Patient/caregiver was educated on pathophysiology of ingrown toenail development as follows: Ingrown toenail is a condition in which the sharp edge or side of an improperly grown or inappropriately cut or trimmed toenail grows into the soft flesh of the toe. The sharp nail growing into the flesh on the edge of the toe can exert pressure on the toe edge, thus injuring the toe. This can lead to inflammatory changes of the toe and [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of shingles as follows: Facial paralysis: Involvement of the facial nerve with shingles can result in facial paralysis, with inability to blink the eye on the side of face affected, drooping & angulation of mouth on the involved side of face, slurred speech, and drooling. Hearing loss: Shingles can also involve the auditory nerve helping for hearing and balance, leading to ear pain, ringing sensation in the ears, vertigo, balance [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of shingles as follows: Reactivation of shingles: Strong and intact immune system can help keeping the virus latent, thus preventing it’s reactivation. The latent virus has the potential to get reactivated in future, especially under conditions of compromised immune system, resulting in a fresh episode of shingles. Postherpetic neuralgia: The shingles activation is mostly self-limited, with the burning pain and itching continuing for two to four weeks, until the rash [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of shingles as follows Pain: The activation of virus in the nerves can spread down along the nerve path it is living in, causing a painful fluid-filled blistering rash with itching and burning along the distribution of the nerve involved. The involved skin could be very sensitive to touch. Chickenpox infection: The fluid-filled blisters can grow bigger and burst open, releasing the fluid that can be contagious and spreads the [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of shingles as follows: The fluid-filled blisters can grow bigger and burst open, releasing the fluid that can be contagious and spreads the varicella-zoster virus to others, causing chickenpox infection to immunodeficient patients and individuals who failed to complete the vaccination schedule for chickenpox. The open blister sites can crust & scab in due course of time and resolve. Once the rash scabs, the individual is no more [...]
