Pd Advocate

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  1. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hi all, a elderly PD patient goes to ER for a trip and fall on a wednesday everything is fine, thursday 1 hour hip surgery went great, gets demerol in the PACU, becomes confused, late thursday, friday...

  2. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    LTC this is why I mentioned to take a "Less is More" approach t sedation in your PD and Elderly Folks The Role of Sedative and Analgesic Medications Psychoactive medications are the leading iatrogenic...

  3. Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC): FAQ

    Pd Advocate replied to sirI's topic in Legal

    Great info very informative, thank

  4. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    Yer Welcome LTC and I take it most of your pd patients are elderly please remember the half time of the drugs you give, the dosage, an adult dose is way to much for elderly, think of them as infants,...

  5. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank You Esme and God Bless you for your efforts on your patients behalf, I can't help but chuckle on your comment you hand them the syringe, a very admirable approach to what sounds like a self...

  6. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    I also mentioned the drug alert system check this out............. Drug safety alert generation and overriding in a large Dutch university medical centre. van der Sijs H, Mulder A, van Gelder T, Aarts...

  7. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    That is so true and did you also know that patients who do not have PD, develop PD symptoms when taking Haldol. A nurse told me Haldol will make a insane person sane and a sane person

  8. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank You Tyvin, thats great info and I am glad to see you are caring and concerned for your patients well being, a 20 year RN told me this (bless her soul) " I don't care what the doctor says or...

  9. Parkinsons and Haldol

    Pd Advocate replied to Pd Advocate's topic in Patient Medications

    You are welcome, I have lots of info to post and hopefully we can discuss, this at greater