Ruth06

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1. Chest pain! Need Advice!

   Ruth06 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm 29 yrs old and I took Phentermine 2 yrs ago for about 3 mo. and again 1 1/2 yrs ago for about 2wks. The last time I took it I had a horrible reaction to it (chest pain, nubmness/;tingling all over...

2. Baseline ptt and heparin drip

   Ruth06 replied to Ruth06's topic in Patient Medications

   We do have phlebotomists but we are a very small hospital and sometimes even a stat lab order won't get drawn right away( it took them 20 min to come draw it). It took an hour from the time it was...

3. Baseline ptt and heparin drip

   Ruth06 replied to Ruth06's topic in Patient Medications

   She didn't state that she wanted a baseline but it's our protocol to get

4. Baseline ptt and heparin drip

   Ruth06 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   I had a doctor that wanted a or started on a heparin drip immediately and my lady was a hard stick. My question is can I have lab backorder/run a Ptt and pt/inr off a previous CBC (done 2 hrs prior)...