Pharmahaulic

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  1. 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...

  2. Magnet behind nurses station?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Oh possibly, what is the purpose of

  3. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 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...

  4. 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...

  5. Dialysis catheter

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    So how do they get more flow in the

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 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...

  11. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Anyone?

  12. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 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

  13. Propofol in the ICU

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Anyone?

  14. Mitochondrial disorders?

    Pharmahaulic posted a topic in General Nursing

    If there is a disorder or dysfunction in the electron transport chain or cellular respiration, does that automatically mean

  15. Dialysis question?

    Pharmahaulic posted a topic in General Nursing

    Would hemoperfusion (or even hemodialysis or hemofiltration) work for an accidental Propofol overdose (hypothetical) or Benzo overdose? I ask because I know certain drugs arent able be removed through...

  16. Dialysis question?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    How are protein bound toxins

  17. 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

  18. Dialysis question?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I see so propofol would already be totally metabolized and out of the system by the time they set the machine

  19. Postop. nausea and vomiting?

    Pharmahaulic posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know that with post operative nausea and vomiting, there are several factors that are ingolfed including, the type of surgery, length of surgery, intra operative opioid administration, volatile...

  20. Postop. nausea and vomiting?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else have any other

  21. Mitochondrial disorders?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really think that I havent tried that

  22. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, I forgot low BP could be a nausea and vomiting

  23. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Pharmahaulic posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I obviously know that you use a lot of propofol for sedation in the ICU, and a lot of patient might need deep continuous sedation for extended periods of time depending on what's going on with...

  24. Postop. nausea and vomiting?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Well yes, I am looking for person experiences as what you read online can often be conflicting. So what I was asking was (for those of you that use or previously used) barbiturate such as methohexital...

  25. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Pharmahaulic replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Does precedex cause a lot of nause or vomiting as a side effect? Compared to other sedatives or