The role of a nurse in providing medical care for acute cholecystitis
There is no doubt that the correct functioning of the gastrointestinal tract is the key to good health of the whole organism. In the current living conditions, where stress, fatigue, inappropriate nutrition, and unfavorable environmental conditions have become an integral part of a modern person’s life, the disorders associated with the work of the gastrointestinal tract are quite common and strongly affect the quality of a person’s life. Therefore, an appointment with a gastroenterologist should not be postponed. This article presents the data confirming that the pathology of the digestive system stably ranks second in the structure of morbidity and causes of death, giving way to diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Modern diagnostic methods in gastroenterology (ultrasound diagnostics, esophagoscopy, gastroscopy, laparoscopy, rectoscopy, radiological studies, a large number of laboratory techniques) make it possible to identify diseases of the digestive system in the early stages and to carry out effective prevention and treatment.