Episode 26 - Practical Approach for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pruritus

Practical Approach for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pruritus   Itchy skin can be debilitating.  It is chronic if longer than six weeks.  The itch is not like a normal itch that can be relieved by scratching.  This itch is under the skin and cannot be scratched.  Having experienced this from narcotics after a dental procedures is convincing enough to only take Tylenol and alternate with ibuprofen for dental pain control.  It can be that bad.  There are many reasons for the itching such as medication as mentioned earlier, pregnancy, malignancy, disease, allergies and psychiatric issues.  This podcast gives the Nurse Practitioner information on the causes and treatment of this debilitating symptom. Article is from JNP September 2020 Issue Vol 16. p. 590-596 by: Rachel Shireen Golpanian, BA, Juan M. Gonzalez, DNP, FNP-BC and Gil Yosipovitch, MD Sharing knowledge and educating those in the community for a healthier stronger safer community. MOTTO: GUMBO We'll teach your Grandma, Uncles, Mama, Brothers, and Others (GUMBO) The book is complete.  It was written to help raise money for the Non-profit. "Casey and the Crawfish" will be sold starting in January 2019. Everyone can purchase from http://gumboeducation.com/casey-and-the-crawfish (http://gumboeducation.com/casey-and-the-crawfish) Or try the Kindle Edition from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DLB473N (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB08DLB473N%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2kSH8Be7f6Ak94tmOBg4oLPddkZVZWw4gIZb-hyEJbjAG01nmaelBh4zE&h=AT3i9XjJ9ZAsnbcexVqWeWrJsVjrkW4DrIXvThIJFs1b1YXlu7oHtk8vl0TQzhfkAQ2GYRxSHVNTp5UdcWIgrnrzMlVRTHRslPvsxDzOtQdRbEBVY07rlH2mJYGY1bCnLMJkL_gwuBoSsHlNMS6Zpa8&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT24U5-gyehEPsMamEDTm-1QgV4bThMszQUL5SrVJN83LkxhhuJNspx7fSFZU4qPsC9uQd7HJ45ZH4hg6bDe88oIKPvJzGSSrCUKqks3vZPXLQYHz7JfKfMDOcr5UnwpJfILGRFD-kmML0uc_pU-Vw) BULLYING PREVENTION FOR NURSES - A REAL SOLUTION: CONTACT HOURS WILL BE AWARDED: (https://gumboeducation.com/gumbo-store)