Specialties Med-Surg
Published May 20, 2012
Joshinson
13 Posts
What are some common illnesses and conditions you see working on the medical ward every day?
tokmom, BSN, RN
4,568 Posts
Cardiac, usually A fib, either new onset or RVR. or any other funky beats that people do, if you have cardiac on your floor.
CHF, pnuemonia, cellulitis, DVT, PE, syncope, abdominal pain/sbo (this could possibly be surgical). diverticulitis, chest pain, but again could be a cardiac floor, acute or chronic renal failure, fever of unknown origin.
I know there are more, but those are the ones that come to my mind at the present.
#1ME
64 Posts
CHF
Diabetes
HTN
Post-op hip replacements
Post-op knee replacements
Post-op hysterectomys
Renal failure
TB
AFIB
Scabies
COPD
Thanks for the responses, they really helped, just trying to get an idea :)
Nurse SMS, MSN, RN
6,843 Posts
All the above plus altered mental status, s/p fall, trauma, MVA, diabetic complications, suicide attempt, ETOH intoxication, TIA, stroke, UTI, s/p cath lab...
I am on an ICU step-down unit though. I never know where to post...we are pretty much med-surg, just a bit higher acuity level and with telemetry. We don't do a lot of ortho postops on my floor but we get s/p CABG and such. I read this forum because a lot of it pertains to what I do. Not sure if all the stuff we see gets seen on med-surg or not.
AweSmiles
15 Posts
On my unit at a very large hospital we see a variety, such as:
Lap/ open choleys
Post-op whipples
Post-op liver resections
Post-op colon resections with colostomies/ileostomies
Post-op DIEP flaps
Mastectomies
Total gastrectomies
Abscess & bile drain placements
GJ tube placements
Incisional & ventral hernia repairs