ozarkmomma

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1. INR increasing...without anticoagulation?

   ozarkmomma replied to LetsChill's topic in CCU

   heparin induced thrombcytopenia... liver failure, sepsis

2. Understanding cardiac gtts

   ozarkmomma replied to squirtle's topic in CCU

   dobutamine is used to increased contractility, not increase bp!! it treats chf...

3. Things to know on first day?

   ozarkmomma replied to deflowerkidRN's topic in Neuro

   bathroom, coffee pot, crash cart and procedure equipment... in that order.

4. Neuro Nursing

   ozarkmomma replied to SN15671's topic in Neuro

   If you want to do crna, check what the school wants.... not what the traveler says. theyre silly.

5. Thoughts about Neurosurgical/ MS-ICU

   ozarkmomma replied to reygrjr's topic in MICU

   everyone has to find what they like. I love ICU, hated ms... its all a matter of personality... I couldnt take it in ER. Think about what you like about nursing, and what you dont. I didnt feel like I had enough bedside time in ms or er, so ICU was p...

6. BP arm VS calf while running pressors

   ozarkmomma replied to anarchy187's topic in MICU

   A couple things to add... the bp in the lower ext will depend on other health issues like PVD. Ive used that to adjust pressors in a pinch, but its not optimal. Ca or renal failure keep you from using the upper ext. A Lines are not always available, ...

7. Propofol & Cocaine = violent patient??

   ozarkmomma replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in MICU

   yea, probably had nothing to do with the diprovan, and more to do with a cocaine addict unhappy with the hospital life...