Understanding acute pancreatitis

Department

Nursing

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Nursing

Abstract

The article provides clinical information acute pancreatitis and describes appropriate nursing interventions and patient education strategies. Topics discussed are pancreatic inflammation resulting in autodigestion, types of pancreatitic, common signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests that may be ordered by a healthcare provider to examine pancreas and surrounding region, treatment and management of acute episode, possible systemic complications and its detection.

First Page

34

Last Page

41

DOI

10.1097/01.NURSE.0000484959.78110.98

Volume

46

Issue

8

Publication Date

8-1-2016

PubMed ID

27355687

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