Medical Surgical Nursing
Medical Surgical Nursing
Raynauds Disease
Raynaud's Disease
Raynaud's is a rare disorder that affects the arteries.
Raynaud's is al...
Arteriosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis is the disease of the arteries characterized by thickening, loss of elasticity...
Hypertension
Blood pressure-Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. It's measured in millime...
Valvular Heart Disorders
Introduction
The movement of blood through the heart is crucial for human life. But in addition to perfusion , blood mus...
Wound Healing
Wound -
Definition
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues often, which may be associated ...
Inflammation
Introduction
Inflammation
Inflammation is the physiological response to tissues damage or any...
Asepsis
Asepsis-
Asepsis is the state of being free from disease- causing contaminants (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasi...
Role and Responsibilities of nurse in medical surgical setting
Introduction
The primary role of nurse is to provide care. Medical surgical nurses provide direct care to adult patients in numerous settings.
Trends and issues in medical surgical Nursing
Introduction
The entire field of health care is changing day by day.
These changes occurs at rapid rate.
Cardiac Murmur
Cardiac Murmur-
Cardiac murmur is the abnormal or unusual heart sound. It is also called abnormal heart sound or cardiac bruit.
The "murmur" is the...
Angina Pectoris
Angina Pectoris- Angina pectoris or chest pain is a clinical syndrome produced by insufficient Coronary blood flow leading to transient myocardial ischemia.
Ri...
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Diseases
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Diseases-
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease of the heart potentially involving all layers of the heart. The resulting dama...
Acute Myocardial Infarction
✍️Acute Myocardial Infarction-
AMI is the acute death of myocardial cells due to lack of oxygenated blood flow in the coronary arteries. It is also known as a heart attac...
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease-
Pathological condition of coronary Artery in which Narrowing and obstruction partially or completely due to excessive accumulation of fat and cholesterol resul...
Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System-
Cardiology- Study of cardiac system is known as Cardiology.
Cardiovascular System consist-
Heart
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
✔️DEFINITION
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)- Is the rate at which the erythrocytes settle down. Normal...
Acute Renal Failure (ARF)
Acute Renal Failure (ARF)-
Chronic kidney disease- develops slowly over months to years and necessitates the initiation of dialysis or transplan...
Errors of Refraction
Ametropia-
The eye with normal refractive power is called emmetropic eye and the condition is called emmetropia.
Ametropia is of two types: -
Hyperthermia- Fever
Fever-
Elevation of body temperature above the set point is called hyperthermia, fever or pyrexia.
Classification of Fever-
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Dehydration
Dehydration-
Dehydration is defined as excessive loss of water from the body. The most active individuals need 2 to 3 L of water intake daily. Dehydration occurs when ...