I need to make a nursing careplan for an 80 year old patient who has undiagnosed abdominal pain. What are some nursing focuses, actions and rationales that I can put in my careplan?
Focus on any distention, I&O, diet, BM’s. Actions would be palpate the abdomen, listen for bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants v/s [...]

Why did Mesothelioma take the shape of deadly cancer in the twentieth century? It can be traced from the ancient times during the Greek-Roman civilization that Mesothelioma had a connection with the mineral asbestos but during the Second World War the disease took a wilder shape.
Heavy use of asbestos
It has already been proved by the [...]

Many men, especially those later in life have made the decision with their doctors to simply watch and wait. About 80 percent of men who reach the age of 80 have prostate cancer. It’s deadly but can be cured if it’s caught early enough.
Like other cancers, the cause of prostate cancer is not known; it [...]

Over 6 million people suffer from fibromialgia today. It’s an invisible, but very real condition. There are several symptoms of fibromialgia (fibro for short).
One of the main symptoms of fibromialgia is tender points. People with fibromialgia will have certain points, where, when pushed on gently, cause severe pain.
Another main symptom of fibromialgia is [...]

Hunching, bending, and slouching are just a couple of bad habits we have acquired over the years. Usually begin in childhood and follow us into adulthood, where the problems tend to arise. Unfortunately, many of us are unaware of these bad habits, which makes most of us likely candidates for back pain. You do not [...]

Hunching, bending, and slouching are just a couple of bad habits we have acquired over the years. Usually begin in childhood and follow us into adulthood, where the problems tend to arise. Unfortunately, many of us are unaware of these bad habits, which makes most of us likely candidates for back pain. You do not [...]

Hunching, bending, and slouching are just a couple of bad habits we have acquired over the years. Usually begin in childhood and follow us into adulthood, where the problems tend to arise. Unfortunately, many of us are unaware of these bad habits, which makes most of us likely candidates for back pain. You do not [...]

I have severe abdominal pain when urinating. It has been happening for about a week. I also started having throbbing pain in the lower left side of my back. I don’t have any burning with urination so i am lost. Please help!!
Could be a kidney infection. Burning with urination happens only with LOWER UTI but [...]

Stomach aches, cramping, sharp abdominal pain; these are the cause of most visits to see the doctor in children. Depending on the age of the child, it is difficult for either parent or physician to discover the main cause. Sometimes, in the case of an emergency, the pain requires attention as soon as [...]

I’m having alot of pain in the upper right abdominal area, it starts out really subtle and then over a few seconds flares up to make me almost buckle over it stays constant at gut wrenching pain for about 10 – 30 seconds and then fades away as quickly as it started. it usually [...]