of the patient with acute abdominal pain Karen DeLawder Chamberlain College of Nursing NR305: Health Assessment Spring 2011 Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain Introduction Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain is an article published in the Nursing Standard Journal in the June 2006 issue‚ written by Elaine Cole‚ Antonia Lynch‚ and Helen Cugnoni. This article gives an in depth look at common diagnosis associated with abdominal pain. With each diagnosis the
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Introduction ‘Penetrating and blunt abdominal trauma’ is an article published in Critical Care Nursing Quarterly in the January to March‚ 2005 issue‚ written by Kristine L. Eckert. In this article‚ Kristine Eckert provides an overview of abdominal trauma related to penetrating and blunt mechanisms of injury. There are different case studies provided to illustrate interventions and treatments of different types of trauma. This article also provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology
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New Drug Study for Abdominal Mesothelioma By Katie Kelley Aug 8‚ 2008 Researchers recently published the results of a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology detailing a potentially new treatment for patients of abdominal mesothelioma that will likely improve the condition for patients. The study found that when patients suffering from abdominal mesothelioma were given a combination of two drugs‚ Alimta (pemetrexed) and Gemzar (gemcitabine)‚ their condition improved. The following are the results
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Define Differential Diagnoses: The patient‚ a white male‚ has been experiencing headaches for ten days‚ on a pain scale (1 low pain & 10 being high amount of pain) the patient says that he feels that the headache is a 9. Other symptoms include headache‚ confusion‚ blurred vision‚ tinnitus‚ tiredness‚ nausea‚ dizziness‚ irritability‚ and tenderness over the right upper side of the head. After checking him out and talking with him about his past (medically) we found out that he has had three mild concussions
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Abdominal Infection Case Study This case relates to an abdominal infection; therefore‚ purposefully look into the medication use and vocabulary as they relate to abdominal infections. Vocabulary: Before attempting to work the case study‚ define each of the vocabulary words. Although the words may have several subheadings‚ it will give you a place to begin your inquiry. When reviewing the vocabulary words‚ you might want to ask several questions: who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. This should
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MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH ABDOMINAL OBSTRUCTION” CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION A) Background of the Study B) Rationale for choosing the case C) Significance of the study D) Scope and Limitation CHAPTER 2: HEALTH HISTORY A) Biographic Data B) Chief Complaint C) History of Present Illness D) Past Medical History E) Family History F) Physical Assessment CHAPTER 3: DISCUSSION OF DISEASE PROCESS A) Anaphysiology B) Pathophysiology C) Drug Study D) Diagnostic and Laboratory
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population has neck pain and it is the second leading cause of lost time from work behind low back pain‚ with less than 1 percent developing neurologic deficits and requiring surgical intervention. Most of the patients do recover with conservative therapy regardless of the underlying etiology of pain. Patients clinically present for a number of contributing factors and despite the cause‚ end up recovering well with conservative therapy. The development and use of standardized clinical practice guidelines
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Patient Desire Desires 0 pain‚ will accept 1-2 on 0-10 pain scale. Has incision pain of 2-3 between drsg changes‚ which is controlled by two Percocet‚ has a 6 during changes. Scenario K.C. 43 y.o. female 280 lb‚ I&D of renal abscess 2nd post op day. Being d/c’d home where daughter will do drsg changes. What is Pain? According to (Lewis‚ 2011) The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or
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acute abdominal pain NS344 Cole E et ai (2006) Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain. Nursing Standard. 20‚ 39‚67-75. Date of acceptance: October 10 2005. Summary Abdominal pain has many causes‚ from simple to complex presentations. Patients with abdominal pain may have a number of physiological and psychological needs. Nurses have a key role to play in patient assessment‚ history taking and management • Identify the main causes of abdominal pain and differential diagnoses. • Ask
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Health management r/t lack of knowledge of chronic pain management aeb. patient relates consistent pain at a 5-9 on a scale of 0-10 ten being worst‚ statement of having “a lot of pain most of the time”‚ inability to relate pain management alternatives to medications that work “part of the time”‚ states that pain “gets in the way” of daily functioning two to three times a week on a regular basis CLIENT
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