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    The discharge plan instructs the patient to follow a low-fat diet and avoid certain gas-forming foods. It emphasizes consuming a nutritious diet with adequate protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and fluids to aid recovery from surgery. Light exercise and activity are encouraged to improve circulation and reduce complications, while lifting heavy objects is prohibited for 4-6 weeks. The patient is instructed to take post-operative medications as prescribed to prevent infection and promote healing. Regular follow-up appointments are strongly recommended to monitor recovery and provide ongoing health education.

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    The discharge plan instructs the patient to follow a low-fat diet and avoid certain gas-forming foods. It emphasizes consuming a nutritious diet with adequate protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and fluids to aid recovery from surgery. Light exercise and activity are encouraged to improve circulation and reduce complications, while lifting heavy objects is prohibited for 4-6 weeks. The patient is instructed to take post-operative medications as prescribed to prevent infection and promote healing. Regular follow-up appointments are strongly recommended to monitor recovery and provide ongoing health education.

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    The discharge plan instructs the patient to follow a low-fat diet and avoid certain gas-forming foods. It emphasizes consuming a nutritious diet with adequate protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and fluids to aid recovery from surgery. Light exercise and activity are encouraged to improve circulation and reduce complications, while lifting heavy objects is prohibited for 4-6 weeks. The patient is instructed to take post-operative medications as prescribed to prevent infection and promote healing. Regular follow-up appointments are strongly recommended to monitor recovery and provide ongoing health education.

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    Discharge Plan

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    Roberto Quimson
    The discharge plan instructs the patient to follow a low-fat diet and avoid certain gas-forming foods. It emphasizes consuming a nutritious diet with adequate protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and fluids to aid recovery from surgery. Light exercise and activity are encouraged to improve circulation and reduce complications, while lifting heavy objects is prohibited for 4-6 weeks. The patient is instructed to take post-operative medications as prescribed to prevent infection and promote healing. Regular follow-up appointments are strongly recommended to monitor recovery and provide ongoing health education.

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    DISCHARGE PLAN: A. DIET - Low fat diet.

    HEALTH TEACHINGS -Instruct patient to avoid eggs, dairy products, avocados, nuts and olives, gas forming vegetables and alcohol. -Advise to use only unsaturated energy vegetable oils.

    -Carbohydrates: This serves as an source.

    -Protein: This is needed to restore blood -Encourage patient to consume volume and plasma proteins lost through non-expensive and quality bleeding from the surgery; to meet the nutritious food. increased needs for tissue repair and resistance to infection. -Water: To replace fluid loss. -Vitamins: Necessary for homeostasis -Advise patient not to skip meals. -Encourage to increase fluid intake as tolerated. -Emphasized patient to take vitamin C to promote wound healing and fat-soluble vitamins.

    B. ACTIVITIES -Physical care: In patients who have undergone cholecystectomy, physical care (caring for the wound) is important to prevent infection. -Ambulataion: Activity is encouraged as -Instruct patient to check the wound site daily for signs of infection like purulent drainage, swelling, tenderness and redness.

    soon as possible because it reduces the -Instruct patient to wash wound risk of post-operative complications. -Exercise: It improves circulation. site with mild soap and water. -Instruct patient to allow adhesive

    strips on the wound site to pull off and not to pull them off. -Explain that normal activities can be resumed gradually: begin light exercise. -Instruct patient to avoid lifting objects for 4 to 6 weeks.

    C. MEDICATION -Post-operative medications are used to prevent infection and for wound healing. -Enforce patient to follow medication regimen so that preventions are prevented and healing is

    -Vitamins, antispasmodics and anticho- promoted. linergics are recommended in order to prevent potential complications and for continuous healing of wounds. -Discuss the dose, frequency and side effects of medication or any special consideration. -Advise patient to express concerns and queries about th medication intake.

    D. FOLLOW-UP -The quality and quantity of follow-up is -Advise patient to make a calendar a critical factor in teh complete recovery of the patient since cholescystecof activities so that he will not forget the important dates of clinic and

    tomy includes managing potential com- follow-up schedule. plications such as bleeding, making the patient comfortable and monitoring the patient's proper diet and activities -Emphasize the importance of keeping follow up appointments. -Remind the patient and family the

    as days progress after surgery. -Follow-up are also necessary for continuous health education and promotion activities to prevent the recurrence of cholecystitis or cholelithiasis.

    importance of participating in health promotion activities and recommended health screening.

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