brittkay70

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1. Is Heparin and Mag compatible

   brittkay70 replied to angelique777's topic in Cardiac

   we run mag and heparin together - i would have piggybacked the mg in with heparin as my primary - my guess is the burning was coming from the mag which was running to fast (2gm in 100ml over 1hr) I usually run 1gm over 45 min at max - on some pt....

2. cath lab RN's - angiomax

   brittkay70 posted a topic in Cardiac

   what can you tell me about angiomax? the other day I was trying to determine when i should call the CV tech to come pull sheaths - i was looking at things like when the case ended, what the ACT was at the end of the case, how much heparin was used a...

3. K, Mg, Ca and arrhythmias

   brittkay70 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hi all - I am a new grad RN working on a cardiac stepdown unit...Could some one help me differentiate between arrhythmias caused by low K vs. low mg vs low Ca and what about if any of these electrolytes are high? thanks

4. PICC and Blood transfusion

   brittkay70 posted a topic in Infusion

   Hi there- Just have a question....I am a new grad nurse and I got into a rather heated discussion yesterday with a more experienced RN about the way in which I handled my patients blood transfusion...could someone help set me straight? I work on a ca...