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End Stage Liver Failure: Lessons from the ER on Jaundice and Ascites
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Το περιεχόμενο παρέχεται από το Lauren Chapnick. Όλο το περιεχόμενο podcast, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των επεισοδίων, των γραφικών και των περιγραφών podcast, μεταφορτώνεται και παρέχεται απευθείας από τον Lauren Chapnick ή τον συνεργάτη της πλατφόρμας podcast. Εάν πιστεύετε ότι κάποιος χρησιμοποιεί το έργο σας που προστατεύεται από πνευματικά δικαιώματα χωρίς την άδειά σας, μπορείτε να ακολουθήσετε τη διαδικασία που περιγράφεται εδώ https://el.player.fm/legal.
Have you ever seen someone with skin as yellow as the sun or a belly so swollen it seems almost fictional? It's a stark image, one that I, Lauren Chapnick, encountered with a patient we will call Bill during my early ER days—his body ravaged by end-stage liver failure. In this fresh season of Nursing Student Coach, I'm eager to share the critical lessons from that moment, offering up a primer on the liver's crucial functions and the devastating effects when it fails. We're talking jaundice, ascites, and a host of complexities in between, all tailored to give you the understanding you need as a current or aspiring healthcare professional.
This episode isn't just a rundown of medical facts; it's a narrative steeped in the reality of patient care, with insights gleaned from my transition from nursing school to the high-stakes environment of an emergency department. Your time is valuable as a nursing student, so for the next 10 minutes only, lend me your ears as we explore why conditions like jaundice and ascites happen, what they signal about patient health, and how this knowledge can translate into superior care. No guest needed—just raw, unvarnished experiences and strategies aimed to prepare you for that exam or, even more importantly, for the day you're the one making a difference in the ER.
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1. Jaundice and Ascites in Liver Failure (00:00:00)
2. Understanding Ascites and Jaundice (00:09:45)
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