are the following meds contraindicated for a patient who is being dialyzed 3x/week? 1. TUMS every 4 hours prn? 2. Kaopectate 30 cc prn, not to exceed 5 doses in 24 hours? for dietary restrictions, is...
where can i find info regarding meds and drugs for pain management, or some kind of a "comparative info" ,for example: 1)for narcs, which are the mildest to the strongest, which is appropriate for...
MY doctor told me that fish oils will not really lower my triglycerides but it will help (at least to a certain degree ) Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated. There are tons of different...
Why is it that I always read or hear that one can be called in to court for a lawsuit because of negligence/malpractice,etc that has happened like 2 or 3 years ago? Why that long? Is it because this...
I just happened to mention this to 2 co-workers the other day, and this "suing" thing came up (from both of them). So, it just got me thinking. But, I wasn't really planning on suing them, like what i...
Last year (Feb 2003), i was misdiagnosed to have Hep C. A week after, I had the test repeated 2 times in a different hospital and it came out negative. Someone told me that i should have sued the...
game over replied to game over's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Thanks Cammie for your reply. I did document the incident in the resident's chart, informed the MD and the next of kin, received orders for temporarily downgrading the diet until swallowing eval is...