Squirrel

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1. ABG's

   Squirrel replied to piper77's topic in CRNA

   I do not mean to get off of the original question, but this makes me wonder if you can use the CO2 level from the comprehensive metabolic panel (Chem 21) in place of the HCO3 level to calculate the anion gap? I think that the CO2 level is 1-2 units m...

2. Does anyone know how many grams of protein are needed daily for a 85 year old?

   Squirrel replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   It would depend on his BUN/creat level, kidney function and medical history. The RDA for protein for healthy adults is 0.8 g/kg/day. If he had renal insufficiency as evidenced by a rise in his BUN/creat, it is recommended his protein requirement b...

3. Alcoholism Patients

   Squirrel replied to sweetnurse11's topic in Emergency

   Because of the liver damage, alcoholics are not able to store glycogen properly, and that is another reason they become hypoglycemic

4. ahh

   Squirrel replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   thisnurse: the concept of probiotic therapy is to increase the colonization of the gut with the good bacteria so that the bad bacteria (such as C-diff) are competively inhibited from growing. If probiotics are used in someone who is prone to C-diff (...

5. ahh

   Squirrel replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   thisnurse: The human colon consists of hundreds of species of bacteria that colonize it, some good and some bad. If the bad ones dominate illness ususally results, and if the good ones dominate they usually keep the bad ones under control. This ...

6. ahh

   Squirrel replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   (Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive, sporulating anaerobic bacillus that typically does not colonize in the gut , Metronidazole and vancomycin are the most common medications used in the United States because they inhibit the growth and toxin p...

7. Nutrition courses in nursing school

   Squirrel replied to Squirrel's topic in General Students

   Thank you all very much for responding!!!! I really appreciate the time each one of you took to answer my questions! I thought that most BSN schools had a separate nutrition course, but I was not sure of ADN or diploma programs. By the way, are there...

8. ahh

   Squirrel replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Mario: Last semester I did a research paper on the use of probiotics and prebiotics in the treatment of C-diff infection and ulcerative colitis. Here is a section of that paper. Sentences are referenced, and if you want to know the sources that I ref...

9. Nutrition courses in nursing school

   Squirrel posted a topic in General Students

   Hello students! I have been a nurse for awhile now, and am working on a Master's Degree in nutrition and will become a dietitian next year. I am trying to get a feel for how nutrition is taught in nursing schools these days. I graduated from an ADN p...

10. Questions about ECMO

    Squirrel replied to Squirrel's topic in General Nursing

    babynurselsa: Thank you very much! I had the impression that premature infants were the ones most likely placed on ECMO because of the lack of lung development, and I did not realize they were at risk for intraventricular hemmorrhage. So it is mostly...

11. Questions about ECMO

    Squirrel replied to Squirrel's topic in General Nursing

    prmenrs: Thank you very much for your help! Your answers were the ones that I was looking for. And thanks for the tip about posting this to the neonatal icu forum, I just posted it there also. Thanks again!!!!!!!

12. Questions about ECMO

    Squirrel posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am hoping someone would be able to answer these questions I have about ECMO. Thank you in advance! Are newborns put on ususally because they are premature and if so what gestational age do you usually see? If term infants are placed on, is t...

13. Any dieticians out there??

    Squirrel replied to EndoRN's topic in General Nursing

    The most weight that you can safely loose in 1 week is 1 1/2 lbs. If you loose any more than this, you are probably loosing muscle mass and water, not fat. A commonly used equation to assess energy expenditure is the Harris-Benedict equation: For a...

14. X-rays for childbearing women

    Squirrel posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello once again! Another question I have for you all is about sending childbearing women for an X-ray. Before sending her to X-ray you ask her if there is any chance she is pregnant. If she says no, do you then send her to X-ray or do you always get...

15. Nutrition screening in the ER?

    Squirrel replied to Squirrel's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for your responses! Our triage sheet is 1/2 page including the boxes to check for domestic violence and nutrition screening. What I have found to work the best is after I triage the patient saying something like: "I am required to ask you 2...