deluded

deluded has 2 years experience and specializes in Cardiovascular recovery.

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1. affect of shocked or paralyzed hemidiaphragm on Swan-Ganz readings

   deluded replied to deluded's topic in CCU

   thank you for the reply, my thinking is that confining the lung to half of its normal volume must change the flow of blood through it (and so the pressures)... not to mention that with the vq mismatch there is sure to be secondary chemical effects on...

2. affect of shocked or paralyzed hemidiaphragm on Swan-Ganz readings

   deluded posted a topic in CCU

   i was lucky enough to be accepted into a critical care internship following graduation two years ago and then hired to work in a unit that recovers two to three open heart cases each day. over the last year i've cared for a handful of patients who re...

3. Help. Is my outrage justified?

   deluded replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

   be prepared; you will have teachers who write very bad questions and refuse to give rationales for their answers. that is a fact. having been a nurse does not necessarily make these people decent teachers. you will have teachers who were not parti...

4. Precedex

   deluded replied to Stlcardsrock's topic in CCU

   We use Precedex in our CVICU at o.2 to 1.2 for up to 24 hours on pts who are generally aggitated or as a bridge for those who need some help getting to extubation. I really like being able to wake the pt for assessment and still seeing genuine rest ...