samjoe

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1. beta blockers

   samjoe posted a topic in CCU

   can anyone tell me what kind of half life beta blockers have? both oral and IV!

2. tachycardia

   samjoe replied to samjoe's topic in Cardiac

   thanks everyone..it helps to have it broken down after reading diff txt books :)

3. tachycardia

   samjoe posted a topic in Cardiac

   hi can anyone explain what a narrow complex tachycardia means? what is different from sinus tachy?

4. How to Deal with the Chaos of Med/Surg

   samjoe replied to Pinky89's topic in Med-Surg

   I work in the u.k..and when i worked in stroke i would look after 12 patients a shift..often at night i would have 21 patients and i would be the only trained member of staff with 2 care assistants..it is hard work juggling your workload but it does ...

5. bp in heart failure

   samjoe replied to samjoe's topic in CCU

   Im finding it very confusing on deciding whether to give a patient IV diuretics and ace inhibitors when there bp is lower...im used to worrying when a pt bp was below a 100 systolic but this is quite normal in a heart failure patient...getting used t...

6. bp in heart failure

   samjoe replied to samjoe's topic in CCU

   Thanks for the help :) how would you assess whether a patient in heart failure needed dobutamine? Would this be looking at bp and blood results? For example renal function?

7. central lines

   samjoe posted a topic in CCU

   So on my shift today i had a patient with a central line. Ive never had to nurse a patient with one before. Just wandering about what i need/ should no about them?

8. Blood Transfusion

   samjoe replied to kulalas's topic in Critical

   Stop the infusion...would you flush the cannula though?

9. bp in heart failure

   samjoe posted a topic in CCU

   Hi...was just wandering why a lower bp is prefered in heart failure?