Palliative Care in Assisted Living
Mrs. M is a 92-year-old woman residing in an assisted living community. Her medical history includes hypertension, gout, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, and melanoma with invasion into the parotid gland; she has had removal of a lesion and a parotidectomy with nerve involvement impacting the 7th cranial nerve. Her medications include oral levothyroxine, 100 μg daily; oral vitamin D, 1,000 units daily; oral probenecid 500/colchicine, 0.5 mg daily; oral lisinopril, 5 mg daily; oral furosemide, 20 mg daily; oral duloxetine, 60 mg for depression; oral carvedilol, 6.25 mg twice a day; oral aspirin, 81 mg d...
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 29, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Paige Hector Tags: Interdisciplinary Team Case Studies Source Type: news
SIEA Flap for a Total Parotidectomy Defect SIEA Flap for a Total Parotidectomy Defect
Is this reconstructive technique a safe and effective option for volume replacement after parotidectomy?ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 14, 2018 Category: Surgery Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Less Facial Paralysis Seen With Facial Nerve Monitoring During ParotidectomyLess Facial Paralysis Seen With Facial Nerve Monitoring During Parotidectomy
Intraoperative facial nerve monitoring is associated with reduced postoperative facial paralysis after primary parotid surgery, researchers from Germany report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Few Long-Lasting Complications in Pediatric ParotidectomyFew Long-Lasting Complications in Pediatric Parotidectomy
Although transient postoperative facial nerve paresis is common in children undergoing parotidectomy, the procedure is generally safe, according to Illinois-based researchers. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 8, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
