Catticus11

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  1. Role of Epinephrine in ACLS

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank you so much for explaining it so well!

  2. Understanding IABP values

    Catticus11 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My hospital uses the Maquet IABP in our cardiac critical care units. For those who are not familiar with the system, it's format includes the ECG and it's trigger, the BP per fiber optic cable, the...

  3. Role of Epinephrine in ACLS

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Can you elaborate? I'm not familiar with the

  4. Understanding IABP values

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just to clarify, are the numbers on the IABP machine reading the artifically high DBP as the SBP? And the artificially low SBP as the

  5. Starting in ICU

    Catticus11 replied to Tacomaboy3's topic in Critical Care

    You're right. This HAS been asked NUMEROUS times

  6. Understanding Overdrive Pacing in Recurrent Torsades

    Catticus11 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I had a patient who was going into Torsades due to congenital prolonged QT. They inserted a pacemaker, at an AV mode and a rate of 120. Can someone explain what overdrive pacing is, and exactly how...

  7. Blood Sugar Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you so much! Very

  8. Blood Sugar Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    Catticus11 posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I was wondering, is there a significant difference between blood sugar measurements at the finger tip vs sampling from an arterial (or even venous) blood source? If so, which is more reliable and...

  9. Understanding Overdrive Pacing in Recurrent Torsades

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes. Her HR was kept at 120, and if it went any lower she would go into Torsades and she would be shocked by her ICD. Suspected congenital prolonged

  10. Understanding Overdrive Pacing in Recurrent Torsades

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Originally she had temp wire set at this rate, and then placed a Pacemaker ICD with this rate as

  11. Understanding Overdrive Pacing in Recurrent Torsades

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    They tried to taper it down, but at 110 she had a breakout

  12. Blood Sugar Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Hi YoutubeTheNP, Thank you so much for response and very helpful answer! The reason I originally asked was because I had a patient on an insulin gtt requiring hourly blood sugar checks, and my...

  13. Understanding different gtts for sedation: Propofol vs Precedex vs Versed vs Fentanyl, etc

    Catticus11 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I'm new to critical care and what's confusing me is the different gtts used for sedation, mostly because all my patients are never on the same thing. So I was wondering what's the indication for...

  14. Case Review: Suboxone Overdose and Treatment

    Catticus11 posted a topic in Critical Care

    23-year-old male with history of polysubstance abuse, particularly benzodiazepines, heroin and cocaine. Mother brought patient into the ED and patient collapsed in ED waiting room. He was...

  15. Case Review: Suboxone Overdose and Treatment

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    I have a very limited knowledge on Suboxone and it's effect. But with the positive urine That's what I was thinking too, but the MD got annoyed with me when I suggested it because of his history of...

  16. Blood Glucose Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    Catticus11 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I was wondering, is there a significant difference between blood sugar measurements at the finger tip vs sampling from an arterial (or even venous) blood source? If so, which is more reliable and...

  17. Blood Glucose Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you!

  18. Blood Sugar Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    ...thanks

  19. TTM Exclusion Criteria

    Catticus11 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I had a patient s/p cardiac arrest after aspirating from a nosebleed, intubated in the field. When it came down to the questioning of starting hypothermia, the nurse I got report from the doctor...

  20. Case Review: BP and Urine Output

    Catticus11 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I had a patient who was s/p Thoractomy with CT draining 100 cc over 8 hours. He was slightly confused and agitated but I was told that was him at baseline. He appeared jaundiced. He was afib and...

  21. Case Review: BP and Urine Output

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you, very

  22. Calcium Chloride vs Calcium Gluconate

    Catticus11 replied to Manurse715's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Calcium chloride has three times as much elemental (physiologically available) calcium as calcium gluconate. And as mentioned earlier, it should also be administered via central line since Calcium's...

  23. Case Review: 77 y.o. with acute respiratory failure previously discharged with PNA

    Catticus11 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I had a patient that I wasn't truly able to grasp. Below is my report, hopefully i'm including everything of note. 77 y.o. male was recently discharged 1/16 for PNA and new DVT, he was treated with...

  24. Case Review: Patient with pulmonary hypertension with deteriorating hemodynamics

    Catticus11 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    77 y.o. female arrived to ED with bradycardia and hypotension with c/o weakness and fatigue. She was found to have been just diagnosed of pulmonary hypertension after years of symptoms and was started...

  25. Case Review: Patient with pulmonary hypertension with deteriorating hemodynamics

    Catticus11 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Great