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1. Critical Care: Acute & Chronic Renal Failure. HELP!

   cpcnurse replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Critical Care

   When it comes to the renal system, it always breaks down to compensation. The kidneys will always be the last line of defense in trying to correct what is ever wrong in the disease process (take a...

2. POCT- Troponin

   cpcnurse replied to triageguy's topic in Emergency

   We use Biosite. For every critical received bedside, we have to get a lab verification. The problem with it is that the Biosite critical is set at 0.05 and lab is > 0.15. However, we do look at...

3. LPN's Role in the ICU?

   cpcnurse replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

   I noticed that no one has posted on this thread in some time, however I felt the need to make a statement. I have been a LPN for 1 year (and am currently working on my RN) and work in my hospital's...