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1. Trouble with understanding pH-related death

   mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in MICU, SICU

   Wow Belgian thanks! That really helps my understanding of the whole picture. I haven't seen these scvo2 catheters yet. Are they like continuous co measuring devices in that they give you a constant...

2. Trouble with understanding pH-related death

   mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in MICU, SICU

   thank you both for the responses. It helped. I guess I need to focus on the MODS picture that I'm guessing acidemia/alkalemia causes. I just was confused b/c the specific things I was told was that...

3. Trouble with understanding pH-related death

   mlbdestined posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   I'm having trouble understanding what effects acidemia and alkalemia have on the body that LEADS TO death. I have scoured the internet to no avail. I was told by my preceptor that both acidemia and...

4. Having trouble understanding high/low pH effects

   mlbdestined posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm having trouble understanding what effects acidemia and alkalemia have on the body that LEADS TO death. I have scoured the internet to no avail. I was told by my preceptor that both acidemia and...

5. General IV Filter question

   mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

   so the filters are for air rather than particulate? Nice to know thanks

6. General IV Filter question

   mlbdestined posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey all, concerning adult patients (no open foramen ovale or anything like that, just regular patients) I know that certain meds like mannitol needs a IV filter on it, but I don't know the reasoning...

7. Measurements: NGT vs. OG tubes

   mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

   yeah I know that it's usually tip of nose to earlobe to xiphoid process, but when you aren't going through the nose there has to be some part of that cut out I would think because you're closer to the...

8. Measurements: NGT vs. OG tubes

   mlbdestined posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I know how to measure for the NGT placement, but my question is for the intubated patients that are getting Orogastric tubes placed. How does the measurement differ? Do you cut out the...

9. Isolation precautions-nurse server question

   mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

   so my question is then when the patient leaves, I guess in order to be cost effective the supplies can go with the pt., but we in the icu use a lot of stuff that the floor doesn't, so that's all...

10. Isolation precautions-nurse server question

    mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

    it's just a set of drawers in the rooms that house all the supplies a nurse would need; for ex.: pre-filled saline syringes, 12 lead stickers, duoderms, 2x2s, 4x4s, yankauers,

11. Pre-reqs for CRNA/ACNP

    mlbdestined posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi All, I have been a RN in a SICU for going on 2 years now. I really want to further my education and go into either a acute care nurse practitioner role or a certified registered nurse...

12. Isolation precautions-nurse server question

    mlbdestined posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am really trying to improve my SICU's hygiene and I think the first place to do so is our nurse servers: When a patient is on isolation precautions for, let's say contact precautions, the clinicians...

13. Trouble With Understanding VT scenario

    mlbdestined posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is ventricular tachycardia WITH A PULSE shockable? I understand that V-fib and pulseless V-tach are shockable, and that PEA and asystole are not shockable, but I am reading this book on cardiac arrest...

14. Having trouble with understanding lasix use

    mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

    happens all the time in the sicu I am doing my practicum

15. Having trouble with understanding lasix use

    mlbdestined replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the replys so far...I was just confused b/c I have heard before that if the BUN and creatinine are elevated then it is time to stop giving lasix. Is that true or is that not the case in...