Medical Surgical Nursing – I – the site http://the-site.local Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Introduction http://the-site.local/chapter-group/introduction-7/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:30:33 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=463 a) Brief history of evolution of modern
medicine and surgery
b) Theories of illness and its causation -Illness
as human experience
c) Review of Nursing process and Nursing care
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Nursing assessment http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-assessment/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:33:07 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=465 a) Health Assessment

  • Health history
  • Physical examination
  • Nutritional assessment
  • General clinical investigations
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Pathophysiological mechanism of disease http://the-site.local/chapter-group/pathophysiological-mechanism-of-disease/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:34:34 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=466 a) Stress adaptation stressors, management,
Nursing interventions
b) Inflammation
c) Defense against injury
d) Nutritional consideration

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Altered immune response http://the-site.local/chapter-group/altered-immune-response/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:35:57 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=467 a) Overview of normal immune system
b) Altered immune response, hypersensitivity
and allergy
c) Assessment of immune system
d) Diagnostic evaluation
e) Allergy disorders:
– Anaphylaxis
– Allergic rhinitis
– Contact dermatitis
– Atopic dermatitis
– Drug reactions
– Food allergy
– Serum sickness
– Latex allergy
f) Approaches to treatallergic diseases
g) Nursing management client with altered
immune response
h) Auto immune disease
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– SLE
– Ankylosing spondylitis
– Graft versus host disease

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Fluid and electrolyte balance and Imbalance http://the-site.local/chapter-group/fluid-and-electrolyte-balance-and-imbalance/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:37:37 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=468 a) Water contents of body, electrolyte and Acid
– Base balance
b) Homeostasis
c) Review mechanism of regulating fluid and
electrolyte movement
d) Fluid and electrolyte Acid-Base imbalance
and its management

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Operation theatre technique: http://the-site.local/chapter-group/operation-theatre-technique/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:39:08 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=469 a) Physical Environment
– Operation theatre room – cleaning of tables,
trolleys, lights and other equipments
– Pre-operative holding areas.
b) Theatre Technique
– Scrubbing – Hand washing
– Gowning
– Gloving
– Positioning of patient for various surgical
procedures.
– Draping of patient.
c) Preparation of theatre, equipment and
supplies
– Cleaning
– Needles, sutures – types and their uses.
– Carbolization, ETO sterilization,
fumigation, OT swab, Bacillocid
sterilization.
– Packing and sterilization of dressings, linen
rubber ware suture material, instruments,
needlesandother materials.

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Management of patient undergoing surgery http://the-site.local/chapter-group/management-of-patient-undergoing-surgery/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:42:09 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=470 Management of patient undergoing surgery
a) Pre operative preparation and care
– Physical
– Psychological,
– Pre-medications
– Legal and ethical
b) Intra operative management
– Surgical Team
– Nursing activities and responsibilities
– Anesthetic agents
– Role of nurse in anesthesia
c) Post operative Management
– Immediate care
– Transferring patient from operation theatre
– Patient in recovery room
– Recovery from Anesthesia
– Post operative observation and nursing
management
– Carryout the post operative orders.
– Postoperative complication observation,
prevention & management.

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Nursing management of patient with impaired respiratory function and gaseous exchange http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-management-of-patient-with-impaired-respiratory-function-and-gaseous-exchange/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:50:46 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=471 a) Assessment of respiratory function
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic evaluation
b) Care of patient in respiratory intensive care
and ventilator care and respiratory function
c) Management of Patient with disorders of
upper respiratory airway.
– Obstruction of upper airway
– Epistaxis
– Sinusitis
– Pharyngitis
– Tonsillitis
– Laryngitis
– Deviated nasal septum
d) Management of patient with disorders of the
chest and lower respiratory tract
e) Management of patient with impaired • Lung
abscess
– Empyema
– Bronchial asthma
– COPD
– Pneumothorax
– Pneumonia
– Bronchitis
– Bronchiectasis
– Trauma
– Pulmonary Tuberculosis/DOTS
– Pulmonary embolism
– Pulmonary edema
– Lung tumors
– Disorders of pleura and pleural space
– Lung surgery
– Respiratory failure
– Acute respiratory distress syndrome,
– SARS
f) Alternate therapies
g) Drugs used in treatment of disorder of
respiratory system

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Nursing management of patient with gastro intestinal disorders http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-management-of-patient-with-gastro-intestinal-disorders/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:55:15 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=472 a) Assessment of gastro intestinal function
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic evaluation
b) Management of Upper gastrointestinal
disorders
– Parotitis
– Stomatitis
– Glossitis
– Gingivitis
– Pyorrhea
– Dental caries
– Halitosis
– Dysphagia
– Achalasiacardia
– Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
– Cancer of esophagus
– Hiatus hernia
– Gastritis
– Gastric and duodenal ulcers
– Gastric cancer
– Gastroenteritis
– Esophageal fistula
– Peritonitis
c) Care of patient with gastro intestinal
intubation and special nutritional
management.
d) Management of patient with lower gastro
intestinal disorders:
– Helminthiasis
– Constipation
– Diarrhea
– Fecal incontinence
– Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
– Appendicitis
– Diverticular disease
– Crohn’s disease
– Ulcerative colitis
– Intestinal obstruction
– Colitis
– TB abdomen
– Colorectal cancer
– Polyps of colon and rectum
– Ano rectal abscess
– Anal fistula and fissure
– Hemorrhoids
e) Alternate therapies
f) Drugs used in treatment of GI disorders

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Nursing management of patients with metabolic and endocrinal disorders: http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-management-of-patients-with-metabolic-and-endocrinal-disorders/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:56:48 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=473 a) Assessment of Hepatic and biliary functions
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic measures
b) Management of patients with hepatic
disorders
– Jaundice
– Hepatic cirrhosis
– Portal hypertension
– Ascites
– Hepatic Encephalopathy and coma
– Viral hepatitis
– Tumors and cyst of the liver
– Liver abscess
c) Management of patients with biliary
disorders
– Cholecystitis
– Cholelithiasis
– Choledocolithiasis
– Acute and chronic pancreatitis
– Cancer of pancreas
d) Assessment of Endocrinal function
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic evaluation
c) Management of endocrinal disorders
– Pituitary disorders
– Thyroid disorders
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Thyroid tumors
• Goiter
– Parathyroid disorders
– Pancreas disorder
• Diabetes mellitus
– Adrenal disorders
• Pheochromocytoma
• Addison’s disease
• Cushing’s syndrome
– Tumors of the endocrine glands
f) Alternate therapies
g) Drugs used in treatment of metabolic and
Endocrine disorder

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Nursing management of renal and urinary disorders http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-management-of-renal-and-urinary-disorders/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:57:53 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=474 a) Assessment of renal and urinary functions
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic evaluation
b) Management of patients with renal and
urinary disorders
– Urinary retention and incontinence
– Urinary tract infection
– Acute and chronic glomerulonephritis
– Pyelonephritis
– Urolithiasis
– Renal calculi
– Trauma of kidney, bladder,urethra, ureters
– Urinary strictures
– TB of urinary tract
– Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
– Renal cyst and renal abscess
– Nephrotic syndrome
– Acute and chronic Renal failure
– Uremia
– Acute and chronic nephrosis
– Tumor – benign and malignant
– Care of patient on hemodialysis and
peritoneal dialysis
– Care of patient with renal transplant
c) Assessment of male Genitourinary function
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic evaluation
d) Disorders of male genito urinary tract and its
management
– Hydrocele,
– Phimosis
– Benign and malignant prostatic
hypertrophy
– Orchitis
– Epididymoorchitis
– Cancer penis
e) Alternate therapies
f) Drugs used in treatment of renal and Urinary
disorders

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Nursing management of patients with neurological disorders: http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-management-of-patients-with-neurological-disorders/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:59:35 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=475 a) Assessment Neurological functions
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic evaluation
b) Management of patients with neurologic
dysfunctions
– Altered level of consciousness
– Increased Intracranial pressure
– Intracranial surgery
c) Management of patients with neurological
disorders
– Headache
– Migraine
– Seizures
– Epilepsy
– Status epileptics
– Cerebrovascular disorder – CVA
– Neurological trauma – Head, brain, spinal
cord, subdural and extradural hematoma
– Neurologic infection
• Meningitis
• Brain abscess
• Encephalitis
– Degenerative disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Guillain – Barre syndrome
• Parkinsonism
• Alzheimer disease
– Neuralgia
– Bell’s Palsy
– Peripheral neuropathies
– Brain and spinal cord tumors
– Huntington’s disease
– Muscular Dystrophies
– Herniation of the intervertebral disc
d) Alternate therapies
e) Drugs used in treatment of neurological
disorders

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Nursing Management of Patients with Connective Tissue and Collagen Disorders http://the-site.local/chapter-group/nursing-management-of-patients-with-connective-tissue-and-collagen-disorders/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:01:04 +0000 http://the-site.local/?post_type=chapter-group&p=476 a) Assessment
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic measures
b) Management of patients with disorders of
connective tissue and collagen disorders
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
– Scleroderma
– Polymyositis
– Osteoarthritis
– Ankylosing Spondylitis
– Gout
– Fibromyalgia
c) Alternate therapies
d) Drugs used in treatment of connective tissue
and collagen disorders

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