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
Hydrogen ions are vital to life and expressed as pH. Body fluid is slightly alkaline. Norm is 7.35 to 7.45.
Acids are end products of our metabolism which give up hydrogen ions to neutralize or decrease the acid into a weaker base.
Bases have NO hydrogen ions but will accept H+ ions.
Respiratory Acidosis: pH is less than 7.35 and PCO2 is greater than 45 mmHg. The pH may be 7.35-7.40 if compensated.
Respiratory Alkalosis: pH is over 7.45 and PCO2 is less than 35 mmHg. pH may be 7.40 if compensated.
Metabolic Acidosis: pH is less than 7.35 and HCO3 is less than 22 mEq/L
Normal Blood Gas Values:
pH = 7.35 to 7.45
PCO2 = 35 to 45 mm Hg
HCO3 = 22 to 27 mEq/L
PO2 = 80 to 100 mm Hg
And JoanieDee, I think you did ok with your description. Just wanted to offer it another way too. Repeating and rereading in a different way helps me so I thought it might help someone else too?:typing
Hydrogen ions are vital to life and expressed as pH. Body fluid is slightly alkaline. Norm is 7.35 to 7.45.
Acids are end products of our metabolism which give up hydrogen ions to neutralize or decrease the acid into a weaker base.
Bases have NO hydrogen ions but will accept H+ ions.
Respiratory Acidosis: pH is less than 7.35 and PCO2 is greater than 45 mmHg. The pH may be 7.35-7.40 if compensated.
Respiratory Alkalosis: pH is over 7.45 and PCO2 is less than 35 mmHg. pH may be 7.40 if compensated.
Metabolic Acidosis: pH is less than 7.35 and HCO3 is less than 22 mEq/L
Normal Blood Gas Values:
pH = 7.35 to 7.45
PCO2 = 35 to 45 mm Hg
HCO3 = 22 to 27 mEq/L
PO2 = 80 to 100 mm Hg
And JoanieDee, I think you did ok with your description. Just wanted to offer it another way too. Repeating and rereading in a different way helps me so I thought it might help someone else too?:typing
thank you for that, Mellinurse!! I need to see things in various ways before i "get it" most times, too, and appreciate the great help you are giving!!! Too funny also that I was trying to figure out a way to describe acidosis/alkalosis at the same time you typed that post...so i am just going to go ahead and post mine also, although yours seems accurate and is simpler than mine.....keep posting, please!!!!
OMG! This thread is absolutely fantastic! I wish I would have discovered it sooner. I take the NCLEX on Wednesday and I'm the most petrified I've been in my entire life!!! I've read through the entire thread and loved it.....it's reinforced so many things I've been studying. We'll see how it goes....
Thanks to all those that took the time to post facts Good luck to all!
gl to you on Wednesday, not that you need it since you will do just fine with all you have learned (and will still learn on this great site.....i know I am re-learning just about everything on here!! I absolutely love it!!)
i know this is so off topic, but for those of you that have been following this thread since almost the beginning...
[color=#2f4f4f]does anyone know where buttercup7507 is? she was a constant on here as i am...but of late i have not seen her on here. hmmmm...i am not even sure when she was supposed to test. i just don't know what has come of her....
[color=#2f4f4f]i know this is off topic, but maybe someone can shed some light on this. i can't help but wonder how she is and what she is up to, especially since she is also in the same boat as me in preparing to study for this exam.
[color=#2f4f4f]thanks for reading!!
you are right jadu! buttercup has been missing in action! lol hope she is doing well. she was about to take her boards in august.
swan ganz provides a measurement of left ventricular function
cvp measures right heart filling. increased cvp means increasd blood volume which translates to right heart failure.
both of these measure pressure in the ventricles.
iabp: assists to augment cardiac ouput and helps with tissue perfusion, at the same time letting the heart muscle rest and recover. this is used for cardiogenic shock,hf, and unstable angina.
keep hob elevated 30 degrees tp prevent migration,keep leg straight always. monitor ptt,pt since pt in on heparin.
Wow I didn't think that people would even be concerned about me, :loveya: I changed my name is all , and testing in August isn't looking too hot for me at the moment.
Wow I didn't think that people would even be concerned about me, :loveya: I changed my name is all , and testing in August isn't looking too hot for me at the moment.
So you've been hiding under your new screen name. Welcome back anyway! When r u testing? Good luck and best wishes former Buttercup from Pittsburgh... LOL
i haven't been on at all today, and i usually am, so i am just now catching up to all the facts from today!!! so manyyy! thank you everyone!!! they are great!!! and welcome back rnrabbit2be75!!! :)
PCO2; 
pH (causes: asthma, atelectasis, brain trauma, bronchiactasis, bronchitis, hypoventilation, medications, emphysema)
Good luck to all!
Melinurse
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Hydrogen ions are vital to life and expressed as pH. Body fluid is slightly alkaline. Norm is 7.35 to 7.45.
Acids are end products of our metabolism which give up hydrogen ions to neutralize or decrease the acid into a weaker base.
Bases have NO hydrogen ions but will accept H+ ions.
Respiratory Acidosis: pH is less than 7.35 and PCO2 is greater than 45 mmHg. The pH may be 7.35-7.40 if compensated.
Respiratory Alkalosis: pH is over 7.45 and PCO2 is less than 35 mmHg. pH may be 7.40 if compensated.
Metabolic Acidosis: pH is less than 7.35 and HCO3 is less than 22 mEq/L
Normal Blood Gas Values:
pH = 7.35 to 7.45
PCO2 = 35 to 45 mm Hg
HCO3 = 22 to 27 mEq/L
PO2 = 80 to 100 mm Hg
And JoanieDee, I think you did ok with your description. Just wanted to offer it another way too. Repeating and rereading in a different way helps me so I thought it might help someone else too?:typing