The nurse expect to prioritize test for jaundice development in the assessment of a newborn who has a positive Coombs test.
What conditions does the Coombs test diagnose?
- The Coombs test looks for antibodies that target red blood cells in your blood.
- In order to check your blood before an operation like a blood transfusion, this test may be used.
- Additionally, it could be used to determine if you have specific medical disorders, such autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
What does a newborn's positive Coombs test mean?
- If your direct Coombs test results are abnormal (positive), you likely have antibodies that target your red blood cells.
- A direct Coombs test is done to identify hemolytic disease of the newborn; positive results indicate that the newborn's red blood cells have been coated with antibodies and thus are sensitized.
- The Coombs test is frequently used in the evaluation of a jaundiced infant.
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#2: Everyone’s body has different amounts of chemicals and nutrients and they’re different weights, so a customized prescription can be used to work best for that patient specifically.
#3: They might not want to because all those factors that are taken into account about the patient can change. Weight can go up or down, or they might not have eaten anything the day they measured the patient’s nutrition, and depending on how long the prescription lasts, taking something that’s for those specific numbers over a long period of time can be dangerous if the patient changes anything about their diet or exercise or weight or anything like that.
The condition should the nurse administer this medication is Loperamide is used to control and relieve the symptoms of acute diarrhea.
<h3>what to do when you have acute diarrhea?</h3>
Most cases of acute diarrhea do not require specific drug treatment, as it is almost always a virus, only care with hydration — drinking plenty of drinking water and natural juices.
Acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) can be caused by different infectious microorganisms (bacteria, viruses and other parasites such as protozoa) that generate gastroenteritis – inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract – which affects the stomach and intestines.
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