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1. PA catheter and parameters

   hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in Critical

   Offlabel / Clearly understood. Thanks for your advice!

2. PA catheter and parameters

   hyhero89 posted a topic in Critical

   Hello all. I am working in MICU and also studying critical care nursing. As far as I know, It's a trend that PA catheter is not used anymore as much as it used to be in the past. But my question is, when you study cardiovascular chapter in the books,...

3. Top Nursing Errors

   hyhero89 replied to AlexLL's topic in General Nursing

   I've heard this terrible story about an error an RN made ; a medication injected into EVD line, which was supposed to be given IV. And You know what happened. This alleged stupidiest error still gives me chills

4. question about surfactant.

   hyhero89 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I'm not sure this question is to be on this category. I am studying the respiratory physiology, and this statement is making me disturbed. 'If there were not surfactant secreted by type2 cell of alveoli, the alveoli will be collapsed. Because of t...

5. question regarding the pressure inside of pleural space

   hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in CCU

   Vandydani / thank you very much for your detailed explanation first! But I don' get it still especially the part 'the pleural pressure is negative so it makes lungs open'... maybe I should check the whole respiratory mechanism?

6. a simple question about sats.

   hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in MICU

   God.. thanks you two flyingscot and vanilla bean. haven't thought of functional hemo and non functional hemo... it was really helpful! Oh and flyingscot, link 18285 attachment doesn't work

7. question regarding the pressure inside of pleural space

   hyhero89 posted a topic in CCU

   hi I am a nurse on ward. I was just looking through thoracic cage anatomy And this sentence needs to be understood to me. "subatmospheric pressure in pleural space is responsible for continued expansion of lungs" you can just explain it to me or sugg...

8. a simple question about sats.

   hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in MICU

   thank you first. will read anyminute!

9. a simple question about sats.

   hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in MICU

   still struggling here. but thanks for the link.

10. a simple question about sats.

    hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in MICU

    then this statement is false? SpO2 stands for Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation. It is an estimation of the oxygen saturation level. I think it can be said that p stands for pulse oximetry (Just for convenience maybe?) not peripheral capillary....

11. a simple question about sats.

    hyhero89 posted a topic in MICU

    Hi. I am a nurse on ward. straight to the subject, I am looking through books to study o2 saturation and this thought just popped up in my head. a pulse oximetry is used to measure SaO2, while the clip is applied to the patient's fingertip,right? So ...

12. Is there any way of raising GPA after graduation?(sorry)

    hyhero89 replied to hyhero89's topic in SRNA

    Does that mean I have to register for another school or college? I mean it's a bit frightening to do so.. lots of courses and financial matter and all.. Is there more of a less-time consuming and cheaper way to get it? Like the one that you can atte...

13. Is there any way of raising GPA after graduation?(sorry)

    hyhero89 posted a topic in SRNA

    Before the start, I want to apologize to you because I know this kind of topic is annoying to some of you. But I searched and scanned here like 2-3hours. there's no answer that satisfies me. so getting to the point, I'm not a U.S. citizen, but a fore...