Medical-Surgical Nursing: Gastrointestinal

Hepatitis, including the types of viral hepatitis. Risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatitis. Cholecystitis, including the pathophysiology associated with this disorder. The risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching for cholecystitis. Finally, bariatric surgery, including post-op nursing care and patient teaching.

Cirrhosis, including the types of cirrhosis (postnecrotic, biliary, Laennec's), signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching for patients with cirrhosis. The indications and nursing care associated with a paracentesis. Esophageal varices, including what causes this condition and treatment of esophageal varices.

Pancreatitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching associated with pancreatitis.

The following inflammatory bowel disorders: Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Diverticulitis. The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching for each of these disorders. At the end of the video, a knowledge check to test your understanding of some of the key facts she presents in the video.

Appendicitis and peritonitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and complications associated with these disorders.

Intestinal obstructions, including both mechanical and non-mechanical intestinal obstructions. The signs and symptoms of small bowel and large bowel obstructions, diagnosis of an obstruction, treatment of an obstruction, and nursing care of patients with an intestinal obstruction. The different types of ostomies, and important teaching for ostomy patients.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal hernias. She discusses the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching associated with both of these disorders.

In this video the following disorders: gastritis and peptic ulcer disease (PUD). The risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders. Key complications of peptic ulcer disease, including hypovolemic shock and perforation.

The following topics: dysphagia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and a hiatal hernia. The pathophysiology of the disorders, along with the signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching associated with each disorder.

The following diagnostic tests: esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and GI series. Lab values associated with the gastrointestinal system, including: AST, ALT, amylase, lipase, bilirubin, ammonia, albumin, prealbumin, and total protein. What can cause elevated or decreased levels of these lab values.

Anatomy and physiology review of the gastrointestinal system. Specifically, the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and biliary tract.

The Medical Surgical Nursing Gastrointestinal System playlist. The functions of the GI system, along with the overall components (alimentary canal, accessory organs, peritoneum). More detail about structure and function of each component of the alimentary canal, including the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.