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Suffering From Leptomenengiels, Constantly Sleeping, Phelgm, Black Foam From Mouth With Stale Blood Smell. Reason?
My mother is 66 yeras old and has leptomenengiels disease, her condition has detoriated over the past 2 days she is constantly sleeping and has phleghm in her throat , last night she stqrted frothing at the mouth which a black foam which smells like stale blood , is she now dying? What can we do to make everything less painfull for her?
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
She appears very sick as per your description. You need to discuss with her treating doctors regarding her likely outcome including death.
However, important things to be kept in mind while taking care of an unconscious patient are- pain relief, providing adequae oxygen, good nutrition and fluid balance, prevention of bed sores, prevention of deep vein thrombosis, etc.
I hope it is helpful.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Thank you for posting your query.
She appears very sick as per your description. You need to discuss with her treating doctors regarding her likely outcome including death.
However, important things to be kept in mind while taking care of an unconscious patient are- pain relief, providing adequae oxygen, good nutrition and fluid balance, prevention of bed sores, prevention of deep vein thrombosis, etc.
I hope it is helpful.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
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