acute gastritis

ACUTE GASTRITIS Name Institution Affiliation Course Date of Submission Case 1 What questions would you ask as part of your focused assessment? * What are the characteristics of the pain that the patient is going through? * For how long has pain occurred? * What event is inducing the pain? What history might be associated with the symptom, if any? No specific history has been related to abdominal pain. The pain can be mild or acute stomach pain and can be induced by variety of conditions. There are many organs that are found in the abdominal part and there a complication by any of the organ can lead to the pains. The pain can be related to certain for instance ovary in women while on the other it might can cause the whole of the abdomen to ache. For instance it can be caused by diarrheal, cramping, food poisoning among others (Daly, et al. 2008). What are the known risk factors for this condition? The risk factors are those aspects that are a direct cause of the abdominal pain but in one way they are associated. The risk factor leads to higher chance of getting a condition that severe but not really abdominal pain. The risk factors may include pregnancy, elderly, prior surgery in abdominal and any other condition that causes a weak immune like organ transplant, diabetes, AIDS, sickle cell anemia, chemotherapy among others (Daly, et al. 2008). What physical examination techniques would you use? The first technique is checking the general appearance of the person. This is by checking the outward appearance like skin, nails, walking, standing or body flexing which may induce pain. The other one important may include tapping the abdomen to detect the liver size and also checking on th...