Skip to main content

INTRA-OPERATIVE MONITORING OF THE PATIENT DURING SURGERY

** Monitoring of the Emergency Patient: A Multidisciplinary Approach ** Urgency in the operating room demands a rapid and coordinated response from the entire medical team.** From the moment a patient is classified as an emergency and scheduled for surgery, a rigorous monitoring process begins that involves surgeons, nurses, and other health professionals. ** Preparing the Surgeon for a Surgical Emergency ** Surgeons, as leaders of the surgical team, play a crucial role in the care of emergency patients. Their preparation involves: * Deep knowledge of the pathology: The surgeon must have a thorough knowledge of the medical condition that requires immediate surgery, as well as the possible complications and treatments. * Availability: Surgeons on call must always be ready to respond to emergency calls and arrive at the operating room in the shortest possible time. * Coordination with other teams: They must coordinate closely with anesthesiologists, circulating nurses, a...
Post a Comment

INTERNAL MEDICINE

The field of medicine is divided into various branches and specialties, each with a specific focus and objectives. Among the most important are **internal medicine** and **external medicine**, two areas that, despite sharing the same final objective of preserving the patient's health, differ in their methodology and scope.

**Internal Medicine: Deepening complexity**

Internal medicine focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases that affect **adults**. Unlike general medicine, which offers comprehensive primary and preventive care, internal medicine specializes in **complex and chronic pathologies**, which often require a multidisciplinary approach. Internist doctors have extensive training in **physiopathology, clinical diagnosis and management of systemic diseases**. Their work is carried out mainly in hospital settings, where they have the opportunity to evaluate and treat patients with conditions that cover a wide range of specialties, such as:

* Cardiology**

* Endocrinology**

* Gastroenterology**

* Hematology**

* Infectology**

* Nephrology**

* Pneumology**

* heumatology**

**External medicine: Outpatient care and prevention**

External medicine, also known as **external consultation**, is characterized by its outpatient approach. Patients attend scheduled appointments or on spontaneous demand for general or specialized medical care. In this area, prevention plays a fundamental role, since it seeks to identify and control risk factors that may lead to future diseases. The main activities of external medicine include:

* General medical consultation:** Assessment of the patient's general health status, including medical history, physical examination and basic tests.

THE DOCTORS AND NURSES HANDBOOK

General Medical and Nursing Practice and Theory for Hospital Staff


Paperback version, 7X10 Full 16 Font


Diagnosis and treatment of acute and subacute diseases:

* Management of pathologies that do not require hospitalization, such as respiratory infections, allergies, dermatological diseases, among others.

* Chronic patient monitoring:** Control and monitoring of diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, among others.

* Outpatient procedures:** Carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic techniques that do not require hospitalization, such as biopsies, sutures, administration of vaccines, etc.

* Health education:** Promotion of healthy lifestyles and disease prevention through talks, workshops and individual counseling. **Distribution within a hospital complex:** In a hospital complex, internal medicine and external medicine are clearly differentiated, both in terms of physical location and functional structure.

* Internal Medicine:** It is generally located in hospital areas where hospitalized patients are located, such as general medicine pavilions, intensive care units and specialized units. Internists work closely with other specialists, such as surgeons, neurologists and psychiatrists, to provide comprehensive patient care.

* External medicine:** It has its own outpatient spaces, where doctor's offices, waiting rooms and procedure areas are located. External medicine doctors work together with nursing staff, technologists and administrative staff to ensure efficient and quality care.

Conclusion:** Internal medicine and external medicine, despite their differences, are fundamental pillars for comprehensive medical care. Internal medicine offers a specialized approach in the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases, while external medicine focuses on prevention, outpatient care and health promotion. Both areas work together to provide patients with the medical care they need to maintain their well-being and quality of life.


Labels:
Location: América

Comments

New comments are not allowed.

Popular posts from this blog

ORIGIN AND THEORY OF MEDICINE AND NURSING

The knowledge of prehistoric medical practice comes from paleopathology, or study of the pictographs that showed the medical techniques, of the skulls and skeletons, as well as the surgical instruments of ancient societies and non-technological contemporary. Despite the fact that this study concerns anthropology, some of these practices have survived until modern times, which justifies their consideration in the history of medicine. Serious illnesses were of special interest to primitive men even though they could not treat them. They divided the genesis of the disease into two categories, each with a variety of therapies that were mutually exclusive. The first and most numerous were the processes attributed to the influence of malevolent demons, to whom the projection of an alien spirit, a stone or a worm within the body of the trusting patient was attributed. These diseases had to be tackled through spells, dances, sacrifices, spells, talismans and other measures. If in the e...
Post a Comment
Read more

Elements of a Basic and Specialized General Medicine Practice

The equipment in a medical practice is essential for providing quality and safe medical care. Instruments and furniture must be appropriate to the physician's needs and the type of care offered. This article describes the basic and specialized instruments and furniture for a general medicine practice. **Basic Instruments:** * Sphygmomanometer: For measuring blood pressure. * Stethoscope: For listening to the heart and lungs. * Thermometer: For measuring body temperature. * Otoscope: For examining the ears. * Ophthalmoscope: For examining the eyes. * Scale: For weighing the patient. * Centrifuge: For separating the components of a blood or urine sample. * Examination Lamp: To illuminate the patient during the physical examination. * Examination Table: For examining the patient. * Examination Table:** For the patient to lie on during the physical exam or medical procedures. * Chairs:** For the doctor, the patient, and accompanying persons. * Filing Cab...
Post a Comment
Read more

BRANCHES OF MEDICINE

Medicine, throughout its long history, has experienced a constant evolution, dividing into various specialized branches to offer comprehensive and quality medical care to patients. This specialization process has been driven by scientific and technological advances that have allowed a greater knowledge of the human body and the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. BASIC BRANCHES OF MEDICINE: The basic branches of medicine lay the foundations for the study and practice of medical specialties. Among them we find: * Anatomy:** Study the structure of the human body and its relationships. * Physiology:** Investigates the functioning of the organs and systems of the human body. * Biochemistry:** Analyze the chemical processes that occur in living beings. * PATHOLOGY:** Study the causes, mechanisms and effects of diseases. * Pharmacology:** It is responsible for the study of medicines, their action in the body and their therapeutic applications. THE DOCTORS...
Post a Comment
Read more