by Cathy Parkes September 24, 2020
Innate vs. Acquired Immunity Pathophysiology
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by Cathy Parkes September 22, 2020
Care of an infant born to a HIV-positive mom
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by Cathy Parkes September 20, 2020
Mom walked into my "den of sin" and ended up with tachycardia. She neededadenosine to slow her rhythm down.
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by Cathy Parkes September 17, 2020
Causes of bleeding during pregnancy
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by Cathy Parkes September 15, 2020
Ostomy patient teaching:
- Cut opening in skin barrier ≤ 1/8" bigger than the measured stoma size to prevent skin damage from contact with ostomy output.
- Assess stoma regularly - should be pink/moist. Pale/blue stoma indicates ischemia.
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by Cathy Parkes September 13, 2020
Fetal lung maturity is determined by theL/S ratio.
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by Cathy Parkes September 10, 2020
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) causes the excess water to be reabsorbed by the kidneys, resulting in hypervolemia.
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by Cathy Parkes September 09, 2020
Signs of child neglect: poor hygiene, inappropriate dress (for weather), malnourishment, withdrawal, school absences.
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by Cathy Parkes September 07, 2020
Amyowes meone hundred dollars, but she is in the hospital with VFIB on anamiodarone drip... so I guess it's not a good time to collect.
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by Cathy Parkes September 03, 2020
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used to treat severe depression that is unresponsive to drug therapy.
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by Cathy Parkes September 02, 2020
Patients with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) need to have a swallow evaluation by a speech language pathologist.
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by Cathy Parkes August 31, 2020
Guaif rhymes with cough. Guaifenesin is an expectorant used to treat a non-productive cough.
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by Cathy Parkes August 26, 2020
Expected labs with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Positive Rheumatoid Factor (RF) antibody and Positive ANA titer
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by Cathy Parkes August 24, 2020
Menorrhagia = Excessive menstrual bleeding. This can result in anemia.
If you have menorrhagia, it will make you want to rage!
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by Cathy Parkes August 21, 2020
The key side effect to remember with ALL anticoagulants (ex: heparin, warfarin, rivaroxaban) is BLEEDING!
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by Cathy Parkes August 19, 2020
If your patient has a halo traction device in place, make sure wrench/screwdriver are attached to the vest to release patient from the device in the event of an emergency.
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by Cathy Parkes August 17, 2020
Taking epoetin alfa will fix your anemia so you can grow up to be a strong alpha male.
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by Cathy Parkes August 14, 2020
Patient teaching for external radiation therapy.
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by Cathy Parkes August 12, 2020
Costovertebral tenderness is a key symptom with Pyelonephritis.
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by Cathy Parkes August 07, 2020
Prevent hip flexion contractures in patients with a BKA (below-the-knee amputation): Have patient lie prone every 3-4 hrs for 20-30 min.
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by Cathy Parkes August 05, 2020
Hormone Replacement therapy can be used to treat the signs/symptoms of menopause. However, it is important to remember that HTincreases the risk of embolic events (DVT, MI, stroke) and breast cancer.
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by Cathy Parkes August 03, 2020
You fill up on neutrophils with filgrastim.
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by Cathy Parkes July 31, 2020
For a patient who has suffered a BURN, be sure to assess for inhalation injury. Symptoms: singed eyebrows or nasal hair, and sooty sputum.
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by Cathy Parkes July 29, 2020
Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia are key symptoms of hematologic cancers (ex: leukemia, multiple myeloma). Key Nursing priority: Prevent infection and bleeding!
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