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Question: My partner is I'll weak and jaundiced due to alcoholism. He is in an isolate room until his diahorrea has been gone 48 hrs. I found him lying today when he was moved teprarily moved onto a main ward. He had diahorrea once the night before bit as soon as they
Looked like keeping there his reply was o may had had some I didn't know about I felt it was a good sign to be in main ward. He told me he just wants to be on his own.The phsio helps him walk but otherwise he rings the buzzer to have his feet covered over. I know now he's been asked to move but won't even be propped up. Why is he doing this?
Looked like keeping there his reply was o may had had some I didn't know about I felt it was a good sign to be in main ward. He told me he just wants to be on his own.The phsio helps him walk but otherwise he rings the buzzer to have his feet covered over. I know now he's been asked to move but won't even be propped up. Why is he doing this?
Brief Answer:
May be cirrhosis with complications
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and concerns for your partner.
Read and understood the problems as per the history you have provided.
Alcoholism, jaundice and ascitis together made a very bad combination and your partner may be suffering from a disease called cirrhosis. This is a dreaded disease and the reports will tell the stage into which he is.
The staging will decide the further course of actions and prognosis.
This disease can land the patients any any and many of the complications any time.
Please provide me some reports. at least ultrasonography and so on. You have a feature to upload the images by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize it.
He should strictly follow the course of treatment as advised by the team of Doctors.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications if you feel there is a gap of communication.
May be cirrhosis with complications
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and concerns for your partner.
Read and understood the problems as per the history you have provided.
Alcoholism, jaundice and ascitis together made a very bad combination and your partner may be suffering from a disease called cirrhosis. This is a dreaded disease and the reports will tell the stage into which he is.
The staging will decide the further course of actions and prognosis.
This disease can land the patients any any and many of the complications any time.
Please provide me some reports. at least ultrasonography and so on. You have a feature to upload the images by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize it.
He should strictly follow the course of treatment as advised by the team of Doctors.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications if you feel there is a gap of communication.
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