Ames coolvibeman

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1. Hey Glucose, what are you doing there

   Ames coolvibeman posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all, I'm just struggling to get my head around the fact the you would give a patient with DKA more glucose in a GIK infusion seeing as there already hyperglycemic. This seems like a contraindiction to me, but i was researching it and it appears th...

2. Sepsis family I don't understand you

   Ames coolvibeman posted a topic in General Students

   Greetings all, I just had a lecture regarding sepsis and its associates (so to speak) and it was over quite quickly and it left me, I must say rather confused! So I was doing my own research/study and this is how I understand it. Septicaemia: Presenc...

3. How did you get that?

   Ames coolvibeman replied to Ames coolvibeman's topic in General Students

   That is the whole question apparently! We have to work out the drip rate. HA this is probably why I am so confused on this one

4. How did you get that?

   Ames coolvibeman posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all, I seem to be in need of assistance with a particular IV calculation. 0.9% of NACL 1000mls is to be infuse over 10 hours. Apparently the answer is 33.3 but I just can't seem to get there! I assumed it was rate=volume/time so 1000/10=100, but ...

5. Why assess sputum?

   Ames coolvibeman posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all, I have confused myself and this is probably a silly question, but i'm currently studying pneumonia and could someone please explain why you would assess the sputum, what would the colour tell you about the infection. My understanding so far i...

6. Attachment problems?

   Ames coolvibeman posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all, During clinicals whenever clients that i know or have worked with are discharged, i feel quite emotional, i'm really happy for them, but at the same time i think 'i'll never see these people again in my life', i feel although i get attached ...

7. The pneumonia struggle is real!

   Ames coolvibeman posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi all, so currently i'm writing a pathophysiology assignment on pneumonia, and i'm stuck on the four stages of it (Congestion, red hepatisation, grey hepatisation and resolution). In particular how the sign/symptoms of these 4 stages present in the ...