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Suggest Treatment For Dementia And Vomiting In A 70 Years Old Female

My friends mother who is in her 70 s and has dementia has had diarrhea for approx 2 weeks with little to now appetite, has seen doctors and gone to the ER 4 + x s however she is now vomiting, is this cause for another ER visit and how can she convince the doctors to admit her mom?
Thu, 21 May 2015
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Hai, Dementia is a degenerative neurological illness characterized by loss of memory and deteriorating personality the rate of progression of the disease varies from individual to individual. There are medications currently available which can slow down the progression of the disease, I would advise you to see a psychiatrist at the earliest. The vomiting that she has been having could be due to a lot of reasons, taking her age in to consideration, she is in high risk of going in for dehydration which can inturn lead to acute renal shut down. Considering her age her illness, I'm sure if I was her treating physician I will surely suggest in hospital treatment.
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Suggest Treatment For Dementia And Vomiting In A 70 Years Old Female

Hai, Dementia is a degenerative neurological illness characterized by loss of memory and deteriorating personality the rate of progression of the disease varies from individual to individual. There are medications currently available which can slow down the progression of the disease, I would advise you to see a psychiatrist at the earliest. The vomiting that she has been having could be due to a lot of reasons, taking her age in to consideration, she is in high risk of going in for dehydration which can inturn lead to acute renal shut down. Considering her age her illness, I m sure if I was her treating physician I will surely suggest in hospital treatment.