cathlabnurse1972

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1. "Unstoppable" oozing from angio site.

   cathlabnurse1972 replied to TopsDrop's topic in Cardiac

   I've been to hospitals where it is on their pre-printed post-cath orders. It is a great tool for groins like that but you have to have the order and generally a hospital policy regarding nurse administration. The epi in the lidocaine clamps down th...

2. Post-op PTCA tips?

   cathlabnurse1972 replied to brettt's topic in Cardiac

   Sheath pulling tips: -Blood should be withdrawn immediately before the sheath pull, not prior to other steps. The point of withdrawing the blood is to assure there are no clots in the sheath that can get "milked" out and enter circulation. You don'...

3. confusion onset after lowering BP & Glucose too fast?

   cathlabnurse1972 replied to clickhand's topic in Cardiac

   I wouldn't be concerned so much with how quickly the BP and BG were lowered as I would with how much they were lowered, especially the BP. I don't think a period of 5 hours is too quickly for either of these. Unfortunately, there are pieces to this p...

4. TPN questions

   cathlabnurse1972 replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

   1. There is a different concentration of parenteral nutrition which can be given peripherally. This is PPN. It is different from TPN. TPN can only be administered via a central IV line. 2. You do not have to stop TPN to draw blood peripherally. ...