looking for prognosis of ftd pt is 64 diagnosed 3/10 with neurocortical varient Has increased productive cough with probable aspiration weight loss over last several months comorbidities include dm type 11 and hypertension He is no longer able to process what is going on personel hygiene is poor He is continet most of the time sleeps 18-20 hours /day He was a professional and worked in his practice until 2/10He is a dnr per his request prior to onset of his illness
Hi, patients with diabetes and hypertension, weight loss, productive cough with suspicion of aspiration.First BP profile reading should be provided to consider hypertension stage. Chest x-ray along with biochemistry, ECG and Complete blood count should be ordered without any further delay as in this scenario risk of aspirational pneumonia is high. Excessive sleep could be due to underlying depression or hypertension related encephalopathy. Weight loss in elderly witChatDoctororbidities should be interpreted as potential risk of Once! Complete history and clinical examination should be performed as necessary. DM II type should be controlled with HB1AC level no more than 6.7%, prognosis is hard to predict without further investigation. Chat Doctor.