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1. contraindications in hemodialysis patient

   game over posted a topic in Urology

   are the following meds contraindicated for a patient who is being dialyzed 3x/week? 1. TUMS every 4 hours prn? 2. Kaopectate 30 cc prn, not to exceed 5 doses in 24 hours? for dietary restrictions, is milk contraindicated? Thank you very much.

2. Narcotics

   game over replied to game over's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you !!!

3. Narcotics

   game over posted a topic in General Nursing

   where can i find info regarding meds and drugs for pain management, or some kind of a "comparative info" ,for example: 1)for narcs, which are the mildest to the strongest, which is appropriate for which patient., 2)and other pain meds that are not co...

4. Which Fish oil

   game over posted a topic in General Nursing

   MY doctor told me that fish oils will not really lower my triglycerides but it will help (at least to a certain degree ) Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated. There are tons of different brands out there, and i dont know which one is bet...

5. Lawsuits

   game over posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why is it that I always read or hear that one can be called in to court for a lawsuit because of negligence/malpractice,etc that has happened like 2 or 3 years ago? Why that long? Is it because this negligence/malpractice, etc that happened 2 or 3 ye...

6. Misdiagnaosed to have Hep C

   game over replied to game over's topic in General Nursing

   I just happened to mention this to 2 co-workers the other day, and this "suing" thing came up (from both of them). So, it just got me thinking. But, I wasn't really planning on suing them, like what i said, this happened a year ago. I let it go and w...

7. Misdiagnaosed to have Hep C

   game over replied to game over's topic in General Nursing

   You guys are absolutely right.

8. Misdiagnaosed to have Hep C

   game over posted a topic in General Nursing

   Last year (Feb 2003), i was misdiagnosed to have Hep C. A week after, I had the test repeated 2 times in a different hospital and it came out negative. Someone told me that i should have sued the hospital for emotional torment. Is it too late? I gu...

9. Choking !

   game over replied to game over's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks Cammie for your reply. I did document the incident in the resident's chart, informed the MD and the next of kin, received orders for temporarily downgrading the diet until swallowing eval is done. But according to one nurse, I didnt have to w...

10. Choking !

    game over posted a topic in Geriatric

    Does a choking incident need an incident report ? (Sounds like a dumb question, but...)