Medical Surgical Nursing

 Providing prism glasses to enable the patient to see from the supine position  Encouraging use of hearing aids, if indicated, ...

Bowel activity usually returns within the first week. As soon as bowel sounds are heard on auscultation, the patient is given a ...

return. It is also important to avoid exter-nal pressure on the lower extremities that may result from flexion of the knees whil ...

 If these measures do not relieve the hypertension and excruciating headache, a ganglionic blocking agent (hydralazine hydrochl ...

As more patients survive acute SCI, they face the changes associated with aging with a disability. Therefore, teaching in the ho ...

Chapter 64 Management of Patients with Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies Meningitis Inflammation of ...

Brudzinski’s Sign When the patient's neck is flexed (after ruling out cervical trauma or injury), flexion of the knees and hips ...

Monitor daily weight, serum electrolytes, urine volume, specific gravity, and osmolality Prevent complications associated wit ...

Manifestations may include headache, fever, confusion, changes in LOC; rash, flaccid paralysis, Parkinson-like movements Medi ...

Clinical Manifestations Has a relapsing remitting (RR) course. With each relapse, recovery is usually complete. Quadriparesis ...

Normal ACh receptor site ACh receptor site in myasthenia gravis Guillain-Barré Syndrome Autoimmune disorder with acute attack o ...

Most patients recover completely in 3–5 weeks and the disorder rarely recurs. Management Medical Corticosteroid therapy may b ...