Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Ed., Ignatavicius & Workman, 2015 | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
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
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
Pancreatin, Pancrelipase (Pancreatic Enzymes)
- Pancreatic Enzymes
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- GI Distress
- Inactivated by Gastric Acid
- 24 Hour Fat Excretion
- Take with Every Meal and Snack