Belly Pain and Vomiting: When to Worry? - Pediatric Nursing

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Division of Ladd’s Bands Spreading the Mesentary SMA Syndrome SMA Syndrome SMA Syndrome Ovarian Cyst 6
Giant Mesenteric Cyst Ovarian Torsion Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Ovarian Cyst with Torsion Treatment: Medical Antibiotics Counseling Acute Abdomen • Definition - Any intra-abdominal condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. • Etiology 1. Abdominal Inflammation/ Peritonitis: NEC, perforated appendicitis, infection, pancreatitis 2. Obstruction: gut ischemia and necrosis with subsequent perforation 3. Perforation: Blunt or penetrating trauma, IBD,anastomotic leak, iatrogenic cause 4. Hemorrhage: vascular injury Pathophysiology of Peritonitis and Perforation Solid Organ Injury or Vascular Injury Hemoperitoneum Lysed RBC Peritonitis (Acute Abdomen) Increase Capillary Permeability Capillary Leak-Transudation (3 rd Spacing) Hypovolemia, Shock, Death Perforation of Hollow Viscous Leakage of GI Contents Localized Abscess - Less acute process - Pain, fever - Interval OR 7
Page 1 and 2: Belly Pain and Vomiting: When to Wo
Page 3 and 4: Physical Exam: General Appearance
Page 5: Normal Rotation 5 th Week 5 th week
Page 9 and 10: Thickened Appendix with Suppuration
Page 11 and 12: Abdominal Trauma • More often blu
Page 13 and 14: Diagnostic Test: ―Meckel’s Scan

Belly Pain and Vomiting: When to Worry? - Pediatric Nursing

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?