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
please, please... can you please explain to me the rationale behind what you said... "w/ Vasopressin think DIABETES INSIPIDUS"..
thanks alot for the explain..
The most common disease of man related to antidiuretic hormone is diabetes insipidus. This condition can arise from either of two situations:
Hypothalamic ("central") diabetes insipidus results from a deficiency in secretion of antidiuretic hormone from the posterior pituitary. Causes of this disease include head trauma, and infections or tumors involving the hypothalamus.
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus occurs when the kidney is unable to respond to antidiuretic hormone. Most commonly, this results from some type of renal disease, but mutations in the ADH receptor gene or in the gene encoding aquaporin-2 have also been demonstrated in those affected.
The major sign of either type of diabetes insipidus is excessive urine production. Some patients produce as much as 16 liters of urine per day! If adequate water is available for consumption, the disease is rarely life-threatening, but withholding water can be very dangerous. Hypothalamic diabetes insipidus can be treated with exogenous antidiuretic hormone.
The single most important effect of antidiuretic hormone is to conserve body water by reducing the loss of water in urine. A diuretic is an agent that increases the rate of urine formation. Injection of small amounts of antidiuretic hormone into a person results in antidiuresis or decreased formation of urine, and the hormone was named for this effect. Vasopressin = antidiuretic hormone
I hope I answered your question. Good luck everyone.:loveya:
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Hey Everyone!
I'm new to the thread, I stumbled upon it accidently earlier this week and now I am hooked, I have learned so much! Hope what I post is beneficial for someone else.
Hirschsprung's Disease
Think: It's all in the name...
Help
I'm
Really
Seriously
Constipated
Having
Stool, Ribbon-like
Please Give
Rectal Irrigation
Using
Normal Saline
Ganglionic Cells Missing (aganglionic)
Sigmoid Colon
Developmental
2-3 months: turns head side to side
4-5 months: grasps, switch & roll
6-7 months: sit at 6 and waves bye-bye
8-9 months: stands straight at eight
10-11 months: belly to butt (phrase has 10 letters)
12-13 months: twelve and up, drink from a cup
Hepatitis
Hepatitis: -ends in a VOWEL, comes from the BOWEL (Hep A)
Hepatitis B=Blood and Bodily fluids
Hepatitis C is just like B
Somogyi- think sometimes up, sometimes down
Dawn phenomenon-high BG in dawn hours (5-8am)
Antithyroid Meds
Think:
Thyroid- Tapazole
Producing- PTU/Propylthiouracil or Put Thyroid Under Control
Specializes in Mother-Baby & Community/Public Health.
Here are my facts for the day...
Breastfed infants stool are frequent and yellow/golden
S/S of dehydration: lethargy, irritability, dry skin, and increased pulse
Clients with gout should avoid foods high in purines like liver, cod, sardines, anchovies, kidneys, sweetbreads, lentils, and alcohol
Adverse effects of corticosteroids: acne, hirsutism, mood swings, osteoporosis, & adrenal suppression. In kids: delayed growth
Adverse effects of Gentamycin: ototoxicity (hearing loss) & nephrotoxicity (increase in BUN and Creatinine)
Damage to frontal lobe affects: memory, personality, reasoning, concentration, & motor control of speech
Damage to temporal lobe affects: hearing & speech
Damage to occipital lobe: visual disturbances
Brain stem damage: affects vital functions
Radiation to head and neck produces these S/S: dry mouth (xerostomia), irritation of oral mucous membranes (stomatitis), & diminished sense of taste (dysguesia)
Radiation of genitourinary system produces: cystitis
Post-partum woman should be suspected of pyschosis if she exhibits manic depressive behaviors, like delusions & hallucinations, after 4 wks postpartum. Typically has past hx of psych disorder and treatment. Disorder occurs in less than 1% of postpartum mothers. It's considered a MEDICAL EMERGENCY d/t suicide and infanticide are common.
S/S of dislodgement of a thrombus becoming a pulmonary embolus: sudden dyspnea, diaphoresis, & confusion
S/S of menigeal irritation: nuchal rigidity, positive Brudzinski & Kernig's, photophobia, exaggerated & symmetrical deep tendon reflexes & opisthotonos (a spasm in which the back and extremities arch backwards so body rests on head & heels):typing
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This is for both PN and RN.Most of the info relates to both roles.