a/ox3RN

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1. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN replied to a/ox3RN's topic in Oncology

   oh shyt. the pet scan showed active lesions.

2. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN replied to a/ox3RN's topic in Oncology

   i just had the PET scan on friday so i wanted to make sure that when i called, they'd have the results. and hopefully a dx. i feel like if i called and they put me off again, i'd be mad. so i'm trying to keep my distance and my cool. thanks for you...

3. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN replied to a/ox3RN's topic in Oncology

   i just met this dr. never saw him in our hospital before. he looks like richard dreyfus. actually told me i don't look sick. i told him i had a cxr and a ct scan in the other room that said different. then i wondered why i felt like i had to pro...

4. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN replied to a/ox3RN's topic in General Nursing

   thanks thanks all. i am a nurse, but i never heard of a cavitating type of tumor before my internet search, which i did when the ct scan results came back and before i went to the pulmo doc. (looks like a stage IV decub--and looks like it must smell...

5. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN replied to a/ox3RN's topic in Oncology

   thanks all, especially aimee. i am a nurse, but i never heard of a cavitating type of tumor before my internet search. (looks like a stage IV decub--and looks like it must smell real bad too). i went to the pulmo doc and he did the intake exam, to...

6. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Could someone explain what "cavitating bronchiogenic carcinoma" (sp?) is? Any and all information is appreciated. I have had an abnormal xray. Thanks.

7. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN replied to a/ox3RN's topic in Oncology

   thanks aimee. yes i had a couple abnormal tests and this was thought to be a possible dx.

8. Info on lung Ca, Please?

   a/ox3RN posted a topic in Oncology

   Could someone explain what "cavitating bronchiogenic carcinoma" (sp?) is? Any and all information is appreciated. Thanks.

9. Medication Errors

   a/ox3RN replied to haps's topic in General Nursing

   when i was a new grad, i had a pt whose apical pulse was 120-130, so i gave her cardiac meds, one was lopressor. but there was a question about her other med dose, so i immediately found the doc and started asking him about it. i don't recall how, ...