Med-Surg Concepts

2 These are some concepts to remember to help you memorize signs and symptoms of some Diseases..

SNS and PNS

SNS
-Everything is HIGH and FAST except in GI and GU (hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea, constipation, slow metabolism)

PNS
-Everything is LOW and SLOW except in GI and GU (bradypnea, bradycardia, hypoglycemia, diarrhea)


CUSHINGS AND ADDISONS DISEASE:

Cushings:
-Everything is HIGH and FAST except K (e.g. hypertension, hyperglycemia, edema, HYPOKALEMIA)

Addisons:
-Everything is LOW and SLOW except K (e.g. weight loss, hypoglycemia, hypotension, HYPEKALEMIA)
-dark skin

HYPERTHYROIDISM AND HYPOTHYROIDISM:

Hyperthyroidism
-Everything is HIGH, FAST and WET (e.g. hypertension, tachycardia, high body temperature, diarrhea, diaphoresis)
-Eye manifestations (e.g. exopthalmos, lid lag, bright-eyed stare)

Hypothyroidism
-Everything is LOW, SLOW and DRY (e.g. bradycardia, low body temp, lethargy, dry hair, dry skin, constipation)

LEFT AND RIGHT CHF:

Left CHF
-pulmonary edema (e.g. dyspnea, wheezing, rales, moist cough)
-cellular hypoxia
-RAAS activation

Right CHF
-venous backup (e.g. neck vein engorgement, ascites, leg varicosities, weight gain, jaundice)
-systemic

HYPERGLYCEMIA AND HYPOGLYCEMIA

Hyperglycemia
-3 P's (Polydipsia, Polyuria, Polyphagia)
-dehydration
-ketoacidosis (e.g. metabolic acidosis)

Hypoglycemia
-decrease sugar to the brain
-feeling hungry
-SNS stimulation

SIADH and DI

SIADH
-hypersecretion of ADH
-water retention
-dilutional hyponatremia

DI
-hyposecretion of ADH
-water loss


Hope this will help Last edit by pinx23 on Oct 12, '11
I've been out of school a long time but thank you for sharing..

Quote from Esme12I've been out of school a long time but thank you for sharing..

Thanks! If only I had you in my class at school! lol You are good at simplifying complex concepts. I have already forgot several of these so I appreciate the refresher.

Quote from poopprincessThanks! If only I had you in my class at school! lol You are good at simplifying complex concepts. I have already forgot several of these so I appreciate the refresher.

Thank you for this! I'm taking med-surg now and it is really a lot of stuff, this was very helpful!

Quote from brielle776Thank you for this! I'm taking med-surg now and it is really a lot of stuff, this was very helpful!