#356: All About Ascites

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🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity that causes abdominal distention. It is a common complication of cirrhosis but can also occur in other conditions such as cancer, heart failure, tuberculosis, and dialysis. Ascites can lead to significant problems for your patient, including respiratory compromise, hypotension, and even peritonitis. Hit play on this episode to learn: The pathophysiology of ascites Signs and symptoms of ascites Ascites diagnostic tests Complications of ascites Ascites treatment And, to wrap it all up, we’ll go through an ascites case study together! ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is there a baby in your life who's about to start solid foods? This can be such a confusing and stressful time.
0:06.0	As a mom of seven, I really struggled with spoon feeding my oldest baby,
0:10.0	but once I realized that babies can safely feed themselves real wholesome foods
0:15.0	using the principles of baby-led weaning, feeding the rest of my babies became an
0:19.7	actually enjoyable experience instead of something that I used to dread.
0:23.0	Hi, I'm Katie Ferraro, college nutrition professor and dietician specializing in baby lead weaning,
0:29.0	and I host the baby lead weaning made easy podcast.
0:31.0	Each week we cover evidence-based safe infant
0:34.0	feeding practices for parents and caregivers of babies who are six to 12 months of
0:37.6	age. So if you're confused by all the conflicting info you hear about starting
0:41.4	solid foods or you want easy actionable tips on how to safely
0:44.8	prep food for your baby or introduce all of the organic foods or figure out when to drop a milk feed
0:48.6	we cover all that and more plus interviews with the world's leading feeding experts in two new episodes each week.
0:55.0	Search baby-led weaning wherever you listen to podcasts and happy feeding. Well, hello there I'm Nurse Mo and this is the Straight A Nursing Podcast where I teach concepts
1:17.1	and share tips on how to thrive in nursing school and at the bedside.
1:22.1	In this episode, we're going to be talking about a very common condition
1:27.1	that I've seen it many, many times in my patients with advanced liver disease and that is Acides.
1:34.0	Now before we hop into that, let's take a quick minute
1:37.2	for a listener shout out and this shout out
1:39.8	goes out to Tasha who says this, I bought Fast Pharmacology to study for the Inclex and I am so glad that I did.
1:48.0	I felt confident on the meds.
1:51.0	Aside from the improved confidence for the inclx, I generally have a better understanding
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