conditions that require follow-up treatment are
more likely to be hospitalised for that treatment in rural and remote areas, especially if they have
to travel long distances to seek care.
As well as the differences in the models of care, there are clear differences in the health status of
people living in rural and remote Australia. These are demonstrated by the consistently higher
levels of mortality, disease incidence and hospitalisation, and health risk factors experienced in
rural and remote areas.
A number of theoretical frameworks aid our understanding of the data and indicate that rurality
is not the causative factor in poorer rural health. Rather, factors associated with rurality, such as
poverty and less access to health services, are causes of the rural health disadvantage. By
analysing the data for rural and remote populations, we hope to identify both the health
problems and the reasons for these problems.
moreResolved Question: Can any psychology students help with this question please?
I need to identify an ethical issue in a piece of research where one group of patients received treatment and another group didn't receive any for a chronic condition. (It doesn't actually say whether they knew which group they where in so I don't know if I could go with deception)
Is the fact that only half of the participants received treatment for their condition an ethical issue and if so is it lack of protection from harm?
Also how could this be dealt with by the researcher in this case?
Thanks xThink it's this one - http://www.jpsychores.com/article/S0022-3999(05)00190-X/abstract
I could probably use deception then I guess since it was double-blind
thank you x
moreResolved Question: Does it sound like the doctor is going to give us some bad news?
My grandmother went into the emergency room the other day with a blood pressure of 96/53 & her heart rate was at 170 & they admitted her into the hospital. Her doctor came into the room yesterday & said that they found some nodules on her thyroid & they found a place on her lung back in February that has grown 6mm since then (he said that isn't a lot, but it's showing it's behavior). They did a PET scan & they said that it didn't show that it was a malignancy, but you can't rely 100% on that. She has emphysema & chronic A-Fib & they don't want to put her through any procedure where it could collapse her lung or put any added pressure on her lungs, which is understandable. So her primary care doctor & her pulmonologist are going back & forth about how they should get a biopsy of these nodules. The doctor also said that if she did have cancer, her body would not be able to handle any treatment that she may have to go through. He also said that even if she doesn't have cancer, the chances of her surviving 5 years are slim to none.
Anyway, my Mom & I were in the hospital to visit her today & we noticed that they're not really treating her with anything. She's still taking the medicine she was taking at home, nothing else except for a thyroid medication. We also noticed that they were giving her Xanax every 4 hours on the dot & on top of the Xanax, they were giving her Tylenol with Codine. Also, she's considered a cardiac patient & they're allowing her to eat whatever she wants. They doctor said whatever she wants to eat, bring it to her. Usually cardiac patients aren't supposed to have caffine, salt, fried foods, stuff like that & they're allowing her to eat anything.
So I guess my question is, does it sound like they're trying to confirm cancer & don't want to tell us too soon? My Mom & I have both talked to the doctors and we feel like they know something that we don't know yet & it's frustrating.My uncle has had power of attorney since last year, so I don't think she could even sign the DNR. I think it would have to be him. I'm not 100% sure about that though. But I do know that he would have to be informed about it. She's not in her right mind state at all. They would never ask someone who can't think 100% for themselves to sign a DNR.
moreResolved Question: Question about VA Pain Management?
I have recently received a medical discharge from the military for chronic pain in the groin area. It was due to a hernia surgery that went wrong while in the Army. While in the service I was placed in a pain management program and was extended for 6 months of treatment after my discharge. Now my time has run out and I have to go to the VA, my first appointment was this past Monday. After explaining to the Dr. what I've been going through and that my medication I've taken for the past 2 years (oxycontin and percocet10). He says the VA has neither one of these drugs and I would have to be switched to morphine. Fine, whatever as long as it works right? Well they tell me I should receive my meds in 48 hours. After 72 I call the VA pharmacy to be told that it was never put in the system and I need to go talk to the doctor to get this resolved. If he forgot to put this in after telling me to stop taking the remainder of my last perscription can I do anything? SUE, PATIENT ADVOCATES, ETC...... Also is there a way for me to get the VA to pay for me to go back to my old doctor, this is my first experience with the VA and I'm not very happy at all. I know they suck but it's all I have considering I can't work. What should I or can I do?Your idea of paying for it would be fine if I had substantial income. I'm jobless because of this condition. My pain specialist tried several nerve blocks, ganglion impare procedures, and suggested a spinal cord stimulator which this same doctor told me to forget about.
moreVoting Question: are hypothyroidism and chronic use of corticoids related?
I would like to know if there's a chance that hypothyroidism could be due to the chronic use of corticoids.I'm a medical student, and I have a patient who has subclinic hypothyroidism, and I don't know if the fact that he has taken corticoids for over a year could have something to do with it.
Thank you.
moreResolved Question: Can I donate plasma while on prescription pain medicine?
I am a long term chronic pain patient. I take several prescribed CII pain meds. I was wondering if I could donate plasma or do the meds I am taking make that impossible. Does anyone know?
moreVoting Question: A sixty-six-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic liver failure.?
A sixty-six-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic liver failure.
* The nurse noted that the man’s skin and eye sclera were yellow.
o What is this condition called?
o Why would this patient be suffering from this condition?
* The nurse noted that the man’s abdomen was extremely swollen with fluid.
o What is this condition called?
o Why has he developed this condition?
* The patient complained that he had several unexplained bruises on his arms and legs. Why would this patient be prone to bruising?
* The man complained that he had been suffering from a chronic infections (e.g. colds). Why might this patient be having difficulty clearing infections?
moreResolved Question: BABY W/ G.E.R.D. PLZ HELP!?
My 5 month old was diagnosed with G.E.R.D. when she was 1 month old. Since she has been tried on so many different medicines and still she is in alot of pain and there is constant acid coming up into her throat that causes he to choke often and vomit. She has also been getting alot of eye infections and runny noses. The doctor keeps just switching medicines but we are all out of the types of medicines that she can take as she has been tried on so many. She doesnt eat half of the time because it hurts, in February was hospitalized for RSV for a week and her GERD was really bad then. My 4 year old has GERD as well and the same doctor kept saying he was fine, and also he had/has chronic constipation. The pediatrician always said he is just constipated and that was it. He did put him on peg lite which was not success. Finally after 4 year I took him to a hospital 3 hours away and they noticed my sons bowels do not work properly. This is the same pediatrican that is dealing with my daughter! What should I do in this case? Should I possibly contact my sons GI specialists at McMaster childrens hospital in regards to my baby? I dont think they will accept her without a referral but it takes a year to get in for new patients. Please help her,us!
moreResolved Question: Baby with GERD, how come so many meds and still in so much pain!?
My 5 month old was diagnosed with G.E.R.D. when she was 1 month old. Since she has been tried on so many different medicines and still she is in alot of pain and there is constant acid coming up into her throat that causes he to choke often and vomit. She has also been getting alot of eye infections and runny noses. The doctor keeps just switching medicines but we are all out of the types of medicines that she can take as she has been tried on so many. She doesnt eat half of the time because it hurts, in February was hospitalized for RSV for a week and her GERD was really bad then. My 4 year old has GERD as well and the same doctor kept saying he was fine, and also he had/has chronic constipation. The pediatrician always said he is just constipated and that was it. He did put him on peg lite which was not success. Finally after 4 year I took him to a hospital 3 hours away and they noticed my sons bowels do not work properly. This is the same pediatrican that is dealing with my daughter! What should I do in this case? Should I possibly contact my sons GI specialists at McMaster childrens hospital in regards to my baby? I dont think they will accept her without a referral but it takes a year to get in for new patients. Please help her,us!
moreResolved Question: chronic blood blisters?
I have some blood blisters and I am not sure how to get rid of them. I have tried to just pop them but they just come back in the same spot. I am pregnant and will be seeing the doctor next week, but was wondering if there was some information that I could find out so that I could be a more "informed patient" and then I could ask him with no confusion about what I am asking about.
moreResolved Question: please help! what is the best antidepressant for what i need?
please help i have severe depression AND anxiety. i also have chronic stomach pains that never seem to go away. i'm getting on a med tomorrow. i am looking for an SSRI. i do not want to gain weight. most antidepressants seem to slow down your metabolism. wellbutrin speeds up metabolism and i would go with that except it causes seizures in a lot of patients. what is a med that wont make me gain weight. a lot of physc meds also cause loss of libio i dont want that either. also i dont want my skin to break out. what is the best antidepressant with lowest side effects that will make u loose weight vs/ gain or do nothing at all. please helpbesides exercise asshole. i already do that.
moreVoting Question: Nursing care plan related to diarrhea?
The patient is complaining of chronic and recurrent symptoms of flatulence, pain, and diarrhea, relieved by defecation. In creating a care plan for this patient the nurse would be sure to include
a. exercise
b. stress management
c. small, frequent meals
d. increased liquids in the diet
i know it's not d. and pretty sure it's not a.
any help would be great, thxI thought it wasn't d. because that wouldn't help harden the stool, but yea I guess you're rightyes you did help, thanks a lot :)
moreResolved Question: Do you still believe conventional medicine's biggest misrepresentations?
(NaturalNews) Mainstream health care isn't based on "health" or "caring." It's actually based on an ingrained system of medical mythology that's practiced -- and defended -- by those who profit from the continuation of sickness and disease. This system of medical mythology might also simply be called "lies", and today I'm sharing with NaturalNews readers the top ten lies that are still followed and promoted under mainstream health care in America today.
Lie #1) Vaccines make you healthy
Vaccines have emerged as the greatest and most insidious mythology yet fabricated by western medicine. The idea that vaccines always protect you from infectious disease in the long term is blatantly false because this year's flu shot actually makes you more susceptible to next year's influenza (http://www.naturalnews.com/028538_s...).
On top of that, even the theoretical short-term effectiveness of vaccines is dwarfed by the far more effective protection offered by vitamin D and other immune-modulating nutrients. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027385_V...)
Lie #2) Pharmaceuticals prevent disease
The big push by Big Pharma is now focused on treating healthy people with drugs as if pharmaceuticals were nutrients that could somehow prevent disease. This is the new push with cholesterol drugs: Give 'em to everyone, whether they have high cholesterol or not!
But pharmaceuticals don't prevent disease, and medications are not vitamins. Your body has no biological need for any pharmaceuticals at all. People who believe they need pharmaceuticals have simply been the victims of "fabricated consent" engineered by Big Pharma's clever advertising and P.R. spin.
Lie #3) Doctors are experts in health
Doctors don't even study health; they study disease. Modern doctors are taught virtually nothing about nutrition, wellness or disease prevention. Expecting a doctor to guide you on health issues is sort of like expecting your accountant to pilot a jet airliner -- it's simply not something he or she has ever been trained in.
That's not to say doctors aren't intelligent people. Most of them have high Iqs. But even a genius can't teach you something they know nothing about.
Lie #4) You have no role in your own healing
Doctors, drug companies and health authorities all want you to believe that your health is determined by their interventions. If you believe them, you have virtually no role in your own health or healing -- it's all managed by their drugs, their screening, their surgeries and their interventions.
Lie #5) Disease is a matter of bad luck or bad genes
Western medicine wants you to believe in the mythology of spontaneous disease -- disease that strikes without cause. This is equivalent to saying that disease is some sort of voodoo black magic and that patients have no way to prevent disease through their own diets or lifestyle choices.
It's funny, actually: Western medicine claims to be driven by scientific, rational thinking, and yet the entire industry still fails to acknowledge that chronic disease always has a causeand that most of the time, that cause has everything to do with nutritional deficiencies, exposure to toxic chemicals and a lack of exercise.
Disease is almost never a matter of bad luck or bad genes.
Lie #6) Screening equals prevention
Western medicine doesn't believe in disease prevention. Rather, the industry believes in screening while calling it prevention. But screening isn't prevention by even the wildest stretch of the imagination. In fact, virtually all the popular screening methodologies actuallypromote diseases.
Mammography, for example, emits so much radiation that it causes breast cancer in tens of thousands of women each year (http://www.naturalnews.com/027558_m...). Imaging dyes used in radiological scans can cause horrific side effects, and psychiatric "disorder" screening is little more than a thinly-disguised patient recruitment scheme disguised as medicine.
Real prevention of disease must involve disease prevention through nutrition, patient education about the causes of disease and lifelong changes in eating habits. Yet western medicine teaches absolutely none of these things. Heck, it doesn't even believe in such ideas.
Lie #7) Health insurance will keep you healthy
This is a favorite lie of those who recently pushed for the Big Pharma-sponsored health care reform that has swept across America. The lie supposes that merely having health insurance will provide some sort of magical protection against disease. But in reality, health insurance doesn't make you healthy! It is only YOU and your choices about foods, exposures to toxic chemicals, pursuit of exercise and time in nature that can make you healthy.
Health insurance is, in effect, a wager that you will get sick. How does gambling on your sickness provide any protection edit: a logical fallacy is attacking the person, not the argument, so you'll have to do better than slander Mike Adams.
Vaccination is only a theory. It's not fact. It is thought to work in a certain way that has not actually been proven by anybody. Improvement in public sanitation has eradicated smallpox. Polio has been linked to DDT poisoning. The polio cases now occurring, and they are, are caused by the vaccine."Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence" - Albert Einstein
moreVoting Question: Link between Wet hair/ Chronic Bronchitis/ Tonsils/ Recurring colds?
I have a long history of always getting sick when I sleep with my hair remotely wet.
The worst, was one time when I was 12, I had gone swimming with my cousins, didn't have a private place to change into dry clothes, no towels, so I slipped a long tee shirt over my wet bathing suit. It was getting late, so we drove off. The air was cool, and I fell asleep. Someone opened the window and left it open for the half-hour ride home. When I stepped out of the car, I couldn't talk, and I got really sick. The doctor told me I had Chronic Bronchitis due to Streptococcus. I thought I was going to get Pneumonia, seriously! Now, I do understand that Bronchitis and Pneumonia are caused by bacteria, but are they always caused by bacteria? How is chilling of the body, especially the head related to immunosuppression? I've done research and found NOTHING.
When I was in middle school, I had a stupid habit of sleeping with my hair wet, and I mean straight out of the shower wet. It had something to do with my hair being curly and feeling more manageable when wet... whatever, it was a stupid idea because with every time I did that, I would get sicker. Keep in mind, that I wasn't already sick when I did this, so it's not like it was only making a preexisting cold worse. Eventually, I had to stop because I would get really sick anytime I did this, even if it was warm weather. So I would go to sleep just fine, with my hair wet, and wake up with shortness of breath, chest and
upper back pain when inhaling, plugged nose (with no mucus), and as if I had a thick mucous deep down my throat that wouldn't let me breathe efficiently. The worst symptom, and the reason why I stopped was that I felt a peculiar headache-like pain in the the occipital section (lower back of my head), followed by tonsillitis, pain and difficulty swallowing, and sometimes even earaches a day later. Now, each time I did this wasn't one time after another, so it wasn't like the same bacterial infection just getting worse. I do have a LONG history of really bad earaches (ear infections since I was an infant) and I know it's linked to my tonsils. My tonsils are in SUCH bad shape. I never got them taken out, although doctors tried several time to talk me into it when I was younger. I guess I never got around to it??
My tonsils look TORN. They're asymmetrical and have missing pieces with craters. Sometimes, I get tonsil stones too. Nasty things. The back of my throat ALWAYS has bright pink bumps. I'm a first semester student nurse, and I can't seem to find the link between all these. I don't know if I'm being paranoid, but one of my patients recently passed away... and it all started out with neck cancer. I don't know what the heck I should do, whether I should get my tonsils taken out because they seem to be a host for bacteria, instead of a protection against it. I get Strep throat during the winter almost every year, my tonsils get really nasty with exudate, and my Dr. warned that this bacteria is usually recurrent this way. Yes, I do get antibiotics for it, and I do finish the treatment. If I get my tonsils taken out, I don't want to get a stupid infection in the incision site or have trouble healing though. I'm kind of scared to do so.
Does Chronic Bronchitis imply that it is ONLY caused by infectious microbiota? Is it always present? I guess it's hard to understand when I've always had it. PLEASE HELPPP.
moreResolved Question: i can talk about smoking weed confidentially with a doctor, right?
Ok, so have a chronic eye condition that comes and goes randomly and sometimes when I smoke, the problem gets worse. So anyway, I am going to see an eye doctor tomorrow and I want to know if what I say about smoking weed is protected by doctor patient confidentiality. If you know, that would be great. Thanks!
moreResolved Question: Aneima question! 1st correct answer gets 10 pts!?
List three blood tests that might be ordered if anemia is suspected. A patient complains of no energy, a chronic sore throat, a low-grade fever, and is tired and achy. His doctor notes an enlarged spleen upon examination. What diagnosis would you expect and what definitive test would you request?
moreVoting Question: Why does my left leg and foot keep going numb?
I'm not overweight, I have lost 15lbs in the last month or so but I have very high intercranial pressure. It has caused my optic nerves to swell and only a few weeks ago my left knee, heel, and toes have started going numb. Only my left! I don't understand what's going on... Ok, I shouldn't say numb. It's that tingly feeling but I can't feel anything accept the tingling. I'm concerned that it could have something to do with my intercranial pressure. I would make an appointment with a doc but we live on base and military docs hear what you have to say then tell you there is nothing wrong. It took them months until they started hearing me about my chronic headaches then found the pressure or around my brain. They care more about going home that helping the patient. Anyone have any answers?I am not yet diabetic but it runs in my family. My dad was just diagnosed with it a few years ago and is already on a pump. I am not that overweight. I weigh what I weighed in high school but I never had any problems there... I can still see my feet... and my legs for that matter. I just have a big belly from having two kids in two years... and my daughter is about to be 2 so it's been a while
moreResolved Question: Proper use of the word 'offer' and 'offers'?
Here is a sentence....
Chronic pain and its management offers significant opportunities for pharmacists to assist patients in their care and improve their quality of life.
When this is typed into a word document the program suggests that 'offers' is not grammatically correct and suggest using the word 'offer'.
Can anyone tell my why? Is Word correct in suggesting that this should be changed to 'offers'?
Is it just the difference between US and British English, as per the discussion already had here on this site regarding the word 'toward' & 'towards'
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoQeicAByKiyAJokKmfnAQgjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20061108190242AAjzlj0
moreResolved Question: What exactly is the point of BUPA?
A brief glance through their premier policy left me fairly unimpressed. The things NOT covered by them are:
•Ageing, menopause and puberty
•AIDS / HIV‡
•Allergies or allergic disorders
•Birth control, conception, sexual problems and sex changes‡
•Chronic conditions‡
•Complications from excluded or restricted conditions / treatment
•Convalescence, rehabilitation and general nursing care‡
•Cosmetic, reconstructive or weight loss treatment‡
•Deafness
•Dental / oral treatment (such as fillings, gum disease, jaw shrinkage etc)
•Dialysis‡
•Drugs and dressings for out-patient or take-home use‡
•Experimental drugs and treatment‡
•Treatment to correct eyesight (eg long or short sight)‡
•HRT and bone densitometry‡
•Learning difficulties, behavioural and developmental problems
•Overseas treatment and repatriation
•Physical aids and devices‡
•Pre-existing or special conditions
•Pregnancy and childbirth‡
•Screening and preventive treatment
•Sleep problems and disorders
•Speech disorders‡
•Temporary relief of symptoms‡
•Unrecognised providers or facilities
... so what are they good for if not to assist you with previous conditions, current conditions, or possible future conditions? They better make one hell of a cup of tea for £84 a month.
moreVoting Question: If a patient has chronic hepatitis, what is most likely hepatitis that he/she has had?
moreResolved Question: I just wanted to share this with you....have a honey life...:).?
Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will
do what some call turning to sugar. In reality honey is always honey.
However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what
I rather call "crystallizing". When this happens I loosen the lid, boil
some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, off the heat and
let it liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was.
Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in
the honey.
Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around.
Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:
It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases.
Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of
today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all
kinds of diseases.
Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the
right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.
Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17
January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured
by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:
HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of
jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the
cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.
Also, those who have already had an attack, if they do this process
daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the
above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat.
In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients
successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose
their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the
arteries and veins.
ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot
water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon
powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a
recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found
that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one
tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they
found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73
patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the
patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started
walking without pain.
BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a
glass of lukewarm water and drink it.
It destroys the germs in the bladder.
CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16
ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the
level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.
As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any
chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the
said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of
cholesterol.
COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon
lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This
process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.
UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears
stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if
Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and
protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found
that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of
Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral
diseases.
INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food
relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ' Ingredient'
which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the
ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder,
and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to
four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life
spans also increase and even a 100 year old,
starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons
moreResolved Question: Do you see your primary medical doctor all the time or his physician assistant?
I am mentioning this because I care and people should be made aware. While the majority of PAs are perfectly capable, just use common sense and realise that you, as the patient, should always ask questions and even get a 2nd opinion.
I see the PA for sinus problems, things like that but I make an appt with my PMD for anything else. A lot of our patients in our office have never seen their PMD. They only see the PA. That is scary to me. Two examples below:
I just took my friend to an Ambulatory Surgery Center for a procedure for a kidney stone where they put you to sleep and pulverize the stones with sonic waves. She went for prior blood tests and the wonderful bowel cleansing had to be done the night before. She got there and the urologist looked at the x-ray and said "this is not a kidney stone, it's a shadow" and sent her home. The PA at her PMDs office diagnosed it - this girl has chronic kidney stones and has had them before - so the PA saw the shadow and said "kidney stone". Scary.
Another friend went to her regular dr and ended up seeing the PA who referred her to a neurosurgeon for her neck. This girl has numerous serious problems and her shoulder and arm were very painful, numb, etc. She had and MRI and x-rays done. She sat for 4 hrs and ended up seeing the neuro surgeon's PA who told her she saw nothing serious on the x-rays and that HER neck was 100 xs worse than my friends. She gave her a script for physical therapy for 6 weeks and told her to come back and see another dr in the practice after that. My friend called her regular dr who said his PA should never have referred her to that dr. He got her an appt with someone else, put her in a cervical collar until then and said under no circumstances go to PT as they could do serious damage as she has 3 ruptured discs all pressing on the spinal column. The neurosurgeon did call her himself and apologize for the wait that day and told her the same thing. She said "well that is not what your PA told me" and he just apologized for that also.
Scary, scary, scary. Also, if you see the PA - why do you have to pay a full copay? You aren't seeing the real doctor.
You, as the patient, have the right to question your doctor on anything. Don't let anyone pressure you into something you are not sure of. Seek a second opinion. That is your right. While most PAs are very knowledgeable, they ARE NOT doctors and their findings should be reviewed with the doctor prior to making any surgical decisions, etc.I did have this in the medical section with no response other than an idiot answer, probably from one of the PAs I was talking about. ha
moreResolved Question: Should I see my ex-girlfriend again for the first time in years?
I dated this girl during most of our junior year in high school. Before the start of senior year her family moved 3000 miles away so we had to break up. Neither one of us wanted to. But since then I've completely lost touch with her. Now, 5 years later, she is coming back to town for her sister's wedding and she wants to see me.
The problem is, since high school I've developed chronic illness, my hair fell out, and due to a car accident I've got a limp & scars. I'm still thin & in decent shape, but I have no energy, I'm always sick as hell, and now with scars and no hair I'm downright ugly.
In my professional life I'm the lead design engineer of an electronics company and I've made a lot of money for a guy my age. However, I've got high medical bills and I'm supporting a lot of family members. Plus business has been slow with this economy. So right now I'm getting by okay financially, but I'm not doing that great. I live alone in an old house and drive an old car that I have to keep fixing with my cheap tools (can't afford better right now).
Meanwhile, she's as happy and confident as ever. And she's even prettier than when I knew her. She's healthy and has tons of energy. She scuba dives, rock climbs, and is learning to fly a plane. She's a nurse and she'd doing surgical training. She's also engaged to a resident md, who seems like a pretty successful guy. They're talking about going overseas to save lives in 3rd world countries.
I'm agonizing about whether I should see her, with my life falling apart and hers so great. She was a sweet girl when I was with her, and we used to get along great. But I don't want her pity. I'm concerned that she'll look at me like one of her sick, frail patients instead of her old boyfriend. She'll compare me to her athletic doctor fiance and unconsciously think about how great he is compared to me.
Should I see her, or should I tell her I won't be in town? There's some risk in lying because her sister lives really close, so she might come by anyway. Plus I'd really hate to have to lie to her. I want to see her, but I don't want to see her like this.
moreVoting Question: how to take care of a blood cancer patient?
hai my girl friend is having blood cancer(chronic leukemia) and she had undergone 3 surgeries so far. We both are far away in different places, we are contacting only by phone, i use to visit her once in a month. we both miss each other, in this situation in what way i can take care of her which will make her feel comfortable. How to create a hope within her.
im ready to marry her but im not in a situation to marry , i had not settled enough so far.
Her dad is taking care of her medical expenses.
anyone provide some feedback which may be helpful for us.
moreResolved Question: Any ideas for a title for a college research paper?
I am researching the effects of prescription drug abuse on pain management programs in the United States. The possible conclusion to my paper indicates that the stigma of drug addiction prevents chronic pain patients from utilizing proper resources (like a controlled program, other treatment options) thus putting them at risk for developing an addiction (whether it is alcohol/analgesic/narcotic dependency). I need to conduct more research but I need to submit a paper proposal.... and I need a title! Suggestions would be appreciated.
moreResolved Question: Can I be sent home (without pay) because of a prescription?
I cracked a tooth over the weekend and was in a lot of pain. I couldn't get to the dentist right away so my doctor prescribed me Vicodin. I was told not to drive home from the office because he gave me a rather large dose on the spot to "get ahead of the pain" but was told that once I was on my normal dose that Vicodin affected people differently and what I would be capable of was largely subjective. I don't feel impaired in any way when I take it and I'm actually only taking 1/2 a pill when the pain gets really bad now. My problem is this: My boss is a nurse who has decided that if I come to work on Vicodin that I'm "intoxicated" and will send me home because of it. I do work at a hospital but I'm not in patient care, I sit at a desk and answer phones and perform various other simple tasks. If there is any effect from the Vicodin it's not sufficient to impact my job performance in any way. Can my boss legally do this? People with chronic conditions that require pain killers must come to work somewhere right? Can my boss really make me choose between pain and employment or might I be able to say the magic words (discrimination?) and get HR to over-ride her decision?It's probably noteworthy that I live in California, since I know a lot of this stuff varies from state to state.I guess that answers my question, thanks. As for the poster who thinks I'm some kind of junkie, my tooth is cracked in half and I don't have insurance. The root is exposed and the gum around it is infected and swollen and I can't afford to have it fixed until Tuesday. I'm in constant pain because of these things and OTC meds do nothing. You, sir, are a jackass who needs to stop judging people when you don't know the whole situation. To the rest of you, thanks for the help and information. It's not the answer I was hoping for but the right answer can't always be the one you want :)
moreResolved Question: I'm pregnant and have an appointment with a new Doctor?
This is my first pregnancy and I don't have a family Doctor in my city. I had one back when I lived in a different province but not here. So now I've had to search for a family Doctor and for some reason it was painfully difficult. I had about 10-15 places I called saying they weren't accepting new patients even though they were in the section online for accepting new patients. I got a little anxious because I will be due for my first appointment fairly soon. So FINALLY I got a doctor who is accepting new patients accept I have NO idea if this Doctor is even the right kind of Doctor I'm looking for? I'm sure it's fine but.... this is her Specialty: General practice - treats acute and chronic illnesses, provides preventive care and health education, do minor surgery and/or obstetrics. (will this Doctor be suitable for me??? I'm so confused!!!)
moreResolved Question: Why is wanting to commit suicide not considered normal?
I suppose its because of the supposed survival instinct living creatures have, but think of it this way; if something gets really tough, and painful or miserable, is it not natural to want to eliminate or end that pain? Is it not also true that the path of least resistance is also the most desireable path for a human to take? 9.99/10 times suicide is the easiest and often quickest solution ot a problem and in many cases the only TRUE solution to one (chronic depression can never be cured in many cases). So why is it people and doctors and the damn law think its not normal? Just because some chemical imbalances? how do they know they arent normal either based on your situation of hardship? Im really curious as to why doctors feel this isnt normal and why they feel obligated to unjustly prevent a person form having soverignty over his or her body and choosing to themselves at will (im not talking about euthanasia but regular suicide)?
After all its my body (im an atheist BTW) why cant i do what i want as hit as long as im not PHYSICALLY hurting someone else. Patients have the right to refuse treatment for other illnesses, why not suicidalness?
moreResolved Question: Gods desiples will suffer this much?
Few years ago in my dream God appear to me, and said you are my Benjamin I pleased in you ,Even though my name is not Benjamin,then I search the meaning of Benjamin from the bible and other books,one of the meaning is Woolf . I don't know why God given me this name . from the next day I arranged my life according to Bible the word of God.more than a year after this crises started I lost every thing I have, I am a big debtor now the banks and and credit cards hunting me, remain things is me for our life only(wife and 2 kids).the things are going wrest for us day by day. I tell my testimony in my local church some people speaking with mercy fully,many mocking many not speaking.
now I become a chronic depression patient.this sickness is trying to kill me ,I am losing my faith......energy.......and hope...who will help me my family.
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