Gastrointestinal Reference Cards

When it comes to gastrointestinal healthcare, having reliable, quick-reference tools can dramatically streamline patient assessments and interventions. The Gastrointestinal Reference Cards are specifically designed for healthcare professionals who require essential GI knowledge, all based on the latest Australian guidelines.

Topics Covered:
- Urinalysis: Interpret dipstick urine samples using the 'normal' reference range and listed potential causes of abnormalities
- Abdominal Pain Sources: Determine the potential source of your patient's abdominal pain by correlating it to the nine different areas of the abdomen
- Gastrointestinal System Tube Sizes: Adult and paediatric nasogastric tube, rectal tube and indwelling catheter sizes with consideration for special populations
- Bristol Stool Chart: Assess and evaluate your patient's stool using internationally recognised categories

What is Included?
- Standard ID badge size (64x108mm), 0.76mm thickness
- 2 double sided cards (displaying 4 different topics)
- Waterproof and wipeable highly durable PVC material

Reference Card Details:
- Essential Insights with Urinalysis:
Our cards take the complexity out of urinalysis, providing a 'normal' reference range and potential causes for abnormalities. This ensures you can make informed decisions quickly, a cornerstone of effective GI patient management.

- Navigate Abdominal Pain with Confidence:
The Abdominal Pain Sources guide equips you with the insights to pinpoint the origin of discomfort accurately, facilitating targeted care and enhancing patient comfort and outcomes.

- Accurate Tube Sizing for Sensitive Procedures:
With the Gastrointestinal System Tube Sizes chart, you'll have the necessary information for adult and paediatric patients at your fingertips, allowing for precise and gentle care during tube insertions.

- Streamlined Gastrointestinal Assessments:
Our step-by-step GI Assessment Guide breaks down the examination process into simple, actionable steps, ensuring nothing is missed from the initial ask to the final pathology.

- Comprehensive Stool Analysis with Bristol Stool Chart:
The Bristol Stool Chart included in our cards provides a clear framework for stool assessment, enabling you to track and respond to a critical aspect of GI health effectively.

Order now and take the first step towards streamlined, confident gastrointestinal assessments!

The information contained in this card is general in nature. The card is not a substitute for medical or nursing advice specific to a patient's individual needs. The card is only intended to provide generic nursing information relating to the subject matter of the card, based on Australian guidelines and recommendations current at the time the card was printed. It is not a comprehensive guide to all presentations, symptoms, conditions, investigations, treatments, or otherwise intended to replace local hospital policy, protocols, and procedures. Any person using this card does so at their own risk. The Nursing Note accepts no liability for any loss, damage, costs or expense whatsoever or incurred by any third party receives the card from a customer or otherwise. Any person who purchases a Card from The Nursing Note, does so accepting these terms and conditions.

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