Blog Posts on medical-surgical nursing
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Acid-Base Imbalances Nursing Interventions & Management by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 12, 2012Acid–base imbalance is an abnormality of the human body's normal balance of acids and bases that causes the plasma pH to deviate out of the normal range (7.35 to 7.45).Acid-Base Imbalances Nursing Interventions & Management Original source at:...
Angina Pectoris Nursing Management by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Mar 16, 2012Angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome characterized by paroxysms of pain or a feeling of pressure in the anterior chest. The cause is decreased coronary blood flow, resulting in an inadequate supply of oxygen to meet the myocardial demand. Angina...
Intracranial Aneurysm Nursing Management by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Mar 16, 2012An Intracranial Aneurysm is a dilation of the walls of a cerebral artery that develops as a result of weakness in the arterial wall. Its cause is unknown, but it may be due to atherosclerosis, a congenital defect of the vessel walls, hypertensive vas...
Sickle Cell Anemia Nursing Management by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Mar 15, 2012Sickle cell anemia is a severe hemolytic anemia resulting from the inheritance of the sickle hemoglobin (HbS) gene, which causes a defective hemoglobin molecule.Sickle Cell Anemia Nursing Management Original source at: Nurseslabs...
Hemodialysis: 12 Things You Need to Know by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Mar 13, 2012Healthy kidneys clean your blood and remove extra fluid in the form of urine. They also make hormones your body needs for some important functions. It balances electrolytes, control blood pressure & maintain acid-base balance.Hemodialysis: 12 Th...
Peritonitis Nursing Management by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Mar 13, 2012Peritonitis, inflammation of the peritoneum, is usually the result of bacterial infection, with the organisms coming from disease of the GI tract, or, in women, the internal reproductive organs. It can also result from external sources, such as inju...
Peptic Ulcer Nursing Management by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Mar 12, 2012A peptic ulcer is a defect in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, an area called the duodenum. A peptic ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer. An ulcer in the duodenum is called a duodenal ulcer.Peptic Ulcer N...
Pneumonia by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Feb 14, 2012Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lung. It is often described as lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation leading to abnormal alveolar filling with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with microorganism...
Nursing Bullets: Medical-Surgical Nursing Part II by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Feb 7, 2012The ultimate review for Medical-Surgical Nursing! It contains 315 bits of information regarding the (dreaded but fun to learn) medical–surgical nursing. This will review you to different concepts behind medications, degenerative disorders, nursing...
Pneumothorax by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Feb 3, 2012A collapsed lung, or pneumothorax, is the collection of air in the space around the lungs. This buildup of air puts pressure on the lung, so it cannot expand as much as it normally.Pneumothorax Original source at: Nurseslabs...
