Med-Surg Nursing I
By Dr. Akash Garg, DC, MS Pharmacology, MEd, MBA · Updated October 20, 2026
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- 1The Medical-Surgical Nurse and Clinical JudgmentThe Work: Who the Medical-Surgical Nurse Is, How Nurses Think: The Clinical Judgment Model, Prioritization: What Do You Do First
- 2Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base BalanceFluid Compartments, Fluid Movement and Volume Imbalance, Sodium and Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus
- 3Perioperative NursingPreoperative Assessment and Risk Stratification, Preparing the Patient: Consent, Fasting, Teaching and the Day of Surgery, Intraoperative Care: Anaesthesia, the Sterile Field and Patient Safety
- 4Pain, Comfort and Palliative CareHow Pain Is Made, and What Untreated Pain Costs, Assessment: Believing It, Measuring It, Documenting It, Pharmacologic Management: Multimodal Analgesia
- 5Infection, Sepsis and the Immunocompromised PatientInfection, Host Defence and the Chain of Transmission, Recognising Infection: Assessment, Laboratory and Cultures, Sepsis and Septic Shock: the First Hour
- 6Respiratory Disorders: Airway and Obstructive DiseaseGas Exchange, Focused Assessment and the Tests That Matter, Asthma: Reversible Obstruction and the Rescue Plan, COPD: Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis and the Exacerbation
- 7Respiratory Disorders: Infection, Trauma and FailurePneumonia and Lower Respiratory Infection, Tuberculosis and the Infected Pleural Space, Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Vascular Disorders
- 8Cardiac Disorders: Coronary Artery Disease and Heart FailureCoronary Perfusion, Plaque and the Anginas, Acute Coronary Syndrome: Reading the Presentation, Managing ACS: The First Ten Minutes and the Next Ten Days
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- 9Cardiac Disorders: Dysrhythmias, Valves and Vascular DiseaseReading the Rhythm: Conduction, the Six-Step Strip and the Sinus Rhythms, Atrial Fibrillation, Flutter and the Supraventricular Tachycardias, Ventricular Dysrhythmias, Heart Block and Electrical Therapy
- 10Hematologic and Oncologic DisordersAnemia: When the Blood Stops Carrying Oxygen, Bleeding, Clotting and Anticoagulation, Transfusion Therapy and Reactions
- 11Gastrointestinal DisordersAssessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Esophageal and Gastric Disorders, Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders of the Bowel
- 12Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic DisordersThe Liver, the Biliary Tree and What the Numbers Mean, Viral Hepatitis and Acute Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension and Their Complications
- 13Renal and Urinary DisordersHow the Kidney Works and How You Assess It, Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease and End‑Stage Renal Disease
- 14Shock, Trauma and Emergency CareShock: One Common Pathway, Four Stages, Hypovolaemic, Cardiogenic and Obstructive Shock, Distributive Shock: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis and Neurogenic Injury
Written by Dr. Akash Garg
Doctor of Chiropractic, MS in Pharmacology, MEd and MBA. Teaching college science since 2007.