Archive for September, 2008

Open Question: Why dont people believe how serious mental illness’ are?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Resolved Question: Nursing diagnosis question? Are nurses able to "diagnose" a heart murmur? For example, if you were listening to heart sounds (S1, S2) and heard a systolic murmur, would you simply chart that you heard an abnormal sound? Would a medical diagnosis be "Heart Murmur due to Mitral Valve Prolapse" ...

Open Question: What’s up with my parents? Anyone have an explanation :(?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Open Question: Can having a serious mental illness such as depression kill you? i know you can die by suicide, but for example, me, i have major depressive disorder with psychotic features, anxiety, insomnia, irritability and paranoia. I was reading that having depression alone can shorten your life do to the ...

Open Question: How do you find the standard deviation…?

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Open Question: what are the signs of kidney problems in dogs? My kcc is 13 years old which im told is really old for a kcc, he has a stage 3 heart murmur, and recently he has been drinking over a litre a day which is way more than he has ...

Open Question: A Question about Yaz and Smoking.?

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Open Question: A Question about Yaz and Smoking.? I know it says not to smoke while on YAZ bc. It states it very clear of the risks. But my question is, have any of you women tried smoking with yaz? Have you had any side effects if so? I know its ...

Open Question: health and social care, struggling!!!! ?

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Open Question: Heart Problem (again, a little different)? My cousin (not too closely related) had a congenital heart problem when he was younger and it got treated at age 8 or something like that. Now, my pediatrician tells me that I have a heart murmur, and it sounded like he was ...

Open Question: Why do we use cholesterol lowering drugs?

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Open Question: Can a heart murmur be caused by stress? I'm 16 years old and under a lot of stress. My pediatrcian said she detected a slight heart murmur and i have a cardiologist appointment set for october 20 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:27:57 GMT

Open Question: please help! sick, undiagnosed, and scared!?

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Open Question: please help! sick, undiagnosed, and scared!? hey guys. i'm a 16 year old female, and i was always pretty healthy. i don't drink, smoke, do drugs, etc. but i've been really sick lately and no one can tell me why. it all started about 2-3 months ago. i started getting this ...

Open Question: What kind of foods should I eat and avoid? I’m extremely overweight and have hormone problems.?

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Open Question: Can adderall effect me if i have a heart murmur? i was born with a heart murmur in 1989 i'll be 19 in december i didn't know if adderall i'm going to be taking will effect that? or cause serious problems? i should prob ask my doctor but i ...

Open Question: When is it time to let your pet go?

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Open Question: Psychiatric Nurses qualified to care for medical illnesses? Is it safe or even legal for someone with a serious Disease in the UK(such as heart disease or MS) to be in an NHS Psychiatric ward with Psychiatric nurses only - instead of RGN (Staff Nurses)? I was told the ...

Open Question: heart beating hard and fast?

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Open Question: Is this story legit 'Study on Prayer reveals correlation'? http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/02/health/he-prayer2 Scroll down to 'Early research' I've pasted what it says below Early research Cardiologist Randolph Byrd did the first major clinical study on distant healing at San Francisco General Hospital in 1988. He divided 393 heart patients into two groups. One group received ...