Published Jan 14, 2007
Bbalaan61
1 Post
Hello,
I am a new member of allnurse .com and a student nurse, I am asking if any of you guys can help me with my research regarding PANCREATITIS can you please send me any topics regarding nursing care to a patient suffering from pancreatitis, thanks a lot
Daytonite, BSN, RN
1 Article; 14,604 Posts
hi, bbalaan61!
the care of any patient always starts with an understanding of the disease, it's signs and symptoms, the tests that the doctor's are going to order to determine the presence and extent of the disease process and the medical treatment that is going to be ordered. so, the nursing care of a patient suffering from pancreatitis will depend on the signs and symptoms he/she is having as well as the tests, treatments and medications the doctors are likely to order. i am providing you with plenty of links where you can get that information.
if you still have specific questions, please ask. welcome to allnurses! :welcome:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitis.html - links to information on hepatitis
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/index.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/pancreatitis/htm/index.htm
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/23/2902
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/gastro/acutepan/acutepan.htm - acute pancreatitis
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/gastro/chpan/chpan.htm - chronic pancreatitis
http://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/article.htm
http://www.intelihealth.com/ih/ihtih?t=10499&p=~br,ihw|~st,24479|~r,wsihw000|~b,*| - acute pancreatitis
http://www.intelihealth.com/ih/ihtih?t=10500&p=~br,ihw|~st,24479|~r,wsihw000|~b,*| - chronic pancreatitis
these weblinks have more specific information about the medical treatment of the various types of pancreatitis
http://www.fpnotebook.com/gi165.htm - chronic pancreatitis, includes management
http://www.fpnotebook.com/gi164.htm - acute pancreatitis
http://www.fpnotebook.com/gi166.htm - causes of pancreatitis