Question

Metabolic Encephalopathy

What are the alteration in health diagnosis on Metabolic Encephalopathy?

Health promotion and disease prevention on Metabolic Encephalopathy?

Risk factors on Metabolic Encephalopathy

expected findings?

Lab test?

Safety consideration?

Therapeutic procedures

Interprofessional care?

Answer 1

Metabolic encephalopathy lead to an altered mental status,confusion,delirium,memmory disorder, intellectual deterioration,dementia and depression may also occur.

We can prevent metabolic encephalopathy by,

• Treat hypoxia by effective treatment of respiratory problems
• Avoid toxic agents
• Treat aneamia, iron and folc acid suppliments
• Avoid medications that affect the nervous system such as sleeping pills and anti depresents
• eat nutritious diet,maintain healthy weight,
• Treat liver disease
• Avoid alcohol,and medications which damage liver cells

The treatment of metabolic encephalopathy include the management of the underlying disease that emerged from the evaluation of neurological signs and symptoms, the metabolic encephalopathy usuallu develop acutly or subacutly and are reversible if the systemic disorder is treated,if it is untreated metabolic encephalopathy may result in secondary structural damage to the central nervous system.

Risk factors are,

• Multiple drugs that acts on brain
• Major surgery
• Organ failure
• Elecrolyte disturbance
• Advanced age
• Preexisting neurological or psychological disease
• Nutritional deficiency
• Sepsis

The lab findings are,

• Elevation of the level of blood amonia
• CSF Glutamine
• Variations in hormonal level
• Blood toxins

Treatment for metabolic encephalopathy

• Anti seizure medications
• Anti viral medication
• Amonia reducers
• Vitamin supply
• Antibiotics
• Heamodialysis

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