Multiple Myeloma Prevention
Multiple Myeloma Prevent:
Multiple Myeloma occurrence in environment, diet and interrelated factors, prevention for Multiple Myeloma, include enhance the patient's physique, aggressive treatment of chronic diseases, radiation and chemical poisons to avoid contact, is importance for the prevention and treatment of Multiple Myeloma. First of all, should avoid contact with the cancer-causing factors, if a history of exposure or symptoms suspicious persons should have regular medical examinations for early detection and timely treatment. Patients often wish to take part in activities appropriate to reduce decalcification. Observe good personal hygiene to prevent infection, with particular attention to oral mucosa and skin clean to prevent the common cold.
Living with Multiple Myeloma:
1. Rest. Patient activity in general may be appropriate, excessive restrictions on the body can promote secondary infection of patients and osteoporosis, but the activity can not be fierce, overloading should be avoided to prevent the ups and downs, bumps, depending on the specific circumstances of the use of waist circumference, splint, but want to prevent from This caused bad blood circulation. Such as patients with chronic consumption, reduced immune function, high incidence of complications should be bed rest and reduce activity. When there is bone damage, should be an absolute bed rest in order to prevent pathological fracture caused.
2. In order to prevent pathological fracture. Should be sleep at hard bed, no use flexibility bed. Patient comfort has to keep lying, to avoid injuries, especially injuries falling bed.
3. Dietary care. Multiple myeloma light diet should be chosen to suppress bone marrow hyperplasia of food, such as kelp, seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, sea clams, almonds. Ban alcohol and tobacco to quit, as well as the cold, spicy on the goods. Health and illness in order to eliminate the source of drinking milk may be appropriate. Patients with renal insufficiency should be given to hyponatremia, or low-protein wheat starch diet, so as to reduce the burden on the kidneys. If hyperuricemia and hypercalcemia, the patient should be encouraged to water daily to maintain urine output at more than 2000ml in order to prevent or mitigate hypercalcemia and hyperuricemia.
4. The inconvenience of physical activity in elderly bedridden patients, should stand up from time to time to assist, gentle motion to avoid fracture. Skin compression should be given warm towel massage or physiotherapy, to maintain the formation of drying beds to prevent bedsores happen.
5. Oral care. Patients with renal damage due to excessive accumulation of metabolites, some of the wastes discharged into the respiratory tract and have bad breath, affecting the patients appetite, oral care should be prepared and give 0.05% and 4% chlorhexidine liquid solution of sodium bicarbonate mouthwash turn to prevent bacterial and fungal infections.
6. Pain care. As the disease progress, it is difficult to alleviate symptoms of bone pain, bone pain varying degree of severity, occurred mainly in the red bone marrow-rich bones, such as ribs, sternum and so on. Nerve root compression may arise due to neuralgia. Should be concerned about the patient and considerate, try to alleviate the suffering of sick. In particular, because of physical activity on patients caused by pain, should be closely observed, carefully nursing. As directed by your doctor the right amount of sedation given painkillers, if necessary, to give dolantin, morphine and other analgesics. Can also be local radiation therapy to alleviate the symptoms. Neuropathic pain patients may be given or partial closure of the corresponding therapy.
7. Anemia care. Observation of the symptoms of anemia and anemia to determine the extent of the care given.
8. Prevention of infection. The disease to respiratory infections and pneumonia often, followed by urinary tract infection, so patients should be kept clean room air, temperature and humidity appropriate to avoid the cold and to prevent cross-contamination, always replace the position to assist patients in a timely manner expectoration; encourage hydration diuretic.
9. Chemotherapy care. Many patients during chemotherapy should be drinking water, not less than the amount of fluid a day to 3000ml, and alkalization of urine and accurate record of the amount of fluid to maintain the water-electrolyte balance.
10. Psychological care. To ease the worries of their own sick out twice as much to give love and take care of, to ease the mental stress of patients and help patients to face up to reality, out of fear, emotional stability.