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Why Was The Medicine Given For Swelling In Legs?

I just wrote about my 87 year old mom given 2 shots of lasciks after sher was already so swelled her shin looked like it would burst open. Why would they give her so much. She was so swelled up when she died, it looked like she was stuffed in her casket. She was on oxygen and they took her off of it to just let her die. She wa in icu in greenwood, miss. Hospital. They said they need her room for someone else, like my mom was nothing.
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It seems that your mother was having heart and lung failure.
She was on oxygen, this suggests lung failure.
She was having edema in lower limbs, this suggest heart failure.
And at the age of 87 years, heart and lung failure is having very poor prognosis. Chances of survival are very very less.
In hospital, there is always a triage policy. This means priority given to those patients whose survival chances are more and who are young, so that their life expectancy can be increased.
Honestly speaking, 87 years old, heart and lung failure patient is having least chances of survival. So no point in keeping that patient. It is beneficial for the society to give that bed to other young patient.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Thanks.
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Why Was The Medicine Given For Swelling In Legs?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. It seems that your mother was having heart and lung failure. She was on oxygen, this suggests lung failure. She was having edema in lower limbs, this suggest heart failure. And at the age of 87 years, heart and lung failure is having very poor prognosis. Chances of survival are very very less. In hospital, there is always a triage policy. This means priority given to those patients whose survival chances are more and who are young, so that their life expectancy can be increased. Honestly speaking, 87 years old, heart and lung failure patient is having least chances of survival. So no point in keeping that patient. It is beneficial for the society to give that bed to other young patient. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Thanks.