Here's your sign
Bruising over umbilicus
What is the Cullen's sign of pancreatitis?
The sphincter of ODDI.
A tiny muscle that regulates the flow of digestive juices from the liver and pancreas to the small intestine. Will spasm when given opioids for pancreatitis.
Diabetes, age, chronic pancreatitis, tobacco use, cirrhosis.
What are risks for pancreatic cancer?
Fever, jaundice and RUQ pain.
What is Charcot's triad?
Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations.
What is a formal method of communication between two or more members of the health care team?
Tenderness upon palpation RUQ over gallbladder
What is the positive Murphy's sign.
ESWL
What is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy?
Breaks up stones.
The cells of the pancreas that produce insulin?
What are beta cells?
Clay colored stools, dark urine and abdominal pain.
What are some clinical manifestations of cholecystitis?
A patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm or severe temporary harm.
What is a sentinel event?
Bruising on flank.
What is a positive Turner's sign? Pancreatitis.
Glucagon
What is a natural substance that raises blood sugar by causing the liver to release sugar stored there?
Head, tail and body.
What are the main parts of the pancreas?
Used for cholecystitis initially for pain.
What is Morphine?
Many medical errors in health care setting come from this.
What is poor communication?
Sign and symptom of hypocalcemia and acute pancreatitis. Seen by touching the trigeminal nerve of the patient.
What is Chvostek's sign?
Omeprazole
What is a histamine receptor antagonist used for pancreatitis? (Decreases acids)
Accumulation of fluid, pancreatic enzymes, tissue debris and inflammatory exudates surrounded by a wall by the pancreas.
What is a pseudocyst?
The gold standard for treatment of cholecystitis.
What is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Observation, critical thinking, decision making, interpersonal skills, and excellent communication.
What are 5 skills nurses use when using SBAR?
A carpopedal spasm flexion of the wrist and thumb seen with a BP cuff pumped up on patient's arm.
What is Trousseau's sign?
The third planet from the sun.
What is Earth?
Unlike acute, chronic is irreversible.
What is chronic pancreatitis?
12 hours with liquids and absence of N/V, diet advance as tolerated. Low fat diet for 10 days.
What are the discharge instructions for a patient that had a cholecystectomy?
Improves efficiency, efficacy and accuracy of the handoff report.
What is how SBAR works?