How do you deal with dizziness and syncope?

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What are some interventions you usually use to deal with syncope and dizziness? I know checking the blood sugar, and vital signs should be the first you do. Then having the person lie flat and and letting them drink warm water, beef bouillon is another thing to do. What about you? What are your tips and tricks?

Specializes in oncology, MS/tele/stepdown.
Do you put the boullion in the warm water? lol.....

And then add rice. Tastes delicious.

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Lay them down, start an IV, get an EKG . Do q 15 minute vitals and neuro checks, if they were syncopal.. do not leave the bedside and page a doctor to the bedside stat.

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BMP post boullion, I'm guessing Na+ out of whack. :D

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Lord I hope so... couldn't imagine licking a boullion cube until it was gone..

Everytime I read this I crack up. I imagine Homer Simpson visualizing a boullion cube and licking it, saying, "Ummmm boullion cubes", and of course drooling.

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What are some interventions you usually use to deal with syncope and dizziness? I know checking the blood sugar, and vital signs should be the first you do. Then having the person lie flat and and letting them drink warm water, beef bouillon is another thing to do. What about you? What are your tips and tricks?

This is a really odd question. For a nurse.

What is the context?

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Specializes in Surgical, Home Infusions, HVU, PCU, Neuro.
And then add rice. Tastes delicious.

I read all this trying to figure out why this is being asked. And I have come to the conclusion that:

I want Chinese food

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Specializes in Dialysis.
No idea what the warm water is about, but the boullion is probably about salt. Increasing salt intake is an option for people with orthostatic hypotension.

I work in the community so I teach people to sit up, wait. Put feet on the floor, wait. Put hands to thighs, stand up slowly.

I've heard they used to use broth in dialysis for our patients with symptomatic hypotension and cramps for the sodium.. but it's definitely not a current practice.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
Beef bouillon???

I can use some. I need some lunch for today.

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Specializes in Critical care, Trauma.
BMP post boullion, I'm guessing Na+ out of whack. :D

BMP...post...boullion...

:roflmao:

Cracking up!

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
I read all this trying to figure out why this is being asked. And I have come to the conclusion that:

I want Chinese food

Ooooh that sounds better. I think I might order some today.

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Specializes in Little of this... little of that....
I've heard they used to use broth in dialysis for our patients with symptomatic hypotension and cramps for the sodium.. but it's definitely not a current practice.

In our dialysis clinic we absolutely still use beef or chicken broth if pressures are too low post run.

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
What is the context?

Darn beat me to it. Is the pt in the ER? On another unit in the hospital? At the grocery store (hopefully in the soup/bouillon aisle)?

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