AndyB

AndyB

E/R, Med/Surg, PCU, Mom-Baby, ICU, more

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  1. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    AndyB replied to harley_fan's topic in Cardiac

    I did a looksy on Coreg and you hit the nail on the head. The use of beta blockers in CHF decreases mortality. In CHF the heart tries to compensate for low cardiac output by increasing its rate and...

  2. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    AndyB replied to harley_fan's topic in Cardiac

    I'm also wondering why this pt is on Coreg rather then a selective beta

  3. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    AndyB replied to harley_fan's topic in Cardiac

    Just wondering if it is a ventilation problem or a perfusion problem. Low cardiac output versus hypoxia. Any recent LVEF%? Pardon my curiosity. I have also had low pulse ox readings due to...

  4. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    AndyB replied to harley_fan's topic in Cardiac

    Would not you need at least three consecutive complexes with a p-wave to say that a person has a

  5. Rapid A. Fib or PACs?

    AndyB replied to harley_fan's topic in Cardiac

    Any recent

  6. HTN urgency with IV Beta Blockers

    AndyB replied to AndyB's topic in General Nursing

    Gentleman in his 60's with a 185/105 BP. Came in due to upper leg pain after lifting heavy objects onto the back of a pick-up truck. Where I was at before, one of the docs used to write prn orders q6...

  7. causes for a non reactive pupil

    AndyB replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    IMHO a CT should have been done. I would be thinking of a slower process rather then a cerebral bleed as a severe headache goes along with a bleed 90% of the time and pupil changes are a late sign...

  8. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    AndyB replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I never meant to go into the medical field... In my teens I was very much into auto mechanics and I did a a few years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic. In the early 80's the economy was in rough...