Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Ed., Harding, Kwong, Roberts, Hagler & Reinisch | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
Acute Pancreatitis Assessment
- Heavy Alcohol Use and Gallstones
- Abdominal Pain
- Nausea/Vomiting/Anorexia
- Abdominal Rigidity/Guarding
- Decreased or Absent Bowel Sounds
- Hypotension and Tachycardia
- Jaundice
- Increased White Blood Cells
Acute Pancreatitis Causes
- "GET SMASHHED" Mnemonic
- Gallstones
- (Ethanol) Alcohol
- Trauma
- Steroids
- Mumps
- Autoimmune
- Scorpion Sting
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypertriglyceridemia > 1000
- ERCP
- Drugs
Acute Pancreatitis Interventions
- NPO with NG Tube to Suction
- Pain Management
- Albumin
- Lactated Ringers Solution
- Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
- Antibiotics
- Surgery
- Nutrition
Hepatitis A (HAV) Assessment
- Fecal-Oral
- Ingestion of Contaminated Food or Water
- 4 Weeks
- Fever
- General Malaise
- Hepatomegaly
- Self-Limiting
- Proper Hand Washing
Hepatitis B (HBV) Assessment
- Bodily Fluids
- Blood Transmission
- People Who Use IV Drugs
- Variable 1-6 Months
- Fever
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Hepatomegaly
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Vaccination
Hepatitis C (HCV) Assessment
- Blood Transmission
- High Risk Sex (rare)
- IV Drug Users
- 7 Weeks
- Cirrhosis
- Barrier Protection
Cirrhosis Assessment
- Degeneration and Destruction of Liver Cells
- Jaundice
- Fatigue
- Palmar Erythema
- Spider Angiomas
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Edema
- Gynecomastia
- Change in LOC
Cirrhosis Interventions
- Maintain Nutrition
- Paracentesis
- Drug Therapy
- Endoscopic Band Ligation or Sclerotherapy
- Balloon Tamponade
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
- Lactulose
- Antibiotics
Complications of Cirrhosis
- Portal Hypertension
- Ascites
- Esophageal Varices
- Coagulation Defects
- Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
Cholecystitis Assessment
- RUQ Pain
- Referred Shoulder Pain
- Clay Colored Stools
- Jaundice
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- Fever
- Increased WBCs
- Fatty or Spicy Foods
- Ultrasound
Cholecystitis Causes
- Gallbladder Inflammation
- Female
- Fair (Caucasian)
- Fat (Obese)
- Fertile (Pregnant)
- Forty (Advanced Age Over 40)
- Flatulence
Cholecystitis Interventions
- Supportive Therapy
- Antibiotics
- Low Fat Diet
- NG Tube
- Analgesics
- Lithotripsy
- Cholecystectomy
- T Tube