Pharmahaulic

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1. Magnet behind nurses station?

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   Oh possibly, what is the purpose of this?

2. Magnet behind nurses station?

   Pharmahaulic posted a topic in General Nursing

   Good evening, my professor said that most healthcare facilities have some sort of magnet either behind the nurses station or over the medication room door... she wanted me to look up the meaning of it for tomorrow but the only thing I can find is tha...

3. Dialysis catheter

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   So how do they get more flow in the catheter?

4. Dialysis catheter

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   And when the sensor goes off, it sucks more blood? What if s lot of blood sneaks by?

5. Dialysis catheter

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   And what is this kind of cath used for? Does the cuff prevent all blood from.flowing by?

6. Dialysis catheter

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   So it sucks the blood up as its flowing by? What if it doesn't suck enough of it up?

7. Dialysis catheter

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   So how do they ensure that blood flows into the catheter and more of it doesn't flow around it?

8. Dialysis catheter

   Pharmahaulic posted a topic in General Nursing

   If a dialysis catheter is inserted into a large vein like the superior vena cava, it obviously will have to travel through a smaller vein first such as the jugulag vein, so when it gets into the larger vein there will be extra space on the sides of t...

9. Propofol in the ICU

   Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in CRNA

   Thank you for the reply... is there a guaranteed number of does that a person can be on propofol before propofol infusion syndrome sets in? In other words does its onset correlate with the amount of days used?

10. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in CRNA

    Anyone?

11. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in CRNA

    No agenda lol, just been reading how it is almost modern days idea of the "ideal anesthetic" minus a few shortcomings. I can find how long it can be administered for?

12. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in CRNA

    Anyone?

13. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic posted a topic in CRNA

    I know there's a recommendation to not use for more than 48 hours at a time but many other people I know who work in ICU's and such said that they will use it for weeks at another. Also, other sources said it can be used for extended periods of time ...

14. Dialysis question?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    How are protein bound toxins removed?

15. Dialysis question?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Well I ask because I know some meds or drugs because of their molecular propertis or not "dialyzable" and cannot be removed with dialysis.