That makes sense. Thanks! The risk/AEB advice came from a med/surg teacher but our psych teacher argued against it frequently using AEB in every diagnosis she would cite. Students in class raised the question but.....the cross-chatter gets confusin...
Does this diagnosis sound correct? Risk for unstable blood Glucose r/t infection AEB elevated WBC count, and glucose >180. Doing a care plan for a patient. In all the books I've noticed deficient knowledge, dietary intake, management, etc. as ris...
The only IV I know he was on was vancomycin. Seems like everyone on the floor is on it. He also had a history of pancreatitis and was on methadone for opiod/EtOH/benzo withdrawal. I thought it might be related to that but still thought that any vo...
Is there ever a circumstance where a patient would continue to receive docusate despite having signs of nausea and vomiting? I know it's contraindicated and supposed to be withheld but it was given by another student. The patient recieved ondansetr...
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I saw a med combo during clinical and was curious so I found this thread hoping someone might be able to clue me in and help explain the details. A patient is on 100mg of docusate sodium (t.i.d.) and 2 tabs of doc-q-lax (q.d.). Is the docusate sodium...
Aren't aerosol droplets another mode of transmission for influenza? And don't you become a vector 1 day before exhibiting symptoms? So it seems handwashing would have little effectiveness in that instance if someone infected is coughing, sneezing i...
A very complicated question and I don't think I have an answer. So I'll fumble my way to a conclusion as I write. I think as a private party, any employer is well within their constitutional right to define requirements for employment (from a purely...