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  1. Barbiturates in Critical Care

    Thank you, thanks for the info and in regards to taking it face value, i was basically curious to know if there was deviations as to what the literature says compared to what's done in real settings...
  2. Barbiturates in Critical Care

    Thank you, another HYPOTHETICAL situation....let's say you're in CT or for arguments sake let's just say MRI a place where the ICP has been elevated may it be from moving the patient and irritating...
  3. Barbiturates in Critical Care

    HI quick question, I know that sedation then let's say norcuron then barb coma, with concommitant use of mannitol and other things are being implemented. I just want to know how many people still use...
  4. Acidosis and Alkalosis?

    Hi when I was a student, the easiest explanation that clicked for me was the ''it's all in the family'' premise....ABG's consisting of a first and last name and grouping them. Here's a link, kinda...
  5. probably a dumb question about PIVs and drawing blood...

    Again like I said something new to learn, thanks suzanne, but I work in a place where there is a Cath lab able to do PCI's all the time, so the use of TPA is not readily used much. I know blood is...
  6. Nurses pulling CTs?

    The other institution I used to work for before had more CV surgery groups and we were expected to d'c pacers/ct/jp and of course all the other lines....When I moved to another where there was only a...
  7. probably a dumb question about PIVs and drawing blood...

    Interesting, something new to learn from everyday I suppose, since I work in an environment where patient's almost always have CVC or an Aline, I guess all the years I've worked in the ICU setting,...
  8. probably a dumb question about PIVs and drawing blood...

    hello i'm not a Peds or a PICU RN so I guess this might sound dumb to those that are....But with a running IVF, it's allowed to draw blood samples from the same site as where the peripheral IVF is...
  9. Nursing home police

    LOL very funny :chuckle
  10. Best staffed specialty?????

    Hello I work in the unit and yes we get 1 to 1 or 1 to 2...But there are times when emergency comes up when one of ur patients becomes so unstable where you'd have to give one up to concentrate on one...
  11. V-tach/PVC question

    When that happens out of the blue one of the things you can do after you've assessed your patient and make sure that he's alright is go back on the chart, check the mounted ekg's to see if it has...
  12. Morbidly obese lady on Nip/Tuck

    That was a really good episode last night, IMHO that show is better than ER. Though I got sidetracked for some reason when I was watching it, I thought they were at christian's funeral? How come he...
  13. Frequent PVC's

    Quick note on lopressor in regards to administration when patients are having pvc's....If it's because of ischemia, lopressor can be given to help suppress PVC's by decreasing oxygen demand of the...
  14. New RN in ER: things I don't even know that I don't know!

    hello....just a quick note on mannitol, we've all seen mannitol on glass bottles that's been stored in the pyxis way too long crystallize like ice, this was when we used to have to mix our mannitol...
  15. What will Cardiac Surgery Stepdown be like?

    Vit K and Protamine r used for reversals of excessive anticoagulation at
  16. CCRN-based weekend classes....

    hey papa J You don't like the AACN vids?
  17. Hemodynamics question

    Good luck on your clinicals:) hope everything works out for you in school....
  18. Hemodynamics question

    I should point out that compensatory mechanisms in distributive shock like septic shock is usually an increase in heart rate and stroke volume. Leading to high output states to try to perfuse the...
  19. Hemodynamics question

    Hello again compensation does fail and you know when it fails because it leads to hypotension. Now in regards to your question it would be better answered when you're talking about septic shock. In...
  20. Hemodynamics question

    hello, r u asking what happens when it fails? does svr fall down and lead to vasodilation? is that what ur asking? I'm not sure if that is ur question, but the problem with Cardiogenic Shock is the...
  21. Hemodynamics question

    Hello....Someone's gonna come along and answer this in more detail or will give you a different thread that will show you what happens, there's a thread about CHF, and one of the members who grumbles...
  22. Code Blue!

    Just a quick clarification, CPR for one minute is only done now for children less than 8 years of age or victims from drowning or drug ingestion. Call for help first before initiating compressions if...
  23. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    Maybe the solution is when hiring a bed coordinator, or training a bed coordinator, that nurse should spend a few weeks on the floor/er/icu, so that they would be more well versed when it comes to bed...
  24. Vasoactive drugs

    I mean I'm not a CRNA but I know that we use it as a sedative and it works on benzo receptors as well...doesn't
  25. Vasoactive drugs

    any meds that affects the blood vessels. fenoldompam and ddavp i would consider yes, ummm i donno about diprivan tho, i mean it's a benzo and can lead to hypotension but it's not it's primary