markjohnson

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1. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson replied to markjohnson's topic in Patient Medications

   you're right it does look like that lol but i could just google it instead of coming here. ive been looking at a friends medical records and it says that D50 was given when his glucose reading was...

2. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson replied to markjohnson's topic in Patient Medications

   D50 would cause an increase in ICP and shouldn't be administered in this case from my basic understanding. i just want to hear some ideas of why it wouldve been administered in the first place and how...

3. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson replied to markjohnson's topic in Patient Medications

   I'm not taking any test. I just want verification of what I've already come to understand about the

4. Dextrose 50% in water. good or bad?

   markjohnson posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Patient is hypotensive and unconscious (GCS: 2T) with a suspected TBI. What are the advantages/disadvantages or reasonings for administering dextrose to this

5. Question about chest tubes

   markjohnson posted a topic in General Nursing

   greetings all, i had a question about if anyone has every heard of a chest tube puncturing or lacerating a lung before. I ask this because a, now deceased, patient i knew personally went into Trauma...