Module 12 – Gastrointestinal Disorders

Part of the Iowa Critical Care Fall Series - Fall, 2008, brochure here.

Date: December 9, 2008

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Course Numbers: Mercy Employees #59500; Others #59502

Instructor: MJ Potratz

Objectives:

1. Describe the assessment of the abdomen.
2. Discuss the etiology, clinical picture and nursing and medical care for the patient with acute pancreatitis, cirrhosis, hepatic failure and GI bleeding.
3. Correlate the clinical picture of the patient presenting with an acute abdomen.
4. Discuss the care of the patient with enteral feedings and TPN.

Fee: $55.00