3. Discuss signs and symptoms of the clinical problem. Symptoms of appendicitis include dull pain that becomes sharp and moves to the lower right abdomen, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal swelling, fever, and inability to pass gas. 4. What type of surgery did the dancer have?
This results in inflammation causing swelling, increased blood flow, and ulcerations. In Crohn’s disease, these ulcerations go into the full thickness of the intestinal lining. This may lead to a narrowing of the bowel, which can lead to partial or total blockage of the intestinal flow, called bowel obstruction. Symptoms of intestinal obstruction include cramping around the mid-abdomen, frequently associated with vomiting. The abdomen may also become bloated and distended.
It is usually in the form of vomiting and abdominal pain that can mimic necrotizing enterocolitis and may lead to delay in diagnosis. This happens because in intussusception peristalsis is disturbed and lymphatic and venous obstruction occurs causing ischaemia or perforation. In term neonates, symptoms are very similar to those of other causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction while in preterm neonates they are very similar to those of necrotizing
825,826) B. If Zachary has a peptic ulcer affecting his stomach or duodenum, which components of the peritoneum will be affected? If the ulcer eats a hole into the wall of the stomach, bacteria and partially digested food can spill through the opening into the peritoneum causing severe inflammation of the abdominopelvic cavity and the visceral peritoneum, which covers some other organs. (Jenkins & Tortora pg. 826) C. How can Zach’s stomach contribute to the formation of ulcers in other parts of the G.I.
Abdominal pain and rapid weight loss are two common symptoms of pancreatic cancer. Abdominal pain typically affects the higher area of the abdomen and travels to portions of the back. Less dramatic symptoms could include vomiting and nausea. People sometimes rule nausea out as being a major illness and do not seek medical attention. It can signal something severe or even be related to something as small as a stomach virus.
The main problem that the kidneys are prone to is kidney failure, also called acute renal failure. This is the condition where the kidneys lose their ability to stop working or perform their functions. The types of causes of this disorder are categorized based on when they take place, therefore there are the pre -renal, renal and the post- renal causes. The pre- renal causes are the ones that happen before the disease occurs, they include; blood-clotting issues, low blood pressure causing low blood volume (hypovolemia) in the kidney, urinary tract infections, dehydration and medication such as diuretics which cause water loss. Renal causes affect the kidney directly, they include sepsis (when the immune system is overwhelmed by infections which causes the kidney to shut down), medication which are toxic to the kidney e.g.
2. Are there other signs and symptoms that you should observe for while A.G. is in your care? b. SBO: Diarrhea, constipation, and inability to pass gas or have a bowel movement. c. Complications: peritonitis (abdominal pain or tenderness; distention; fever; N/V; anorexia; diarrhea; decreased UOP; fatigue); signs of infection (temperature, inflammation, WBC count, etc.) 3.
Kathy Hijazeen Gastroparesis Gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders are common and cause either delayed or accelerated transit through the stomach, small intestine, or colon.2 Gastroparesis is a common chronic GI motility disorder. Gastroparesis is the cause of a wide range of abdominal complaints. “Gastro” means stomach and “paresis” means paralysis or weakness. Gastroparesis in laymen terms is a weak stomach.1,2 The stomach lies in the left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the abdomen.3 The stomach consists of three main parts, the fundus which is the highest part, the body which is the middle, and the pylorus which is the lowest part of the stomach. The stomach receives food from the esophagus through the cardiac orifice which is just above the fundus.
Serious complications, such as osteomyelitis (infection of the bone) or sepsis (infection carried through the blood) can occur. http://www.spinal-injury.net/spinal-injury-network/images/pressure-sore-stages.jpg Identify pressure sites of the body. Common places where pressure sores are likely to develop are, back of head and ears, elbows, lower back and sacrum, shoulders, hips, heels and the inner knees. Identify factors which might put an individual at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores. Factors that put individuals at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores are confinement to a bed, chair or wheel chair, Inability to change positions without help, loss of bowel or bladder control, poor nutrition and/or dehydration and decreased mental awareness.
Failure of one chamber causes reciprocal changes in the opposite chamber; Weakness and fatigue; Poor feeding, resulting in weight loss; Developmental delays; Irritability; Pallor and cyanosis; Dyspnea, tachypnea, orthopnea, wheezing, cough, weak cry, grunting, mild cyanosis and coastal retractions; Tachycardia; Hepatomegaly; Weight gain from edema, ascites and pleural effusion; Distended neck and peripheral veins; Sweating Nursing Diagnosis: Activity intolerance r/t generalized weakness; imbalance between oxygen supply and demand Goal: Participates in prescribed physical activity with appropriate increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate Nursing Interventions and