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The only thing I can recommend is Kaplan. I took mine test 01.13.2011 and I am still waiting for results ( 48 business hours ). The computer shut off at around 76 questions and I am hope I passed. The last question before it shut I answered correctl...

thyroid is gone, but half-life of T4 is about a week

Does anybody know why there is sodium loss rather then retention in polycystic kidney? I don't get it, because the symptoms are also hypertensia and oliguria. I have tried to find the answer but I am confused:uhoh21:. please

I need your help guys. from Lippincott's review : pt. with chron. glomerulonephritis is in permanent salt-loosing state, therefore the Na level is on the low end of normal level I though that in glomer. is decreased urine output, Na levels higher, r...

Here is a page with animations and explanations from American Heart Association ( hopefully it is not an unapproved site ), just select topic. maybe it will be helpful http://medmovie.com/mmdatabase/MediaPlayer.aspx?ClientID=65&TopicID=0 good ...

glucose tolerance test - 3 days before test pt. has diet with at least 150g carbohydrates - fasting 10-12h before test - withold morning insulin or oral hypogl. ( for pt. with dm ) - sample is drawn for baseline - normal 70 - 110 mg/dl - high-gluco...

Hi love2banurse, it is hard to say. It depends on how you feel. You are lucky to feel prepared sooner than your exam date. May is not too far though, so if I were in your shoes I would spend it doing some more questions. Just to make sure to pass thi...

Could anybody answer my question please? Why do we ensure that child has voided before IV administration of potassium? thanks

It's true and practical. The problem is that if it is correct answer for NCLEX. I have read that if you want to pass you need to think NCLEX while answering question.

I believe it's O2 first ( A,B,C - airway, breathing, circulation ).

i apologize if i violated term of service and linking to unapproved site. here are my five for today: nclex answers - 1) if you have never heard of it, nobody else probably had, so don't choose that answer. 2) if your pt. is unstable don't choose re...

inotrope alters force or energy on contraction - positively ( positive inotropic agents ) - increase strenght of contraction - negatively ( negative -//- ) - weaken contraction calcium in muscle cell affects inotropic state - positive inotropes - inc...

I believe BP and HR first, because according to Maslow's hierarchy physiological needs are first and then safety ( prevention of infection from open wound ). You have the knowledge, but there are some rules you need to folow when all the answers loo...

Here is a list of topics of interactive health tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/ , the tutorials are basics, but it can help to watch or listen to something while you are having a break from reading or answering questions . I ha...

child undergoing cardiac catheterization - priority nursing dg. is - deficit knowledge ( parental ) related to cardiac. cath., not decreased cardiac output related to structural defect ! planning care for child before corrective surg. for tetralogy o...

tricuspid atresia - surgery to palliate - blalock taussing to correct - fontan ( glenn shunt baffle ) - right heart reconstruction tetralogy of fallot - to palliate - blalock taussing - create shunt between ao...

Tricusp.Atresia - surgery to palliate - BLALOCK - TAUSSING PROCEDURE ( to create PDA ( patent ductus arteriosus )

I have also read that hypoxia = SATURATION less than 95%, hypoxemia = PO2 I am not sure but it seems to me that when hypoxemia occurs the body can still use mechanisms ( increase breathing, heart rate...) to prevent hypoxia of organs. Please let me...

HYPOXEMIA - low O2 in arterial blood HYPOXIA - low O2 availability to an individual tissue or organ, indicates poor tissue perfusion ISCHEMIA- restriction of blood supply to a muscle, usually due to narrowing ( artery coronary disease ). people can l...

I found something about MAP and brain perfusion. check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_perfusion_pressure

thank you. reading these comments is very helpful for me. last time i've been working at hospital was 10 years ago. now i am starting all over again, new drugs, approach, information...everything in a new country and language. but i will do it . thes...

thank you classic123 , it sure helped. i am studying from nclex rn 6th edition springhouse review and in assessment finding for hg is metabolic acidosis and subsequently in diagnostic evaluation for hg is alkalosis, that's why i was confused. now whe...

I am sorry probably it's the way I express myself in English. I've found two opposite findings in HG. one is acidosis ( from ketosis ), but ABG analysis reveals alkalosis ( loss of hydrogen from vomiting ) . for me it's confusing to find both at the ...

speaking about acidosis and alkalosis...could anybody answer my question if pt. with hyperemesis gravidarum suffers with acidosis from ketosis ( using fat as an alternative to glucose - vomiting ) or alkalosis from loss of hydrogen from prolonged vo...

Does anybody know if longterm using of oral contraceptives increases or decreases risk of cervical cancer. Information I've found are quite controaversial. Thanks:nuke: