markjohnson

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1. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson replied to markjohnson's topic in Medications

   you're right it does look like that lol but i could just google it instead of coming here. ive been looking at a friends medical records and it says that D50 was given when his glucose reading was already 265mg/dL. i just wanted to get an exact answe...

2. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson replied to markjohnson's topic in Medications

   D50 would cause an increase in ICP and shouldn't be administered in this case from my basic understanding. i just want to hear some ideas of why it wouldve been administered in the first place and how big of an impact on the ICP and overall outcome i...

3. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson replied to markjohnson's topic in Medications

   I'm not taking any test. I just want verification of what I've already come to understand about the topic

4. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson posted a topic in Medications

   Patient is hypotensive and unconscious (GCS: 2T) with a suspected TBI. What are the advantages/disadvantages or reasonings for administering dextrose to this patient?

5. Question about chest tubes

   markjohnson posted a topic in General Nursing

   greetings all, i had a question about if anyone has every heard of a chest tube puncturing or lacerating a lung before. I ask this because a, now deceased, patient i knew personally went into Trauma after an MCA and a left side pneumothorax was recor...