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  1. Critical Care: Acute & Chronic Renal Failure. HELP!

    When it comes to the renal system, it always breaks down to compensation. The kidneys will always be the last line of defense in trying to correct what is ever wrong in the disease process (take a look at DKA or HHNS). High levels of Na+ in the urin...
  2. POCT- Troponin

    We use Biosite. For every critical received bedside, we have to get a lab verification. The problem with it is that the Biosite critical is set at 0.05 and lab is > 0.15. However, we do look at clinical presentation. We had a guy today where his b...
  3. LPN's Role in the ICU?

    I noticed that no one has posted on this thread in some time, however I felt the need to make a statement. I have been a LPN for 1 year (and am currently working on my RN) and work in my hospital's Emergency Department and Intermediate Cardiac Care U...