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8016255 tn?1396293364 s probably common in the US that autopsies are not performed on elderly or chronically ill individuals whose exact cause of death is not known but who obviously died of natural causes. The cause of death can be labeled as something like, "cardiopulmonary arrest" (which does not mean a heart attack; it simply means that the heart and lungs stopped). I believe this may be done in situations in which there does not seem to be any legal or medical need for an autopsy.
Avatar f tn I'm living it right now and to be honest, I am aware of 5 to 7 steps or stages of the grief process, but they don't matter, because you survive one day at a time ....baby steps, and not time frame, since everyone heals at their own pace. It's been 2 years for me and I do feel better, but I am not yet completely healed...it takes a long time.
1000946 tn?1253807847 I am so tired of reading that copd is a "death sentence". I was just reading the Respiratory board and thats all I see on there, why is this? Am I not scared enough? I know there is no cure like someone who has MS, but can't we live a normal long life? Im only 41 and my youngest is 9 months and with reading all of this Im now beginning to panic. My own nurse just told me over the phone like this illness was no big deal.........
Avatar f tn Risperidone can help some people with dementia who have symptoms such as aggression and agitation (getting upset easily). But elderly people who take this drug for dementia have an increased risk of having a stroke. Risperidone is no longer considered a safe treatment for elderly people. What is it? Risperidone is an antipsychotic drug. It is normally used to treat people with serious mental health problems like schizophrenia.
1831849 tn?1383228392 well, that sort of answers part of the questions of Gilenya. I'll stay tuned for the PML connection. Thanks for finding this one, Alex. That hadn't come through my email, yet.
Avatar f tn Stage 1 is considered a small amount of fibrosis. Stages 2 and 3 is considered a greater amount of fibrosis or scarring meaning the disease has progressed. The more fibrosis the harder it is on the liver to carry out it's functions. As the damage progresses further, many scars can form together, which can lead to stage 4, or cirrhosis.
Avatar f tn Although I have worked with doctors and nutrition and am elderly myself, you need to have your doctor schedule a visit with a nutritionist that specializes in elder care. Not eating is a big problem with the elderly and lack of nutrients leads to illness an even death in some cases.
Avatar f tn Sometimes an enlargement causes heart failure. In the advanced stages , failure has symptoms of varying degrees. Some people are incapacitated and find it hard to move around, but others can get by ok.
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Avatar m tn Untreated the heart will enlarge and EF will continue to decrease and the outcome is cardiac arrest (arrhythmia). There are stages of heart failure and the final stage is shortness of breath, unstable angina (chest pain without exertion), and may be bedridden with an oxygen supply. One cannot predict an individuals' longivity. I was written off 6 years ago, and feel well today. Hide the aspirin pills!
Avatar m tn Thanks, everyone. Here's how I am going to solve this: My character is found at the base of a steep rock incline that they think she might have been climbing. Because my character, a 54-year-old, has no bruises, scratches, broken bones or any other sign of falling, they are going to conclude that she 'probably' had a heart attack and may not yet have attempted to climb the rock face. That gives my living character enough to go on for his next move.
Avatar f tn I am so very sorry about your little dog's passing. I obviously can't tell you what the cause of his death was. Only a necropsy (autopsy) could determine that. I am making an educated guess however, as when you said he had belly contractions, this reminded me of my own dear dog who passed from hemangiosarcoma. She had a massive internal bleed in her last few hours, and kept contracting her belly muscles. I know this was an instinct to try to get something out of her insides.
Avatar f tn People think that since Medicare covers medical services for people over 65, it also pays for nursing home care for elderly people. Medicaid is thought of as a poverty program that provides medical coverage to poor families. But Medicaid is the program that provides long-term care to the elderly and disabled, which accounts for 31 percent of the program's $400 billion annual federal and state spending. Most of the nation's 1.
7052683 tn?1392938795 I Chose Rustic Hollow -I of course will leave them a monetary donation upon my death to take care of my baby. Mia has No Teeth due to Stomatitis so she needs a place that the is segregated from the tigers. You do not have to use them, but YOU DO have to use someone. Friend, neighbor, End of life Shelter, family member--someone who knows what to do for your little one in the event you die before they do. Do Not leave it to chance.
Avatar f tn I have a friend that is sick with pancreatic cancer I don't know what kind he has. I don't know if it's exocrine or endocrine but what I would like to know is what is the survival rate for individuals with this type of cancer. However age, race, gender all of that play a part.
Avatar f tn I was a caregiver for my 75 year old dad, and was there through the whole process of his death. Over the course of months I saw him deterierate terribly... stopped eating... couldn't barely get from his recliner to the bathroom to bed on his own. I was there when he couldn't eat anymore, he had a stroke, seemed in general like he was suffering even though hospice helped his pain and fear with medication.... He died a week and 4 days ago, and I'm still in complete disbelief.
Avatar n tn Usually the woman in late stages of labor becomes acutely dyspneic with hypotension , experience seizures followed by cardiac arrest, massive DIC associated hemorrhage follows this and ends in death of the parturient. Death is mostly within an hour of onset. You can check related data in the books or the internet. Take care.
Avatar f tn Ok i know this has nothing to do wit pregnancy but me and my mom take care of my grandma shes of course an older lady and shes not all there mentally. i love her to death but omg shes driving me nuts. Im loosing my patience i dont know what to do she has schizophrenia and all these other health problems everytime me and her are alone iget so stressed out my head starts hurting. idk what to do. just had to vent. lol.
Avatar f tn I think there are different stages of addiction..the early stages which are most easily broken and then the last stages where one has to do or die. Actually as i type I realize that one always has to do or die because if one does not stop in the early stages it can progress to a much more difficult time and a more difficult recovery.
Avatar f tn My father is in the final stages of dementia. He can no longer hold anything or walk. He quit speaking about 4 years ago. I just was recently told that he no longer chews. This has been for about 6 weeks. His food is thickened so he can swallow it. He has lost about 20 pounds in 5 months. His albumin level is 2.7, and 2.5 is sometimes the criteria for hospice care. My question is, how much longer before he loses his ability to swallow?
Avatar f tn 2 mph 16% incline There is also a Modified Bruce protocol, which starts at a lower workload than the standard test, and is typically used for elderly or sedentary patients. The fist two stages of the Modified Bruce Test are performed at a 1.7 mph and 0% grade and 1.7 mph and 5% grade, and the third stage corresponds to the first stage of the Standard Bruce Test protocol as listed above. The Bruce Protocol is described in more detail at http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/bruce.
Avatar n tn if you go I mean soak more than one pad per hour for a few (3) hours in a row please dont wait ,,rush to the nearset emergency room especially in the elderly this amt of bleeding is very dangerous.Your blood preesure drops corresponding with blood loss. It could be an extremely life or death situation.