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How long was Terri Schiavo in a persistent vegetative state before the decision was made by her husband to remove her feeding tube?
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What was Theresa Marie Terri Schiavo famous for?
Terri SchiavoTerri Schiavo was a woman who, because of an injury or health issue, was brain damaged. She was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, though that diagnosis was contested by some, and was fed through a feeding tube. Ms Schiavo became well-known as a result of her husband, Michael, insisting that she would not want to live in her condition, and requesting that the feeding tube be removed. A lengthy court battle pursued when her parents and siblings disagreed that Terri would want the feeding tube removed, and the story was reported in the media. The situation gained intense interest from the public, not only in the US, but around the world.Eventually, the feeding tube was removed and Ms Shiavo passed away from dehydration.
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Watering and feeding it
In the body where does feeding happen?
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The fudgehog is evolved by feeding it a coconut.
What does the name schiavo mean?
the feeding tube cannot be reinserted
What was Theresa Marie Terri Schiavo famous for?
Terri SchiavoTerri Schiavo was a woman who, because of an injury or health issue, was brain damaged. She was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, though that diagnosis was contested by some, and was fed through a feeding tube. Ms Schiavo became well-known as a result of her husband, Michael, insisting that she would not want to live in her condition, and requesting that the feeding tube be removed. A lengthy court battle pursued when her parents and siblings disagreed that Terri would want the feeding tube removed, and the story was reported in the media. The situation gained intense interest from the public, not only in the US, but around the world.Eventually, the feeding tube was removed and Ms Shiavo passed away from dehydration.
How did Terri Schiavo have eating disorder?
It was never proven, but blood levels showed that she was extremely malnutritioned. It was told that she was on a sweet tea diet, and that is it. After her accident she was placed on a feeding tube, so at that point, when she could no longer make the decision on her own, she did not have an eating disorder.
Who was Terri Schiavo?
Woman In A Coma For 15 YearsTheresa 'Terri' Schiavo was a brain injured Florida woman. In 1990, at the age of 26 , while home alone with her husband Michael, she collapsed. Her husband sued two doctors. One suit was settled out of court for $250,000 [1992]. The other suit went to jury[. Theresa Schiavo was awarded $2 million. Her husband received $600,000 [1993]. Terri lived in nursing homes/hospice for about 15 years.Theresa's only life support [if you can call it that] was a feeding tube. Eight years after Terri collapsed the husband decides his wife wouldn't want to live in her condition and asked the court for permission to remove her feeding tube and let her died.Terri's feeding tube was clamped off once, and removed twice, after that. It was removed for the last time March 18, 2005. She died from dehydration/starvation thirteen days later,on March 31, 2005. Please see the Related Link to go to the Justice for Terri Schiavo site to learn more.
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When a patient is severely malnourished; requires surgery; is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments; is seriously burned; has persistent diarrhea or vomiting; has paralysis of the gastrointestinal tract.
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What happens if the brain does not work?
If the entire brain is not working then you are clinically dead. Parts of the brain cannot work and still be alive. such as in a vegetative state. A lot of controversy on brain death and feeding tubes and etc. I have heard of miracles where people were in coma's and negative outcome from doctors, but with family persistence the patient has come out of it.
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Husband doesn't think it is important to breastfeed our baby because he wasn't breastfed and he turned out fine How do you convince him that it is important?
I am sure you and your doctor have explained to him that breast feeding provides superior nutrition for his child and how breast milk also provides other health protection for hischild. Another thing you can talk to him about is all the things breast feeding does for you, his wife. While he will appreciate the protection breast feeding gives you from breast cancer and the mental health boost it will give you, there is another side benefit of breast feeding that will get his attention. What may most motivate him to get behind your decision to breast feed is that you can explain that breast feeding is one of the best ways for a new mother to regain her pre-pregnancy weight. Your husband is probably also concerned that by breast feeding your sex life will take a hiatus. He needs to be reassured that you and he will be as sexually active while you are breast feeding as you would be if you were bottle feeding. It is important that the both of you are working in concert as you raise and care for your child. If he does not support the decision to breast feed for an extended time, go ahead and tell him you do want to try it for just a little while. As he sees how important breast feeding is and how much good it will do for your family as a whole, I'm sure he will come around.
Should a suicidal patient be allowed to refuse a feeding tube?
If the patient is capable of making decision about their condition then yes. If patient has representative they can decide for the patient. In case where patient is not capable and no representative available then its up to the practitioner to decide for best interest of patient. Its an individual right to make decision about their health condition.
What do you call it when rabbits are feeding?
Feeding
