Psychological care methods for kidney cancer

Since kidney cancer is a disease that threatens the life and safety of patients, people often have a great fear of the disease when they find themselves suffering from it. During this period, family members and friends should do a good job of psychological care for patients and increase their learning of the treatment of the disease. So, from what aspects should family members and friends help kidney cancer patients do a good job of psychological care!

Psychological care:

The first is to let patients and their families understand the condition of the disease and the possible consequences and severity of the disease if it is not treated.

The second is the treatment methods and possible therapeutic effects.

The third is the cost of treatment.

Fourth, possible complications and their consequences during the treatment process.

Fifth, cooperation during the treatment process. Nursing of hand-foot skin reactions: The manifestations of hand-foot skin reactions are numbness, burning sensation, erythema, swelling, hardened skin, callousing, blistering, dryness, scaling or cracking in the hands and feet. The symptoms are often more severe in the stress-bearing areas of the hands and feet, usually bilaterally, and appear in the first 6 weeks of treatment, especially in the first 1-2 weeks.

Patients with kidney cancer must make relevant preparations before surgery and should have some understanding of the pathological changes and functional status of the affected kidney. Explain the role of various tubes inserted after surgery and matters that need to be coordinated. In order to improve the patient's physical condition, patients with kidney cancer should be encouraged to eat a high-protein, high-calorie, high-vitamin diet to correct anemia and hypoproteinemia.

After the operation, the patient must be supervised by a dedicated person and the vital signs must be closely observed: blood pressure, pulse, and respiration are measured every 15 to 30 minutes and recorded until the patient is fully awake and the condition is stable. Change the measurement to once every 1 to 2 hours until the next morning. The patient should not eat anything within two days after the operation. Intravenous infusion is used to promote diuresis and maintain water and electrolyte balance. If the gas is exhausted, a liquid diet can be given.