illuminati88

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1. UTI vs Cystitis

   illuminati88 replied to crey29's topic in General Students

   Cystitis is used as a classification and the specific location of a UTI

2. Preventing Melanoma... help with strategies please

   illuminati88 replied to SamJB's topic in Student Assist

   Frequent check ups with a dermatologist can be used as a secondary

3. Edema caused by hypoproteinemia

   illuminati88 replied to lhunau2's topic in Student Assist

   Plasma protein is what causes the fluid to be pulled back into the capillary's from the tissue spaces. This is also called the capillary colloidal osmotic pressure or the pressure needed to pull back the fluid back into the vascular space. So plasma ...

4. What does your username mean?

   illuminati88 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   I've always been interested in the fictional Illuminati...or are they!? And 88 is for the year I was granted entry into this wonderful world :)

5. any correlation between Blood Glucose and BUN?

   illuminati88 replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Student Assist

   Hi, Look into what physiological processes occur in hyperglycemia, what the body resorts to when glucose is not available for energy, and by products of amino acid breakdown. That should help you on the path :)

6. Cardiac question

   illuminati88 replied to koko2002's topic in General Students

   Heart failure is usually described as systolic and diastolic. To answer your first question, Diastolic heart failure is when the ability of the ventricles to relax and fill during diastole is impaired. When this is impaired, it results high filling p...

7. Doomed to fail

   illuminati88 replied to carlarenee02's topic in Student Assist

   You need to stop comparing your level of intellectual competency with others; that is your first problem. If you have passed the first semester, that is a GREAT start because a lot of students do not so feel accomplished about that if you have passe...

8. toradol vs morphine

   illuminati88 replied to missE's topic in General Students

   I did read your post. I'm not disagreeing with you. But the point to my posts was in the case of a pt with an acute exacerbation of the disease, opoid analgesics are given IE. sickle cell crisis.

9. toradol vs morphine

   illuminati88 replied to missE's topic in General Students

   And in the case of the pt having a sickle cell crisis? From what I understand, narcotics are usually part of the treatment. So for the OP's situation, the prescribed PRN morphine would be given in a crisis.

10. No wait list at my school

    illuminati88 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in California

    I'd be sure that this program is accredited for you folks going into it. I've come to know people taking certain nursing programs to find out later that they cannot take their boards because they weren't accredited through the state.

11. toradol vs morphine

    illuminati88 replied to missE's topic in General Students

    Morphine would probably be the drug of choice if your patient is going through a sickle cell crisis.

12. Blood Type and RH status

    illuminati88 replied to cantwait2graduate's topic in General Students

    With regards to the difference in the Rh factors, those with Rh factors being positive are also recipients to Rh negative. This cannot be said in those with an Rh factor being negative as they are recipients to only Rh negative. Maybe your classmat...

13. Horrible mistake?

    illuminati88 replied to excedium's topic in Student Assist

    You got the write idea(pushing fluids) to correct the problem(dehydration). But the route to administer depends on the condition of the patient/resident. Changes in diet can also help with correcting the problem.

14. PLEASE HELP - May be kicked out.

    illuminati88 replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    Definitely show proof of your prescription! Like the others have stated, get some sort of energy in your body. You won't be performing at your full potential and could be putting the patients in danger. You def. Don't want to be doing, especially as ...

15. What can I do over the summer, if I don't get an externship?

    illuminati88 replied to SoCalgirl06's topic in General Students

    There's a lot of certificate programs out there. Medical assistant, PCT, CNA, Anaesthesia tech., hemodialysis tech., EKG tech. Etc.. Anything that shows you have had some direct patient care would def. make you stand out.