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What Are The Risks Of Taking Multiple Medicines In An Elderly Person?

Hi my mother is a heart patient and has an increased sugar level..she has just got her blood report done which confirms both malaria and typhoid ..she is having now medicines for heart, sugar and now both malartia and typhoid..will these medicine affect her ..what precautions to take..should we admit her...kindly suggest help on her sensitive situation,Thank you
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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As she has heart disease and diabetes, you should immediately take her to hospital for admission. Both typhoid fever and malaria are serious infections especially in patients with heart disease and diabetes. Diabetic and heart patients are more prone to develop complications of malaria and typhoid such as gastro-intestinal perforation, sepsis and multi-organ failure. So hospitalization is needed for full and complete monitoring of patient’s vital status such respiratory rate, heart rate, ECG, electrolytes, blood pressure and blood sugar. This is possible only in hospital under full medical supervision.
Also both typhoid fever and malaria are very resistant kind of infections. Both usually do not respond to medicines easily and sometimes long hospital stay is required for complete recovery. So don’t do delay and take to hospital where further management will be done under medical supervision.
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What Are The Risks Of Taking Multiple Medicines In An Elderly Person?

As she has heart disease and diabetes, you should immediately take her to hospital for admission. Both typhoid fever and malaria are serious infections especially in patients with heart disease and diabetes. Diabetic and heart patients are more prone to develop complications of malaria and typhoid such as gastro-intestinal perforation, sepsis and multi-organ failure. So hospitalization is needed for full and complete monitoring of patient’s vital status such respiratory rate, heart rate, ECG, electrolytes, blood pressure and blood sugar. This is possible only in hospital under full medical supervision. Also both typhoid fever and malaria are very resistant kind of infections. Both usually do not respond to medicines easily and sometimes long hospital stay is required for complete recovery. So don’t do delay and take to hospital where further management will be done under medical supervision. I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question Thanks for asking question