Jjearkwein

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1. Pneumonia and PaCO2

   Jjearkwein replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Student Assist

   Early in the disease. Pt. has low O2 and since CO2 is a bi-product of aerobic respiration it tends to be low proportionally to 02 Middle-Late stage Pt. compensates w/ rapid breathing(tachypnea) which then impairs gas exchange(CO2 are not fully exhale...

2. acute and chronic renal disease

   Jjearkwein replied to paulinaj619's topic in Student Assist

   The latest breakthrough i know is a transplatation of organs from donor w/ different blood type(i kinda catched it on a korean television show)

3. Practice question that doesn't seem right.

   Jjearkwein replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

   O2... when it comes to "emergency" circumstances the most basic(may it be cardio/respiratory problem) is O2,... for some reason too(again for cardio/respiratory problems) when it comes to having to choose a "priority" intervention O2 is always the a...

4. I have totally confused myself about tonicity of solutions....

   Jjearkwein replied to mysticpenguin's topic in Student Assist

   remember this, "water moves from higher concentration to lower concentration and stops when the concentration is equal" from this derived the phrase, "where Na goes, water follows" so if a solution contains more Na(hypertonic), water from the cell wi...

5. fluid infusion.. overload?

   Jjearkwein replied to fuyuojo's topic in Safety

   (there was insufficient info about the IV) but for what i understand you received the IVF already consume, then its not your fault... its very common to loss regulation especially on unattended pt due to positioning and other circumstances(these freq...

6. Chemisty Question

   Jjearkwein replied to shortnorthstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

   TRUE your over analyzing the question(which is dangerous btw)... the definition for an ion is a charged atom,(not because an atom lose an electron its not an atom anymore, same w/ isotopes)

7. Your desired specialty

   Jjearkwein replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing

   ICU/ER.... you gotta love the adrenaline rush....

8. Anatomy....................Anatomy................ .....Anatomy :) Advice, please!

   Jjearkwein replied to ruddergrl's topic in General Students

   GetBodySmart: Interactive Tutorials and Quizzes On Human Anatomy and Physiology Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Mediaphys 2.0 http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_general/Esp/default.htm (here's some site i used when i reviewed for the subject, i...

9. Any advice for Peds and Psyc Nursing ?

   Jjearkwein replied to sherriberry1's topic in Student Assist

   for pedia, the only hard part i can think of are the cardiovascular disorders(especially the pathophysiology) atrial septal defect,ventricular septal defect,av canal defect, congenital obstructive defects, valve stenosis,tetralogy of fallot, mixed ef...

10. Help with breathing pattern case study

    Jjearkwein replied to lucky3773's topic in Student Assist

    1)D is the best answer,(w/ dyspnea and rapid breathing the pt will use his accessory muscles, I have yet to encounter one who doesn't) therefore putting a hand on Josh's chest will give better visualization 2)A- low 02 saturation(hypoxia) is indicat...

11. Hypo/Hyperglycemia,in relation to BP

    Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist

    thank you all....

12. Hypo/Hyperglycemia,in relation to BP

    Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist

    majority of people w/ DM(as far as i know, i haven't met anyone w/ out) has hypertension.... and i cant understand the rationale w/ it... what's more absurd(for me that is) is a patient who was turned in for Hypoglycemia(has DM btw) but has high BP.....

13. Hypo/Hyperglycemia,in relation to BP

    Jjearkwein posted a topic in Student Assist

    two days ago i was assigned to ER(im having my preclinical), one patient turned out to be hypoglycemic(feels cold,general weakness,etc), taking her vital signs, it turned out she has a high BP... question: what's the relationship of BP to Hypoglycemi...

14. Heart and neck vessels assessment

    Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist

    when doing physical assessment on neck vessels and heart.. we'll use ipa right.. Physical exam 3 techniques, 3 positions, 5 sites *Use IPA *sitting, then supine, then L lateral recumbent (prn) *IPA sites im confused at the positions.... are all those...

15. Heart and neck vessels assessment

    Jjearkwein posted a topic in Student Assist

    i am about to report this topic the day after tomorrow.. problem is i don't really know where to focus.. any tips or suggestions on what topics should i give emphasis at? Procedures in assessing,Dx exam,lab exam,Nx consideration,Nx interventions,medi...