title: The biological and nursing implications of pancreatitis.
abstract: Joseph McArdle examines the physiology of pancreatitis, discussing the nurse's contribution to the patient's recovery. He addresses the need for blood glucose monitoring during an acute episode, contrasts the risks associated with venepuncture and capillary sampling and identifies good practice in capillary blood glucose sampling.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McArdle
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D019985:Benchmarking; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose