Try: Drowsiness is an issue facing many older care recipients cr the causes of drowsiness will vary depending on the individual in some rare cases drowsiness may be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting these include concussion or head trauma extremely high levels of sodium hypernatremia extremely low levels of sodium hyponatremia hypothermia medication overdose once the underlying cause is diagnosed it is important for the cr to follow the treatment plan that the health care professional designs specifically for the cr to reduce the risk of potential complications including depression heart disease inability to perform daily tasks poor quality of life information references www localhealth com

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