Gastrointestinal system important points medical surgical nursing

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              Gastrointestinal system important points



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  •  In acute pancreatitis, pain is severe and unrelenting located in the epigastric  area and radiating to the back.

  •  In Cholecystitis pain is in right upper quadrant radiating to the right scapula and shoulder

  •  Fatigue and malaise are common in hepatitis A.

  • The nurse highest priority after gastroduodenoscopy is to assess return  of gag reflex.

  •  In chronic gastritis the patient is risk  of deficiency of Vitamin B12

  •  Following cholecystectomy drainage from the t tube is initially bloody and then turns to greenish brown colour.

  •  The normal output from t tube is 500 to 1000ml per day.

  •  Crohns disease is characterized by non bloody diarrhoea.

  •  For the observation of presence of asterixis , ask the patient to extend the arm , the flapping movement will be observed of fingers and wrist.

  •  High protein diet should be avoided in patient with cirrhosis of liver because of high Ammonia level.

  •  In duodenal Ulcer the pain is relieved by taking meals.

  •  In patient with hiatal hernia if if he experiences heartburn following meal, lying recumbent following Meal is avoided.

  • Protruding stoma :-  bowel protruduce through stoma
  • Sunken and hidden stoma :- stoma retraction

  •  Narrowed and flattened stoma :- stenosed

  •  Dark and bluish coloured stoma :-  compromised circulation

  •  Following colostomy , within 72 hour of surgery the patient should begin to pass stool via colostomy

  •  The most frequent complication after ileostomy is fluid and electrolyte imbalance.

  •  Early sign and symptoms of dumping syndrome is sweating and pallor.

  •  Kocher’s incision is usually used in abdominal cystectomy

  • Normal Ammonia level is 10 to 80 mcg/dl.

  • Mosoprostol causes diarrhoea and abdominal pain and it is contraindicated in pregnancy.

  • Tablet sucralfate is taken orally and should be taken empty stomach. One hr before meal.It may cause constipation.

  •  Nizatidine is drug of choice in liver disease.

  •  Antacid calcium carbonate side effect is constipation.

  •  Milk alkali syndrome (headache, urinary frequency, anorexia, nausea and fatigue can occur)

  •  To treat this pt should avoid milk products and vitamin D supplement.

  •  Metoclopramidecan cause restlessness, drowsiness and extrapyramidal reaction. It is usually administered 30 min before meals and bedtime.

  •  Metoclopramide can precipitate hypertensive crises in patient with pheochromocytoma.

  •  Metoclopramide can cause parkinsonian disease

  •  Alosetron is used for severe ibs.

  • Antiemetics like ondesetron can cause drowsiness, therefore primary intervention is to protect patient from injury.

  • The patient recieving lexative needs to increase fluid intake to prevent dehydration.

  • Lactulose is used in prevention and treatment of portal sysremic encephalopathy.

  •  Loperamide is antidiarrheal agent. It is also used to reduce the volume of drainage from ileostomy.


  •  The most frequent central nervous system side effect of medication cemitidine is confusion

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