Nursing interventions of cholelithiasis

Answer 1

Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder. Interventions for Cholelithiasis would involve comforting the patients pain, via pain medication. Drink plenty of fluids, and eat a balanced/nutritious diet that is low on fat. Fat in the digestive tract causes bile to be secreted, which bile comes from the gallbladder. If bile is being secreted, this can cause a calculi to get stuck in the bile duct, which is what causes the patient to have pain in the first place. Pain is acute and can last as long as 6 to 24 hours after onset. Most patients that experience a gallbladder attack end up going to the Emergency Room because the pain is so severe.