Question 1

can a patient of low hb marry with his 1st cousion?.

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You shouldn't.: There is a prohibition on marrying a close relative, because of the increased risk of genetic malformations in the children. Please talk to your md and consider other options.

Question 2

could antidepressants be effective in low weight anorexic patients?

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They can be: Yes, they can help with anxiety and depressive symptoms, but eating disorders are notoriously difficult to treat effectively.

Question 3

why is potassium low in seizure patients?

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Not always: Potassium is not always low in person who just had a seizure. If potassium level happens to be very low it can potentially trigger a seizure in an epileptic person.

Question 4

what should a patient do if low hemoglobin count?

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See doctor: There are many causes of low hemoglobin and the cause needs to be treated. It is not feasible to determine the cause without taking history, physical examination and some tests, Please consult your doctor. See this site for more info.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anemia/basics/definition/con-20026209

Question 5

why patient with low na level requires no added salt diet?

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Timed correction: Assuming the low sodium was low enough to get admitted, too rapid a rate of correction can cause neurologic complications, which can be severe and permanent (but are fortunately very rare)--so it is done in a controlled fashion with IV fluids, even though the thought of an extra large french fry to fix it seems logical.

Question 6

how to deal with a patient who has low pain tolerance and cavities?

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Treating patients: Use a local anesthetic to make them numb. Then, regardless of their pain  threshold, they won't feel anything. Using "sweet air" makes the visit even more relaxing, fast and easy. Go slow, one step and one visit at a time.

Question 7

i have a patient that intermittently has a low reading for norfentanyl with no explanation.  no street drug use in over 30 days...

Accepted Answer

Metabolite: Norfentanyl is a metabolite of fentanyl. The only way to test positive for it is it has been exposure to the medication.
Fentanyl comes in many presentations including patches, lollipops and IV solutions.

Question 8

is low alk phos seen in celiac patients?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Some patients with low alk phos have celiac disease.

Question 9

plz tel why renal failure patients should consume low salts ?

Accepted Answer

The kidneys are sick: When you are young and healthy and the kidneys function normally, they can eliminate salt you take in more efficiently. When the kidneys are sick, they lose the ability to get rid of the extra salt, thus body will accumulate excess salt = bad--cause fluid retention, hypertension, heart failure etc..As a result, many things should be restricted in renal failure patient. Consult doc. Good luck.

Question 10

how do you improve communication with patients with low health literacy?

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Speak English!: Or whatever the native language os of the patient! physicians often resort to "fancy" words and definitely not normal language in discussing medical problems. If we spoke simply in understandable terms, that would help. Also, rather than telling patients things, I have found if i ask first what they know about a problem, it often lets me focus on what they don't know: ask-tell-ask is the technique.

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