safety with the elderly

One of my jobs is an in-home caregiver for elderly and handicaped people. A new client I started taking care of today needs some SERIOUS deep cleaning. Shower, toilet, mopping, etc. I'm in my second trimester. (14.2 weeks) Anyone know if cleaning products safe for baby at this point? I wear disposable gloves, a face mask, and long sleeves and pants anytime I'm cleaning a client's home.

s disease or other types of dementia because the drug increases their risk of having a stroke.1 (The CSM is an independent group of experts which advises the British government on drug safety.) " I found this by doing a google search using dementia and resperidal as key words... Good luck in your research...

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 1.8 million nursing home residents, including more than 77,000 Floridians, rely on Medicaid to pay their bills. Medicaid's nursing home beneficiaries are not necessarily poor people.

Since Merck does not provide a clear understanding of dosage for the elderly you need to discuss this with your care provider and whether continuing with Janumet is appropriate for you. Hope this answers your question.

I am being met with resistance and am concerned that the attending physician is completely in the dark about several studies regarding the negative effects of these particular drugs in elderly patients with dementia, or any helpful alternatives. Are there any alternatives to using antipsychotic medications in this case? I have a hard time believing he is being kept in this state for other than that it makes him less work for the staff. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

These factors include exclusion of subjects older than 65 years of age in several clinical trials, reluctance to treat HCV infection in the elderly because of fear of dealing with more HCV therapy-related adverse effects, comorbidities and risk factors of aging such as decreased glomerular filtration rate that might cause more severe hemolytic anemia with ribavirin, and interactions of interferon and ribavirin with several potential geriatric drugs.

This particular drug is very stimulating for most people, which can potentially partially counter-act the narcotic effects of the methadone. Safety is a very complex issue; it doesn't just involve normal contraindications, it also involves how any medication affects a particular person as we respond differently to them. I'm assuming some professional has decided your Dad is depressed. Is he? Is he possibly over-medicated on the Methadone, which would cause depression?

At the weekend a gentlemen who I support threatened me, grabbed me by both wrists and attempted to punch me in the stomach, later that evening I ebded up in A and E with chest pains and shortness of breath and my blood pressure was extremly high. Does anyone know the next step to take with my employer regarding my situation?? I want to go off sick but cant really afford to. Someone help please??

Billy Joe Harris, 53, was taken into custody early Saturday morning after Edna police responded to a medical emergency alert from an elderly woman, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release. DPS officials said police saw Harris running from the woman's home and arrested him after a short pursuit. Harris is being held in the Jackson County jail on a burglary charge, the agency said. A Jackson County jail worker referred comment to Edna police.

A BB in my experience lowers both HR and BP. But, I do not see any problem with the stated BP. Check with the doctor to see if something can be done to lower the HR. The doctor may recommend that an even lower BP be accepted if the HR can be gotten below 100 at rest.

It is generally preferred that the septum be between 1.8 cm and 3.0 cm to provide a safety margin; if the septum is too thick, favorable ablation results may be difficult to attain.... Complications of alcohol ablation include complete heart block (requiring a permanent pacemaker), a large anterior wall myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, and pericarditis.

“Factors increasing the risk of a subdural hematoma include very young or very old age. As the brain shrinks with age, the subdural space enlarges and the veins that traverse the space must travel over a wider distance, making them more vulnerable to tears. This and the fact that the elderly have more brittle veins make chronic subdural bleeds more common in older patients.

I live in an urban setting, with a freeway overlooking my back yard. So the air quality suxcks, to put it bluntly. Combine that with the beginning of the monsson season ( I live in in the southwestern US, in the Sonoran Desert ) and you xan understand why I don't want to exercise outside. Finally, they ideally with be low impaxct at the beginning, bit able to grow in challenge as I buold strenght and stamina.

The links work fine JB. Thanks for sharing them. This information about statins has been around for some time now. As far as I'm concerned, the medical community and FDA seem to want to downplay the potential dangers of statins for some reason. That second link you shared is a perfect example of the double-talk used. The guy being interviewed finds several ways to say, "Well they can do bad things but don't worry yet." So when do we worry?

We also took him to go out with the family. Of course not walking, sat on the wheel chair. He die 6 years later. After the dinner. May be your dad has illnesses so he is a bit different. I wish him all the best. Take care.

they asked if he would come by himself. and he said he wants to stay with me and he doesnt drive at the moment so i would be the one driving anyway and i have been getting really car sick. and the baby is due middle of march so we were planning on doing a vacation around july.

Hi Grace, She has the horrible burning in her back. She was diagnosed with "shingles" several years ago after a doctor noticed the blisters. Most of the time she doesn't break out, but just has the internal symptoms. They are almost always on her back. She has had several different episodes in the last year or so and they usually last for weeks. She was diagnosed this week from a blood test. She had a really severe case of shingles years and years ago. Thanks!

I do know there are far more natural ways to get serotonin and that is something you can discuss with your docs. You may want to check out the MS Forum and see if the folks there might have some suggestions.

most ob/gyns advise the use of condoms as well as the b/c pills to help even more with the prevention of pregnancy.

I agree with the above poster. Your Dr knows best. I do know several people that have had stents and heart attacks and tmany of their Drs have said if you can walk up 2 flights of stairs briskly and not be out of breath then sex is safe. Do check with your Dr first though.

In Australia there is a site called kidsafe that rates all available car seats, prams, strollers, cots etc that are available. It rates everything from safety through to prices. Just wondering if perhaps the US has a similar site!

The boy had downs syndrome among other things and the doctor was to remove the boy fetus allowing the girl to continue. He removed the wrong twin. Now this doctor was not qualified to perform this operation but decided to do so stating he did not want to send the patient to another state to have one of the few known specialists do this procedure. As it turned out there was a specialist in the state, in Tampa that could have done it. Naturally the guys license was revoked as a result.

My Mother is 92 slim 126 pounds she feels lightheaded and dizzy in the Mornings after taking her metformin but fells better as the day wears on . I believe the metformin lowers her blood sugars in the morning causing her to feel dizzy and spacy.

thanks for responding. i do the same with tito, but he doesnt listen. he still thinks he can run full speed ahead. so i dont let him run around the yard like he used to. things get moved and he dont remember to slow down. i just wished i could do more for him. hes my last male dog from my breeding years. ive got three females i keep in the house,but dont want no more babies. it hurts too much when they die. its really nice to talk to someone who understands.

Im 5 weeks pregnant. . Is it safe to have sex with my husband? we had sex a week after ovulation (when we had sex to conceive) and there was spotting so we didn't since...

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps.

I have had a small glass twice during my pregnancy. The dr had no problem with it as long as is wasnt much and wasnt on a regular basis. They said it can also be good for you but not if you reach a point where you are affected in any way.

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