When a person’s kidneys no longer work properly, dialysis can filter waste products from their blood. Your kidneys keep your blood clean and balanced. They filter 200 quarts of blood every day, filtering out waste and excess water, which becomes urine. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two most common causes of kidney disease. … Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Patients Continue To Receive Drugs Associated With Known Dangers
Posted in Dangerous Drugs, Medication ErrorsThrough no fault of their own, many nursing home patients continue to receive medications known to potentially cause serious injury or death. Many of these situations involve claims for damage against the drug manufacturers themselves. In other cases, the prescribing physician may be partially responsible for failing to monitor the patient. MRI Danger: Gadolinium Liquid… Continue Reading
Medications Such As: Visocol, OsmoPrep, or Fleet Phoso-Soda May Cause Kidney Failure Or Death In The Elderly
Posted in Dangerous DrugsWe’ve all gone through the unpleasant task of preparing for a colonoscopy. Drinking an unpleasant liquid or popping pills for the purpose of giving the doctor a better view of our colon’s contents is…. anything but pleasant. Now, news has surfaced that, depending on the product you used to prepare for the procedure, the experience… Continue Reading
Dehydration Death Costs Nursing Home $6.5M
Posted in DehydrationSometimes I’m amazed by the number of preventable situations that develop in nursing homes due to a facilities failure to provide basic care. I mean, doesn’t it seem obvious that facilities must provide food, water and a decent environment for their residents? Am I oversimplifying nursing home care? Perhaps, but the reality is that… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Fined In Dehydration Death
Posted in MalnutritionCalifornia nursing home regulators have fined El Dorado Care Center $21,000 for violations that led to the death of 86-year-old resident Donald Forseth. In 2006, Mr. Forseth died within four months of his admission to this nursing home from complications related to dehydration. A complaint was filed against El Dorado Care Center by Foundation Aiding… Continue Reading