I have terrible motion sickness and I fly. You need to talk with your doctor about options. Any medication that alters your ability to think and act will make you a threat in the aviation...
I know Dr. Cowley was a pioneer; however, we are still having literature about the "golden hour" being published as late as 2009. Come on guys, give up the ghost and let this one go. Emergency...
http://domain675291.sites.fasthosts.com/anae/paop.gif Try this. Notice the large and small bumps of the PAOP waveform? Also, note that the top of the small waveform is at the 10 mmHg mark, for...
Reading the waveform is similar to any other hemodynamic waveform. You slowly wedge and look the PA waveform to transition to a wedge waveform. A PA waveform will typically have a dicrotic notch...
End exhalation is just that, at the end of exhalation. Changes in pulmonary pressure during inhalation can decrease venous return (preload) and cause you to misinterpret information if pressures are...
GilaRRT replied to floridarose's topic in MICU, SICU
Pneumonia is not typically associated with high volumes and pressures. Infants are generally ventilated with pressure targeted modalities. Ventilate to a pressure and monitor volumes as opposed to...
I do not think so with this particular study. I am amazed that we are still seeing literature about the "golden hour." What is even more amazing, is that people still utilise the term as if it were a...
GilaRRT replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing
I am not sure this "Wester Medicine" concept is all that valid. There are some pretty good cardiac programmes in India. I advocate good evidence based medicine with with transparency and peer...
I can appreciate your point; however, proper spelling of medications is most important for the one prescribing the medication. That typically does not include the "average" nurse. I do not disagree...
Unfortunately, addition is a small part of the process as you have to know the proper formula to utilise and how to perform a dimensional analysis. This typically involves multiplication and division...
GilaRRT replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing
This is a ridiculous and inane question IMHO, the type of question disconnected nursing instructors who lack real world experience dream up. Unfortunately, it is most likely a question that is often...
The concensus regarding new guidelines will not roll out until after AHA publishes their findings in their journal "circulation." I expect this to occur the end of this year. After publishing the...
I am not all that keen of giving new providers (insert your provider of choice) a hard time. I am back to being a student and rotating through a level I trauma centre and I have to say the baby...
Look into "Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology 2nd Ed." I utilised this book for first semester pharmacology in my respiratory programme. While not a comprehensive book, the overview of the...
Organic chemistry for nursing school? You typically have to take a year (8 credits) of general chemistry then you look at a year of organic chemistry. You are looking at 16 credits of chemistry for...