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1. purple glove syndrome

   underdogRN replied to underdogRN's topic in General Nursing

   Our sources say that fosphenytion also can precipitate and cause simmilar tissue damage. It is also much more expencive than dilantin, however we do use it for emergency doses.

2. purple glove syndrome

   underdogRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone. I am a neurosciences RN and I am working on the problem of purple glove syndrome-the infiltration of IV dilantin. We are trying to develop a protocol for site monitoring after a possible infiltrate of this drug. What is the best tx? A...