IABP4U

IABP4U

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About IABP4U

IABP4U has 10 years experience and specializes in CVICU.


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  1. Been a while since anyone posted, but I'm passionate about this topic (partly bc excess "stuff" causes clutter, which drives me nuts). One time I took it upon myself to keep an informal tally of all the excess supplies that are not used after a pt is...
  2. Hypothermic protocol patient

    Agree with the previous responses. ~ 0.5 degree/hour is ideal. Only 1 degree in 8 hrs...something isn't right. Are you using a topical vest, or endovascular cooling catheter? My facility uses the vest (unfortunately). If we have difficulty achiev...
  3. NGT residual question..

    Excellent article about enteral nutrition, gastric residuals, tube placement, etc. I was surprised to learn from the article that bowel sounds do not necessarily correlate with GI motility. Development of Evidence-Based Guidelines and Critical Car...
  4. EPIC Computer Charting

    I've worked with Epic for a total of 6 years (at several different facilities). Each hospital tweaked it a little differently according to their needs. Some were more user-friendly than others. My current hospital has the best version, in my opinio...
  5. Are swans going "out of style?"

    I'd say, yes, swans have gone out of style. However, you'd probably find the majority of them used in management of patients after cardiac surgery. What always amuses me is the number of times I have called a surgeon about bad hemodynamics only to ...