What are the effective care methods for pituitary tumors

For a disease like pituitary tumor, we must not delay treatment, as it is very harmful to the body. After the tumor is formed, it is difficult to eradicate it with drugs. Therefore, if you decide to undergo surgery for a pituitary tumor, you must pay attention to preoperative and postoperative care. The nursing methods include preoperative and postoperative care. So, what are the effective nursing methods for pituitary tumors?

Effective care methods for pituitary tumors:

1. Diet care: Eat a light diet and eat less spicy and fried foods. Encourage eating more, small meals, and multiple meals to supplement the body's needs.

2. Preoperative care: ① After admission, in addition to the routine examinations required for surgical patients, endocrine function needs to be checked. Different types of secretory adenomas have different hormone levels. ② One day before surgery, trim the nose hair and shave gently to prevent damage to the nasal mucosa. After trimming the nose hair, clean the nasal cavity thoroughly with a saline cotton ball.

3. Postoperative care: ① Observation of consciousness. If the patient has impaired consciousness after surgery, accompanied by neurological signs such as vomiting and hemiplegia, the patient's head should be tilted to one side to prevent aspiration of vomitus, and report to the doctor in time. ② Closely observe changes in consciousness, pupils and vital signs, and be alert to adrenal cortical hypofunction and blood pressure drop. Pay attention to the occurrence of signs of brain herniation, report to the doctor in time and actively cooperate with rescue. ③ Pay attention to changes in urine volume after surgery, accurately record the 24-hour intake and output, pay attention to the occurrence of diabetes insipidus, and provide accurate basis for treatment and medication. If the postoperative urine volume exceeds 3000-4000ml per day, or exceeds 150ml per hour, and the urine specific gravity is <1.010, diabetes insipidus should be considered. In the case of diabetes insipidus, pay attention to changes in water and electrolytes. If irritability and poor spirits occur, electrolyte disorders should be considered and reported to the doctor in time for treatment. ④ If the patient feels uncomfortable in the throat, check whether the oil gauze has fallen out. If the oil gauze falls out of the posterior nasal cavity, the prolapsed part can be cut off with scissors. It is forbidden to pull it out. ⑤ Pay attention to observe whether there is cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea. If cerebrospinal fluid leakage occurs, the patient should take a semi-sitting position to avoid factors that cause increased intracranial pressure, such as avoiding sneezing, coughing and expectoration, and keeping bowel movements and urination unobstructed. Provide good daily care to meet the patient's daily needs.

The above introduces the care methods of pituitary tumors from three aspects: dietary care, preoperative care and postoperative care. I hope it will be helpful to the majority of pituitary tumor patients.