We should all care when patients get too many Z-paks
Many people seem to believe that the Z-pak possesses magical qualities. Patients come in requesting it for the common cold, because it worked for them in the past. Not only do many believe it cures the common cold, but they think it can treat any infection. Have a urinary tract infection? Just ask your doctor to prescribe a Z-pak! Sniffles got you under the weather? Do the same!
Anyone who believes these myths is setting themselves up for bigger problems down the road. A common cold is caused by a virus, typically a rhinovirus, that is not treated with antibiotics. In fact, antibiotics have no powers over any viruses, myth...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/linda-girgis" rel="tag" > Linda Girgis, MD < /a > Tags: Meds Infectious Disease Medications Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Care, Acceptance, Recognition, Change, and Life
In order to care effectively for a person living with dementia you must accept the way things are; and then, introduce change into your life.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomDementia patients find it difficult, sometimes impossible, to make decisions. When they say NO they are trying to tell you they can't decide.The word "NO" is one of the most frequently used word in the Alzheimer's World dictionary.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and Dementia Alzheimer's Communication Tip, No More Blah Blah BlahAs I began to write here in the Alzheimer's Reading Room in 2009,I was forced to think about my own car...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 2, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care Alzheimer's Dementia dementia care dementia help for caregivers help alzheimer's help with dementia care memory care Source Type: blogs
How to Reduce the Stress of Alzheimer's
I came to accept Alzheimer's disease for what it is--an illness that will not go away.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomI slowly learned how to take control of each situation - one at a time.The technique -- labeling your feelings and thendiffusing stress by taking a few deep breaths really helps.Breath in your nose and out your mouth slowing. Deep breaths. You will feel the stress coming out of your neck.Learn About the Difference Between Alzheimer's and DementiaLearning how to reduce stress quickly is an important, integral, part of effective Alzheimer's caregiving. Reducing stress quickly allows you to communicate m...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 2, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer caregiver stress Alzheimer's How to Reduce Stress alzheimer's symptoms care of dementia patients health help alzheimer's memory loss stress alzheimer stress dementia Source Type: blogs
Can Constipation Kill a Person with Alzheimer ’s Dementia?
When constipation occurs in people with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia it can become dangerous and life threatening.By Rita JablonskiAlzheimer's Reading RoomConstipation is an uncomfortable annoyance for most people.Early in my nurse practitioner career, I practiced in internal medicine. I was asked to see an elderly patient with dementia because she had "diarrhea."Her breath smelled like poop. She had vomited before coming to the office.I was shocked to feel a hard, almost rock-like, abdomen. My exam revealed a constant trickle of watery poop. This was not diarrhea.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s an...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 27, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer constipation alzheimer's Alzheimer's family alzheimers care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients dementia constipation help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
Managing Dementia in Acute and Long Term Care Settings (Webinar)
People with dementia demonstrate challenging behaviors when hospitalized; these behaviors are their way of communicating.The goal for this segment is to improve the hospital experience for people with dementia.We will discuss basic ways to decode the messages. We will also provide non-drug strategies that nurses and family members can use to manage the behaviors.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:Watch Managing Dementia in Acute and Long Term Care Settings (Webinar)Contact Rita Jablonski, PhD, CRNP, FGSA, FAANTo receive CEU credits for this event (available before, during, and after the live broadcast) please v...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 16, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: acute care Alzheimer's family careofdementiapatients help alheimer's help with dementia care hospital dementia long term care nurses nursing care Source Type: blogs
Do Persons Living with Dementia Feel Abandoned?
When I left Dotty alone she quickly became scared, confused, anxious, and I soon learned she feared that I was going to abandon her.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomDoes you Alzheimer's patient get angry, act mean, and start accusing you of things that just were not true?Any of these?Topic -How to talk and communicate with dementia patientsDo you leave your patient alone while you go to work? Are they angry or difficult to deal with when you come home?Do you sometimes go out for 15 minutes or an hour or so and leave your Alzheimer's patientalone? When you return, or shortly after you return are theymean, or diffi...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 11, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimers communication care of dementia patients caregiver dementia care dementia help for caregivers health help with dementia care memory care facility smile Source Type: blogs
Do Dementia Patients Feel Abandoned?
When I left Dotty alone she quickly became scared, confused, anxious, and I soon learned she feared that I was going to abandon her.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomDoes you Alzheimer's patient get angry, act mean, and start accusing you of things that just were not true?Any of these?Topic -How to talk and communicate with dementia patientsDo you leave your patient alone while you go to work? Are they angry or difficult to deal with when you come home?Do you sometimes go out for 15 minutes or an hour or so and leave your Alzheimer's patientalone? When you return, or shortly after you return are theymean, or diffi...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 11, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimers communication care of dementia patients caregiver dementia care dementia help for caregivers health help with dementia care memory care facility smile Source Type: blogs
7 Ways to Cope with Dementia Patient Who are Aggressive, Angry or Mean
Studies indicate that agitation or aggression is seen in up to 80 percent of Alzheimer's patients.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomI think about Alzheimer's, dementia, agitation, and meanness all the time. Why?Agitation or aggression can lead to an Alzheimer's patient being placed in a nursing home, or a memory care facility.6 reasons why you might have to put someone with dementia in a memory care facilityHere are 7 ways to decrease, manage, and cope with difficult behaviors on the part of Alzheimer's and dementia patients.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join Now1. Frequent Urinary Tra...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 8, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers aggressive anger alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving caring for someone with dementia at home help with dementia how to care how to deal with dementia patients memory care facility Source Type: blogs
4 Important Lessons I Learned About Alzheimer's Caregiving
I learned that people living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia are not the enemy, they are our loved one's.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomMy name is Bob DeMarco. I am an Alzheimer's caregiver.I took care of my mother for 8 and a half years -3,112 days - until the day she went to Heaven on May 25, 2012. If you are a caregiver, I know how you feel.I understand how you might be feeling each day. I understand because I lived it myself.Topic -What to do when dementia patient gets agitatedContinue Reading orListen to the PodcastSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:As it turned out for us it was a long and ar...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 4, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care alzheimer's caregiving Alzheimer's Communication Alzheimer's Dementia dementia care help alzheimer's Source Type: blogs
Can Aspirin Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?
A regimen of low-dose aspirin may reduce plaques in the brain, which will reduce Alzheimer's disease pathology and protect memory, according to neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomBuilding on previous studies demonstrating a link between aspirin and reduced risk and prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, researchers were able to show that aspirin decreases amyloid plaque pathology in the brain.Note to readers. I put this up because I started taking one quarter of an aspirin daily about 25 years ago. You might want to consider this and the findings of this research study.Wha...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 3, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer Alzheimers Prevention alzheimers research alzheimers risk alzheimers treatment aspirin brain health memory Source Type: blogs
6 Questions You Need to Ask About Surgery, Anesthesia and Dementia
This article -3 Things Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia - should be helpful in helping you ask the right questions and how to formulate those question. You might want to print the article and have it in hand if surgery is on the horizon.Does Anesthesia Cause Dementia or Memory Loss in the Elderly?Related ContentTest Your Memory for Alzheimer'sUrinary Tract Infections Can Hasten Memory Loss in Alzheimer's PatientsCan An Undetected Urinary Tract Infection Can Kill an Alzheimer's PatientCan you die from Alzheimer's disease?Learn More from Our Knowledge Base Topics PagesAlzheimers Dementia SymptomsCare of Dementia Patient...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - June 22, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's and anesthesia Alzheimers Dementia anesthesia dementia family health memory surgery anesthesia Source Type: blogs
Fighting Hubris in Medicine
By ANISH KOKA
The weekend started with a tweet about an elderly man with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is an arrhythmia of the heart that predisposes those who suffer with it to strokes. The strokes are a result of clots being thrown from the heart into the brain. The typical treatment for this condition in those deemed high enough risk is to thin the blood to help prevent these clots from forming, and thus reducing the risk of stroke.
101 year old with a history of a stroke stops his Pradaxa. Only other history hypertension. https://t.co/Ai5z519rcX
— Anish Koka (@anish_koka) June 3, 2018
The pro...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: anish_koka Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Dying from Dementia, Suffering Often Unnecessary
This discussion and research on Dying with Dementia and the unnecessary care that often accompanies the late stages of dementia is worth discussing and considering.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomThis topic is often overlooked and avoided until it is too late.I believe these issues should be considered, and when possible,discussed in support groups. This information is worth sharing and discussing with family members.Learn More -Coping with Alzheimer'sSince individuals with advanceddementia cannot report their symptoms, these symptoms often are untreated, leaving them vulnerable to pain, difficulty breathing and various other co...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - June 6, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's Dementia assisted living and memory care facility care homes for elderly with dementia care of dementia patients care of dementia patients at home dementia care elderly dementia care Source Type: blogs
7 Surprising Benefits of Drinking Water on Empty Stomach You Probably Didn ’t Know
Conclusion
So now you know the benefits of drinking water on empty stomach. Just incorporate a glass of warm or hot water in your schedule after your wake up and see all the health benefits it will bring to your life.You've read 7 Surprising Benefits of Drinking Water on Empty Stomach You Probably Didn’t Know, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you've enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. (Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement)
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alfaa UV Tags: featured health and fitness Benefits of Drinking Water health benefits of water water and health Source Type: blogs
Vitamin B12 Deficiency and dementia
The Framingham Offspring Study found that Vitamin B12 Deficiency is a big problem. How bad? As many as forty percent of the population might be at risk of a vitamin B12 deficiency.by Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomI wrote the following,I Cured My Neighbors' Alzheimer's, andexplained how my neighbor was cured of his Alzheimer's like symptoms with a series of Vitamin B 12 shots.His dementia like symptoms were being cause by a Vitamin B12 deficiency -- a low blood level of vitamin B12.The odds that an older person is suffering from a Vitamin B12 deficiency is quite high. This happens because as we age our bodies lose the ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - May 28, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care Alzheimer's Dementia B12 Deficiency b12 deficiency dementia dementia care dementia help for caregivers help alzheimer's memory care facility nursing home Source Type: blogs
