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  1. Question regarding dosing of Cardizem drip vs Cardene drip

    TakeBack replied to billythekid's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Both generally have ballpark starting rates, about 10/hr. They just have different targets. Nicardipine is a dihydropyridine and primarily dilates smooth muscle. It is an antihypertensive so it's...

  2. help with groin sheath pulls - any pointers?

    TakeBack replied to kcmosue's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yep wad some sponges and that will broaden the surface area over which the pressure is applied. You can press it with your fist or the heel of your hand (like CPR position) so your fingers don't get...

  3. Gender and Pain Management

    TakeBack replied to coffeeluvinRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    this is about peri nerve blocks. there's similar evidence for periosteal infusion but i don't have the link.....small sample size but here ya go: parasternal block and local anesthetic infiltration...

  4. SVT vs Atrial Flutter

    TakeBack replied to Misty1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I do them occasionally and the unit RNs look at me like I'm crazy. They do not teach this skill at my

  5. Arterial Line Removal Protocol - Sheath vs Single Lumen

    TakeBack posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello all. I'm a CT PA and we are looking to standardize our fem line pulls, wanted to see what folks are doing elsewhere. We generally use manual compression for standard fem a lines, which is a...

  6. Gender and Pain Management

    TakeBack replied to coffeeluvinRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use MS, fentanyl, and hydromorphone. Ketorolac in select cases (works great but has bigger adverse effect/contraindication profile). A good rule of thumb is to go by weight over gender. Younger men...

  7. SVT vs Atrial Flutter

    TakeBack replied to Misty1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    AVNRT is the most common variant of SVT. AF and flutter are technically SVTs but the common parlance of SVT refers to AVNRT, atrioventricular tachycardia (accessory pathway), and atrial tachycardia....