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Is aftercare required for patients who have chest x rays?
No aftercare is required by patients who have chest x rays.
What care do laryngeal diphtheria patients need?
Patients with laryngeal diphtheria are kept in a croup tent or high-humidity environment; they may also need throat suctioning or emergency surgery if their airway is blocked.
What support do diphtheria patients need?
Diphtheria patients need bed rest with intensive nursing care, including extra fluids, oxygenation, and monitoring for possible heart problems, airway blockage, or involvement of the nervous system
What happens to the family of a patient with diphtheria?
family members and other contacts of diphtheria patients must be watched for symptoms and tested to see if they are carriers. They are usually given antibiotics for seven days and a booster shot of diphtheria/tetanus toxoid.
How is diphtheria treated if the patient is sensitive to animal serum?
Patients who are sensitive (about 10%) must be desensitized with diluted antitoxin, since the antitoxin is the only specific substance that will counteract diphtheria exotoxin. No human antitoxin is available for the treatment of diphtheria.
What aftercare is required after most gastroesophageal reflux scans?
There are no special aftercare instructions for patients who have had ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring, barium esophagography, or esophageal manometry.
What aftercare is required for a salivary gland scan?
Patients can return to normal activities immediately
What kind of aftercare do colostomy patients get?
monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and temperature.
What kind of aftercare to colostomy patients go through?
monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and temperature.
What is most important in the aftercare of a recovering leprosy patient?
Comprehensive care involves teaching patients to care for themselves.
What is the aftercare for venography?
Patients should drink large amounts of fluids to flush the remaining contrast solution from their bodies.
What is the aftercare for anterior temporal lobectomy?
Most patients go to the recovery area, but some critical patients may be taken to an intensive care unit (ICU) for close monitoring
