Digestive Case Study: A Case Of Acute Pancreatitis Describe the Anatomical location of the Pancreas relative to the other organs in the upper portion of the abdominal cavity. The pancreas is an “elongated, tapered” organ that sits behind the stomach, across the back of the abdomen. The widest part of the pancreas is called the head and lies in the curve of the duodenum (1st section of s. intestine). The body of the pancreas extends slightly upward, and the tail of the pancreas ends near the
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Philippine Christian University Mary Johnston College of Nursing 415 Morga St. Tondo, Manila A Case Study on Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Cholelithiasis Submitted by: Abad, Edryan Calara, Sharika Loradel Casul Mark Jury Corpuz, Trisha Dela Cruz, Marjori Gamboa, Jonalyn Lebico, Elmarie Lopez, Anica Tapawan, Ansherina Tuazon, Serleen March 09, 2012 Acknowledgement We would like to thank the following to the development of this case study. Mrs
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focus mainly on one. What is Pancreatitis? Pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas is inflamed (Pancreatitis, 1988-2014). Damage occurs when the digestive enzymes are activated before they are secreted and begin attacking the pancreas (Digestive Disorder Health Center, 2013). There are two types of pancreatitis: acute and chronic (Digestive Disorder Health Center, 2013). Anyone can get this but it only happens to certain people with certain risk factors. Acute risk factors include: gallstone
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conditions that coexist at the time of admission, that develop subsequently, or that affect the treatment received and or the length of stay. 5. The purpose of UHDDS is to establish minimum common core of data that is collected on individual acute care short term patient discharges in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs. 6. National Uniform Billing Committee 7. 18 diagnosis codes 8. 6 procedure codes
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nutritional screening tool * Compare usual food intake with food guide pyramid 1. Acute Pain 1. Acute Pain R/t Inadequate intestinal absorption of nutrients R/t Inadequate intestinal absorption of nutrients Alcoholism, Vitamin deficiencies, 2 duodenal ulcers, 4 episodes of pancreatitis and recurrent gastritis Alcoholism, Vitamin deficiencies, 2 duodenal ulcers, 4 episodes of pancreatitis and recurrent gastritis Tylenol (Acetaminophen) 650mg IV Tylenol (Acetaminophen) 650mg
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23. Discuss the conditions that pancreatitis is associated with in men and in women. How does this affect prognosis? In men it is often associated with alcoholism or peptic ulcers. In women it is more commonly associated with gallbladder disease. The prognosis is good if pancreatitis is associated with gallbladder disease but is very poor if it is related to alcoholism. 24. Discuss how pancreatitis is diagnosed and treated. The procedures to diagnosis pancreatitis include blood and urine tests for
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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy: Case series Introduction Severe liver function disorders in late pregnancy are relatively rare but extremely dangerous, as they may quickly develop into a fulminant disease and become a life-threatening disorder for the mother and the fetus. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a potentially fatal metabolic disorder unique to the third trimester of pregnancy. Incidence of AFLP is 1 in 7,000 to 16,000 pregnancies and is associated with micro vesicular fatty infiltration
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daily. He was also given a referral to a dietitian. That evening, the patient complained of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and flu-like symptoms. He collapsed at home and died a short time later. At autopsy, it was found that he died of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis. The patient was also found to have severe arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with severe two-vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis. Social History:The patient took no other medications and don’t drink alcohol and smoke. Plan:Hypertriglyceridemia
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CASE STUDY SYNTHESIS PAPER GREG BOIVIE NURS 221 MAY 24th, 2011 Case Study Synthesis Paper Tami is a 56-year old woman, 5’6” tall and weighs 136 kg. She came in for an ERCP to remove gallstones at 0800. The surgery went well and she woke up at 1130 denying any pain. At 1300 she had abdominal pain of 9/10 and received Toradol 60mg IVP. By 1350 she was complaining of back pain of 9/10 and she was given Morphine 2mg IVP and denied any pain 10 minutes later. Come 1530 the patient’s vitals
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general appearance and mental status. Laboratory results may also be included in this area. A – This 47 YO male has been found to be symptomatic of possible pancreatitis that has been occurring off and on for about a month. Patient is feverish and is showing signs of malaise. Findings suggest possible gall stone pancreatitis or acute pancreatitis. This is due to the occurrence of pain and nausea after
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