OK I know this sounds stupid but I have a friend that gets really freaked out before big tests like finals, HESI, NCLEX, and usually we get together and a few days before I start throwing out random facts at her. On 2 different tests she said the only way she got several questions was from the random facts that I threw at her that she never would have thought of!
SOOOOO..... I thought that if yall wanted to do this we could get a thread going and try to throw out 5 random facts or "things to remember". NCLEX is coming and the more I try to review content the more I realize that I have forgotten so......here are my 5 random facts for ya:
OH and BTW these came from rationales in Kaplan or Saunders no made up stuff:
1️⃣ A kid with Hepatitis A can return to school 1 week within the onset of jaundice.
2️⃣ After a patient has dialysis they may have a slight fever...this is normal due to the fact that the dialysis solution is warmed by the machine.
3️⃣ Hyperkalemia presents on an EKG as tall peaked T-waves
4️⃣ The antidote for Mag Sulfate toxicity is ---Calcium Gluconate
5️⃣ Impetigo is a CONTAGEOUS skin disorder and the person needs to wash ALL linens and dishes seperate from the family. They also need to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact.
Oh, ohh, one more...
? Vasopressin is also known as antidiuretic hormone
ebola virus- acute infection linked to monkeys in africa or the philippines that produces a severe illness mortality rate 25-90% (not good odds)
skin and mucous membrane contact transmission
fever, myalgia, ha, upper res. symptoms
then hemorrhagic symptoms begin a few days later
mask, gown, glove precautions
there is no vaccine or effective antiviral therapy
ohhh thanks for posting about the ebola virus....that is good to know! had heard of it and seen it in movies, but i don't think its been mentioned on this thread yet, so thanks again!!!
not very familiar c MS, my mother was recently Dx, she says a very hot bath is her only method of pain relief....can you explain why this should be avoided?
not very familiar c MS, my mother was recently Dx, she says a very hot bath is her only method of pain relief....can you explain why this should be avoided?
MS is a degenerative disease of the CNS, that affects the brain and spinal cord, for safety reasons they must aviod hot baths, heating pads anything hot because they have sensory loss and can't feel that they are burning
also I believe during periods of remission and exacerbation overheating can cause an exacrebation they must avoid fatigue, stress, infection, chilling and overheating
dry non-productive cough and dypsnea, hypoxemia may develop and sometimes respiratory distress syndrome, the last stage of sars is classified as atypical pneumonia
put client in a neg. pressure isolation room, use airborne and contact protection
there is no accepted medical treatment for sars, but
ribavirin can be used in clients under 40, do not give ribavirin to the elderly
good lung down- position a patient with right side pneumonia , with the left side dependent
im confused with this, can someone please explain the rationale to me...thank you...
you want to position the good lung down to increase blood flow to the good lung and maintain perfusion
shouldn't it be with the good lung up and down with the bad lung so that the good lung will be given more room to expand? at least this is how i remember it from class. (or not)
besides the infection from the bad lung on top of the good lung when in sidelying, may trigger a faster spread of infection (if there is one) through gravity? -i'm not really sure with this one though..:stone
Naegele's rule is not correct as listed in hotshot12345's message. You do not ALWAYS advance a year. If the LMP is in January, February or March, the due date may well be in the current year.
(or not)
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ohhh thanks for posting about the ebola virus....that is good to know! had heard of it and seen it in movies, but i don't think its been mentioned on this thread yet, so thanks again!!!
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