The other day I was sitting outside a patient's room waiting for the hospital employee to finish taking orders from the patient for meals for the following day. The patient had to decide between chicken, beef and fish for lunch. Once the orders were put into the computer, I stepped into the room to see the patient. The patient was an 87 year old man with a widely metastatic cancer. His condition was terminal and no further treatment was offered by his oncologist. My plan was to discuss two issues with the patient -- pain control and resuscitation status. It's good practice to decide if the patient wants to be resuscitated in the case of cardiac arrest. It is also a good idea to make this decision when things are relatively stable and the patient can take the time to think about it.It is our responsibility to help the patient to make the decision regarding life support by providing education and counseling on end of life issues. Sometimes, you, as a physician, will have to make that decision and communicate to the patient why CPR should not be performed. We do not offer patients surgery or a procedure if there is no benefit from doing it. Why should we offer CPR if the patient is unlikely to benefit from it and could, actually, develop complications related to CPR.

Sterilization Pouches are vital equipment during surgery or dental procedures. Sterilization pouches are used for easy and convenient storage of gauze, medical and dental instruments, to help insure that surgery and dental procedures are done in a safe, clean, sterile environment.Patients who see a dentist, surgeon, or other type of practitioner removing their tools and supplies from a sterilization pouch right before a procedure is performed, will be more at ease and confident that they are receiving treatment in a germ-free, safe environment.So what are important qualities to look for in a sterilization pouch? They should include adhesive, heat-sealed rails to prevent accidental tearing or cutting by dental or surgical instruments. If they are made of strong material with triple-sealed seams that helps keep the instruments sterile until they are ready to be used.

Etc. Sometimes urethra of male patient is injured either by an untrained, a too enthusiastic or a careless paramedic or doctor during the procedure. This is very much unwarranted. Urethra being a delicate structure should be handled with care. Injuries caused during the procedure may result in uncontrolled bleeding as an immediate effect or a stricture later on, without fulfilling our primary purpose to evacuate urine from the bladder. Un-relieved distention of bladder with urine is a very painful condition. And in that case resort to surgical drainage of bladder will be the only available option; that puts the already stressed patient to an otherwise avoidable surgery. Consult a colleague if required, or straight go for surgical drainage of the urinary bladder, if convinced of too narrow a passage. Lastly, patient's safety is the first concern of a doctor; and abandoning the procedure in favor of a surgical intervention or getting a piece of advice from a colleague, never damages the reputation of a doctor.Visit for more useful information on dyspraxia symptoms and epilepsy causes also fabry disease .

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