Acute Pancreatitis : Treatments

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Treatment is aimed at supportive measures such as fluid replacement by intravenous (IV) infusion, pain relief, and withholding food or fluid by mouth (to limit the activity of the pancreas that makes symptoms worse. Occasionally nasogastric suctio...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 4, 2006
Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is a procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup. Purpose The gallbladder is not a vital organ.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is the medical procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup. Purpose The gallbladder is not a vital organ.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Admittance to a hospital as a patient. Whether planned or on an emergency basis, hospitalization causes disruption in the life of any child.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hospitalization is admittance to the hospital as a patient. Purpose Patients are admitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons, including scheduled tests, procedures, or surgery; emergency medical treatment; administration of medication; or to stabilize or monitor an existing condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hospitalization or inpatient care is the most restrictive form of treatment for a psychiatric disorder, addictive disorder, or for someone with more than one diagnosis . Whether it is voluntary or involuntary, the patient relinquishes the freedom to move about and, once admitted, becomes subject to the rules and schedule of a treatment environment.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Planning a hospital stay includes determining what hospitals or facilities are covered by the patient ' s insurance plan, evaluating the credentials of the health care providers and hospital, gathering information about the hospital, including services offered, scheduling the hospital stay, completing pre-admission testing, receiving and following all of the appropriate pre-admission instructions, registering at the hospital upon arrival, as well as completing an informed consent form. Purpose Patients are admitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons, including scheduled tests, procedures, or surgery; emergency medical treatment; administration of medication; or to stabilize or monitor an existing medical condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein. Purpose Intravenous rehydration is used to restore the fluid and electrolyte balance of the body due to illness, surgery, or accident.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever , vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous (IV) fluid regulation refers to the manual or automatic pump control of the rate of flow of IV fluids as they are delivered to a patient through a vein. Purpose The purpose of intravenous fluid regulation is to control the amount of fluid that a patient is receiving, usually within a given hour of IV therapy.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
TPN can provide a better level of nutrition to the sick newborn than regular IVF...Blood tests guide the doctor into adjustments that may be needed in the baby's IVF delivery...Usually IVFs are sugar solutions with a mixture of salts...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 18, 2007
When patients cannot use their gastrointestinal tracts for nutrition , parenteral nutrition may be used to maintain or improve the patient's nutritional status. This form of intravenous treatment provides all the nutrients that are delivered to the patient.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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