Disease and s/s

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Hey there. I'm an Student Practical Nurse in training. In my course, as I'm sure in others, it is required for us to know some of the common diseases and the s/s associated with it. Now, in testing, I can identity the disease and the s/s; but for some reason, when I am asked later on about a disease, I can't remeber it's s/s. How do you guys learn and retain the information for all the diseases? (it sure is a lot!) thank you. :):):nurse:

Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

What does your pathophys book say?

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What does your pathophys book say?

I don't have a pathophys book, but I have been taught those s/s asociated with an MI.

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Specializes in Wound Care, LTC, Sub-Acute, Vents.
i think the s/s are chest pain, back pain, neck pain, jaw pain, difficulty breathing, dizziness, blurry vision, decrease pulse, and cyanosis. these are all i know. i don't know any lab values except for increase bun levels. can anyone help??? thanx... :):):nurse:

hmm..i am not sure about elevated bun in mi. i just finished my ms-ii and elevated bun is mostly related to liver disease (e.g. hepatic encephalopathy) and kidney diease.

p.s. correct me if i'm wrong.

angel

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hmm..i am not sure about elevated bun in mi. i just finished my ms-ii and elevated bun is mostly related to liver disease (e.g. hepatic encephalopathy) and kidney diease.

p.s. correct me if i'm wrong.

angel

opps. i'm sorry; your right. there are no elevated bun levels in an mi. that's usually for liver and kidney disease. bun levels are associated with the kidneys. :idea:

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.
I don't have a pathophys book, but I have been taught those s/s asociated with an MI.

Why don't you have a pathophys book?

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

the signs and symptoms of a disease are actually the manifestations of what has gone wrong with the anatomy or physiology. so, if you know the normal anatomy and physiology and you know how that has changed for any particular disease, then it is easier to remember the manifestations (signs and symptoms) of it.

if you will open up and copy the critical thinking flow sheet for nursing students at the bottom of my post, you will find a form that helps you link this information together for a disease. you merely fill out the form for a particular disease you are studying to help you out with this. (the part about nursing diagnoses was for something else the form was originally designed for.)

here is a thread on allnurses that has a number of weblinks to sites where you can get medical disease information. when i originally started putting these sites together several years ago, it was based upon a list i obtained from an lpn school.

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Why don't you have a pathophys book?

I really don't know. It never been required for my LPN class. However, I do have an Adult Health Nursing book which lists the diseases pertaining to each body system. It's really helpful. I just wanted an easier way to remember the S/S for diseases and I've figured it out. I either created nmeniomic devices and I just think about the A&P of the disease.

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this has NOTHING is do with diseases or its s/s. But I have a question. Can furosemide and digoxin be adminsistered together? I don't think so right? I know that furosemide is a diuretic and digoxin is a cardiac glyoside working to reduce the slow the heart down and strengthen the contractability of the heart. I've read somewhere that digoxin should be administered with furosemide because furosemide helps reduce the work load of the heart, thus imporve digoxin's effectivness. Now I've also read that for drug to drug interactions, that furosemide should not be given with digoxin. I'm soo confused right now. Can nayone pls help me. thank you.

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Specializes in LTC.

The most important thing to remember about giving these two drugs are to monitor potassium levels. Also pulse when giving digoxin. Haven't heard anything about giving/not giving together.

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Specializes in Wound Care, LTC, Sub-Acute, Vents.
this has nothing is do with diseases or its s/s. but i have a question. can furosemide and digoxin be adminsistered together? i don't think so right? i know that furosemide is a diuretic and digoxin is a cardiac glyoside working to reduce the slow the heart down and strengthen the contractability of the heart. i've read somewhere that digoxin should be administered with furosemide because furosemide helps reduce the work load of the heart, thus imporve digoxin's effectivness. now i've also read that for drug to drug interactions, that furosemide should not be given with digoxin. i'm soo confused right now. can nayone pls help me. thank you.

i actually gave lasix and lanoxin together for my patient with chf (congestive heart failure) when i was doing my clinicals on a telemetry floor (hmm..last month?). and yes i checked the apical pulse for 60 secs for digoxin and potassium levels for the furosemide (loop diuretic). i also had to monitor the i & o and the pt. weight.

angel

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i actually gave lasix and lanoxin together for my patient with chf (congestive heart failure) when i was doing my clinicals on a telemetry floor (hmm..last month?). and yes i checked the apical pulse for 60 secs for digoxin and potassium levels for the furosemide (loop diuretic). i also had to monitor the i & o and the pt. weight.

angel

so if you can give both drugs together than why did the website (i was looking up drug to drug interactions) contraindicate it?

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The most important thing to remember about giving these two drugs are to monitor potassium levels. Also pulse when giving digoxin. Haven't heard anything about giving/not giving together.

thanks for your information. I knew that I had to monitor the apical rate and the postassium level before giving either drug. I just didn't know whether they could be given together or not.

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