can i get help to make craniotomy patient to swollow food ?
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consulte with the Docter.
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You're just the one I want to talk to. Is there a way for you to get some kind of funding for research. You cannot imagion how many disabled, senior, and all individuals need a dietician who can come up with a diet that is cheap and eassily adaptable to individual needs. Do you know how many individuals you would help; not to mention all of the bucks you would make. \nWe do need help because we cannot exercise and we are too weak and bored to say no to our cravings\nGood luck
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Bring some veggies to snack on (celery sticks are my fave - and lowest in calories) or even fruits (higher in calories & sugar but a more satisfying treat).  When a co-worker offers you something to eat, just say no thanks you're already snacking and then offer them some of the healthy stuff that you have.  If that doesn't work, talk about why you don't want the food, i.e., "no thanks, do you know how much fat is in that little bite?" or "Ewww... I don't eat that anymore" Your co-workers will get tired of feeling bad about what they are eating and will stop trying to push it on you.  Good Luck!
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Drink a lot of water\nGet plenty of rest\n\nBe patient
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Rest the patient, preferably keeping him/her comfortable. If the headache or giddiness does not goes off or worsen and you see decreasing level of consciousness, immediately sent the patient to the nearest medical care, as he/she may have had hidden internal injuries to the brain, such as bleeding. If in doubt, just sent to the doctors.
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Is it in the trachea, or in the mouth?   It really depends where it is. More than likely they will have a feeding tube that goes to the stomach through the nose. obviously they will be on O2. Otherwise the CNA cares are the same as for a bedridden patient. turn every 2 hours, bed baths and such. Feeding the resident will be left up to the licensed nursing staff.
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Chew gum, drink water, run anything you really want to eat but know you shouldn't under the tap, then see if you want to eat it.  Eat rice cakes and dried bananas. Take off all your clothes and stand in front of a full-length mirror.  Go tight jeans shopping.  Find something else to concentrate on.  Lock your fridge and give the key to someone that is cruel and heartless.  Drink milk. Also, go to 2424milk.com.  Good ideas there!
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gullenbarre syndrome goes by it self and patient will improve soon nurses have to help the patient by moveing him to sideways periodically so that they dont get bed sores massage the boday and can help them recover form this illness quickly.feeding bathing and cahgeing clothes are other nusring activites tyou can do
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Schedule the surgery!  You can go to the local public assistance office and they will help you find programs including theirs which will help your family with food stamps, money, medical, heat assistance and phone bill assistance if you qualify and it sounds like you would with him out that long.  If he has any sick time, he needs to take it, he can take a leave of absence for illness for 3 months under the family leave act, he wouldn't get paid but he'd keep his job.  \n\nThe surgery might be outpatient so it would be the 1 day.  Some of the public assistance programs when you apply go back to the day you apply or at least 30 days back, so if it wasn't covered now by medicaid it would be retroactively covered.  They might give you a temp card too so they would bill medicaid and it would be paid at a later date.  \n\nYou can talk to the hospital about the bill too, they can set it up so you'd make small payments or even to bill the medicaid at a later date.  \n\nTo survive in the meantime, do you belong to a church?  any organizations?  The red cross and some of the churches sometimes take up fundraisers or give donations to family to help them recover from illness so that can be an option while waiting for the public assistance.\n\nhttp://www.okhca.org/client/eligibility/apply.asp  you can apply here\n\nCall these numbers to ask what you can do:\n\nOklahoma Health Care Authority\n4545 N. Lincoln, Suite 124\nOklahoma City, OK 73105\n405-522-7300\nAdministers Oklahoma's Medicaid Program.\n\nWho to Call with Questions About Medicaid:\n\nMedicaid Eligibility Questions\nCall your DHS county office.\n\nSooner Care Helpline\n800-987-7767\n800-757-5979 TTY\nGeneral questions, enrollment information, benefits information for CHOICE members.\n\nHealth Plan Member Services Numbers:\nSoonerCare Plus members can call their plan numbers for benefits information, billing problems, transportation for medical services and with other questions.\n\nBlueLincs: 800-580-6202 or 800-722-0353 TTY\nCommunity Care: 800-900-2690 or 800-522-8506 TTY\nHeartland: 800-492-7639 or 800-722-0353 TTY\nPrime Advantage: 800-559-5532 or 888-541-3097 TTY\n\n\nTransportation Arrangements:\nCHOICE members call Sooner Ride at 1-877-404-4500 or 918-584-7209 TTY. Plus members go through their health plans (see above).\n\nBill Information:\nCHOICE members call Customer Services at 1-800-522-0310 or 405-522-7179 TTY. Plus members can contact their health plans directly (see numbers above).
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You should ask the doctor or surgeon treating the patient.  I wouldn't even guess unless you told me what part of the brain was damaged.
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treat he or she with patient.......a lots of patient..good luck!
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I agree with Jaime.  Also:  Feed them the things they don't like as much first, when they are really hungry, then if they eat those, they can have some of their favorite foods.
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I too am in the hospital, and I agree with all of the above. These people often come into the hospital belligerent and difficult to manage. Other times they are to the point of unconsciousness in which case you can pass a tube to their stomach and pump it out.  Key here is hydration and observation, particularly for airway difficulties (if they are unconscious and unable to protect their airway due to lack of reflexes).  Sometimes they need intubation ( this is an endotrachial tube that is passed into their trachea to breath for the patient) and this is done for airway protection so that if they vomit their stomach contents, it won't go into their lungs....the endotracheal tube blocks this from happening.  Aspiration into the lungs is extremely serious because it damages lung tissue, and blocks the passage of oxygen from the lungs into the capillary circulation.\nAnother key factor is to get a blood alcohol level, blood glucose level, and check renal (kidney) function and liver function.  Alcoholics often have permanent liver damage.
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Be smart seek a Nutritionist or dietitian\ngo to pyramid.gov
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I think you need to call your nurse over to feed you your pudding and change your diaper.  Good luck.
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We (paramedics) maintain their airway, determine if they have used other drugs in addition to alcohol, start an IV of D5W, lactated ringers or 9% normal saline depending on the protocol, administer 100mg of thiamine and try to keep a sympathetic point of view. If the patient is conscious and can maintain their airway would possibly induce vomiting with ipecac. Would have to consider the age, weight of the patient and amount consumed if that information were available.
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her Dr.'s prescription is the best bet. you can try putting a humidifier in her room to help her breathe better when she's sleeping. and feed her chicken soup or hot liquids if she can't hold food down. she still needs her energy. hope she gets better really soon.