Patients who are receiving inotropic or vasopressor agents may have a normalized blood pressure at the time that perfusion abnormalities are identified.

concluded, “ Patients receiving a silver-coated endotracheal tube had a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of VAP and delayed time to VAP occurrence compared with those receiving a similar, uncoated tube .” In addition, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has recently approved an endotracheal tube with a fine coat of silver for use in mechanical ventilation, after studies found it reduced the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Patients should not be discharged from the hospital within 24 hours of receiving lorazepam premedication, unless accompanied by a caregiver.

Patients receiving brachytherapy generally have to make fewer visits for radiotherapy compared with EBRT, and overall radiotherapy treatment plans can be completed in less time.

Patients often ask if they need to have special safety precautions around family and friends after receiving brachytherapy.

Patients receiving early intervention had shorter hospital stays and lower complication rates.

Patients receiving the extract showed significant improvement in their arthritis in as little as seven days.

Patients receiving Neupogen who develop fever, lung infiltrates, or respiratory distress should be evaluated for the possibility of ARDS.

Patients are often monitored for vitals and airways cleared to ensure that they are receiving adequate levels of oxygen.

Patients with bipolar disorder who are receiving long-term lithium treatment are at increased risk for hyperparathyroidism.

Patients receiving contrast via IV typically experience a hot feeling around the throat, and this hot sensation gradually moves down to the pelvic area.

Patients receiving the Fontan Procedure have an increased incidence of " Plastic Bronchitis.

Patients receiving I-131 radioiodine treatment are warned not to have sexual intercourse for one month ( or shorter, depending on dose given ), and women are told not to become pregnant for six months afterwards.

Patients receiving the TTM intervention experienced significantly greater symptom reduction during the 9-month follow-up period.

Patients receiving these agents experienced severe side-effects that limited the doses which could be administered, and hence limited the beneficial effects.

Patients who remain in asystole two minutes after receiving initial doses of epinephrine and atropine are then administered aminophylline.

Patients undergo the UPPP operation in two very different ways, with the majority of patients receiving UPPP as a stand-alone procedure.

Patients starting morphine may experience nausea and vomiting ( generally relieved by a short course of antiemetics such as phenergan ).

Patients with catatonia may experience an extreme loss of motor skills or even constant hyperactive motor activity.

Patients may also show stereotyped, repetitive movements.

Patients may suffer from disorders of consciousness, or may need to be anesthetized for a surgical procedure.

Patients who are restless may also try to pull on tubes or dressings so soft cloth wrist restraints may be put on.

Patients may choose between several methods of fertility preservation prior to chemotherapy, including cryopreservation of semen, ovarian tissue, oocytes, or embryos.

Patients may also present with hypothermia.

Patients with classic symptoms of expressive aphasia in general have more acute brain lesions, whereas patients with larger, widespread lesions exhibit a variety of symptoms that may be classified as global aphasia or left unclassified.

Patients with type 2 diabetes are often insulin resistant and, because of such resistance, may suffer from a " relative " insulin deficiency.

Patients already on a ward may be detained under section 5 ( 2 ) for up to 72 hours for the purposes of allowing an assessment to take place for section 2 or 3.

Patients may become unable to perform daily living activities and most require assistive devices within 5 to 10 years of symptom onset.

Patients who metabolize methadone rapidly, on the other hand, may require twice daily dosing to obtain sufficient symptom alleviation while avoiding excessive peaks and troughs in their blood concentrations and associated effects.

Patients may feel these symptoms in areas far from the actual site of damage, a phenomenon called referred pain.

Patients experiencing pain may exhibit withdrawn social behavior and possibly experience a decreased appetite and decreased nutritional intake.

Patients may develop muscle weakness, or myopathy, either from the disease, or its treatments.

Patients may experience severe chronic pain, abnormal sensations and loss of sensation particularly in the hands.

Patients may employ a nighttime biofeedback instrument such as a biofeedback headband or biofeedback device to help them modify para-functional jaw habits which take place in sleep.

Patients may seek the assistance of a sex therapist to learn specific techniques and ways to maintain a positive image of sexual intimacy and one's body.

Patients with supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and other illnesses may be trained to perform vagal maneuvers ( or find one or more on their own ).

Patients with concussion may have a history of seconds to minutes unconsciousness, then normal arousal.

Patients with these conditions may suffer a range of symptoms including dyspnea ( breathlessness ), hypoxemia ( below-normal oxygen content in the arterial blood ) and eventually a weakening of the respiratory muscles due to exhaustion, which can lead to respiratory failure and require intubation and mechanical ventilation.

Patients are often admitted on a voluntary basis, but involuntary commitment is practiced when an individual may pose a significant danger to themselves or others.

Patients who survive an episode of botulism poisoning may have fatigue and shortness of breath for years and long-term therapy may be needed to aid their recovery.

Patients expected to receive external beam radiation as part of their adjuvant treatment are also commonly considered for delayed autologous reconstruction due to significantly higher complication rates with tissue expander-implant techniques in those patients.

Patients would receive a numeric and letter based score based upon the severity of their disease as found during the hydrodistention.

Patients initially receive 25 mcg of octreotide ( Sandostatin ) in 5 ml of normal saline over 3 to 5 min IV as an initial bolus, and then are infused continuously with an intravenous infusion of somatostatin ( 0. 27 μgm / m < sup > 2 </ sup >/ min ) to suppress endogenous insulin and glucose secretion.

Patients receive supportive care to ease the symptoms or extend life.

Patients that receive a loss of limbs due to phocomelia are typically treated with prosthetics.

Patients who are seriously ill but not in immediate danger of life or limb will be triaged to " acute care " or " majors ," where they will be seen by a physician and receive a more thorough assessment and treatment.

Patients under long-term TPN will typically receive a periodic heparin flush to dissolve such clots before they become dangerous.

Patients with bipolar affective disorder should not receive antidepressants whilst in a manic phase, as antidepressants can worsen mania.

Patients using these beds are in an NHS hospital for surgical treatment, and operations are generally carried out in the same operating theatres as NHS work and by the same personnel but the hospital and the physician will receive funding from an insurance company or the patient.

Patients who require additional nursing care are assessed for this ( Hampshire nursing limit 2009 £ 483pw ) and receive additional financial support (£ 103. 80pw ) through the National Health Service ( NHS ); this is known as Funded Nursing Care.

Patients should receive appropriate medical management for this condition.

Patients about to receive chemotherapy for a cancer with a high cell turnover rate, especially lymphomas and leukemias, should receive prophylactic oral or IV allopurinol ( a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, which inhibits uric acid production ) as well as adequate IV hydration to maintain high urine output (> 2. 5 L / day ).

Patients with PVS should receive iron supplementation in their diet.

Patients with anemia or thrombocytopenia may also receive red blood cells and platelets through blood transfusions.

Patients may also receive a hormone to stimulate production of red blood cells.

Patients with COPD who receive excessive supplemental oxygen can develop CO < sub > 2 </ sub > retention, and subsequent hypercapnia.

Note: Patients being treated for neurocysticercosis should receive appropriate steroid and anticonvulsant therapy as required.

Patients presenting with a primary chloroma typically receive systemic chemotherapy, as development of acute leukemia is nearly universal in the short term after detection of the chloroma.

Patients did not receive any antidepressant or anticonvulsant drugs for 2 months before the commencement of the study, however the patients were allowed to take up to 4 mg per day of clonazepam for insomnia, and hydroxyzine of 25 mg 3 times per day during 7 days for the treatment of rash.

Patients in Indiana typically receive a liver after about twenty days on the waiting list.

Patients who receive care at its medical centers are provided Web access to their medical records, secure emailing with doctors and nurses and the ability to fill prescriptions online that are mailed to homes without a shipping charge.

Patients might receive parenteral nutrition ( intravenous feeding via a PICC line ) or enteral nutrition ( via a nasogastric tube or a nasojejunum tube ).

Patients will receive instruction for during the home care and most of the time they receive painkillers that ease the pain caused by the incisions.