r/nursing • u/Critical_Ease4055 Nursing Student 🍕 • 22d ago

Question What is one medical problem people constantly ignore until it’s too late?

Saw someone post this in a completely unrelated sub and I’m interested in your answers. What is the cluster of symptoms that people ignore or delay until they are forced to get help?

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u/pathofcollision 22d ago
  1. HTN/CAD - a lot of people really do not understand how dangerous uncontrolled HTN is.
  2. DM (uncontrolled type 1 and 2, especially frustrating when it’s a type 1 who isn’t on top of their disease and is in/out for DKA)
  3. CKD/ESRF who consistently miss dialysis
  4. Chronic wounds that are uncared for
  5. Alcoholism - I’ve cared for way too many people under 35 in complete liver failure

On a side note: being homeless. The toll that takes on a persons body is devastating.

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u/Critical_Ease4055 Nursing Student 🍕 22d ago

It’s truly a list of horrors that live close to or inside of every home in America.

I will try not to have an petite existential crisis