April 2012
57 posts
March 2012
85 posts
BLOOPZ...: 6 Rights to Medication Adminstration... →
bloopz:
The Six Rights When you are giving medication, regardless of the type of medication, you must always follow the six rights. Each time you administer a medication, you need to be sure to have the: 1. Right individual 2. Right medication 3. Right dose 4. Right time 5. Right route 6. Right…
TSK: Dr. Cranquis loves it when his patient makes...
Cranquis: Well sir, I'm going to have my nurse do an EKG on you now, because it seems like your heart is going too fast.
70-something male patient: Well that's not a bad thing is it?
Cranquis: It could be, depending on how fast your heart is beating.
Patient: Well heck, nothing ELSE in my body goes fast anymore, so I'm kind of excited about this!
Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes: A Process of Death →
medicalstate:
Three years ago today, I personally had an experience with the final days of a man. I can still remember feeling watching this once proud and grown man grow weak and frail as his cancer progressed. I remember this man being healthy only months before lying in a bed, eyes…
Eat. Sleep. Nurse: GENERAL CARE OF THE PATIENT... →
nurse-on-duty:
Most pulmonary diseases require very similar nursing assessments and intervention. After physically stabilizing the patient, nursing interventions move to patient and family education, ensuring adequate nutrition, and increasing the patient’s activity tolerance.
Priority nursing function: …
Pneu Pnurse: Commonly used abbreviations to know →
apostasatoasttoallthenurses:
ABG- arterial blood gas
ABO- three blood groups
ACE- angiotension converting enzyme
ADH- antidiuretic hormone
ADL- activities of daily living
AMI- acute myocardial infarction
BP- blood pressure
CABG- coronary artery bypass graft
c/o- complains of
DKA-…
Quick diabeties notes
bloopz:
Quick & simple way of remembering hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
Hot and Dry: sugar high [hyperglycemia] Cold and Clammy: need some candy [hypoglycemia]
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Eat. Sleep. Nurse: WHY AM I A NURSE? →
nurse-on-duty:
Helper, teacher, mentor, friend. Working for others, hours on end. Kind words, friendly smiles, a listening ear. Taking the time to calm a patient`s fear.
Dependable, trustworthy, caring, Living for others, loving, sharing. At times wondering ” Why am I a Nurse? Is it a Blessing or maybe a…
Eat. Sleep. Nurse: MURPHY'S LAW OF NURSING (Part... →
nurse-on-duty:
You can please some of the patients all of the time, and all of the patients some of the time, but you just can’t please the family.
Management truly believes you are overpaid. But would never work for what they pay you.
People farthest from your work area are the least needy - and least afraid…
Eat. Sleep. Nurse: MURPHY'S LAW OF NURSING (Part... →
nurse-on-duty:
When you need the money, your shift is cancelled; when you have a weekend planned, you have to do overtime.
Realizing the patient you’ve just injected has a serious infection causes you to stab yourself with the used needle.
A 500 pound patient needs all care, while your 80 pound patient…
Quick cardiac notes
bloopz:
Heart sounds: S3= Heart fail-ure (3 syllables) S4=Hy-per-ten-sion (4 syllables)
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Sick Sinus Syndrome.
fuckyeahmedicalstuff:
Any irregularity in your heart’s natural rhythm is called an arrhythmia. Almost everyone’s heart skips a beat now and again, and these mild palpitations are usually harmless. But there are about 4 million Americans with recurrent arrhythmias, and these people usually need treatment for their condition.
Electrical impulses from your heart muscle (the myocardium) cause your...
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
fuckyeahmedicalstuff:
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a group of rare disorders affecting the connective tissue and characterized by extremely fragile bones that break or fracture easily (brittle bones), often without apparent cause. The specific symptoms and physical findings associated with OI vary greatly from case to case. The severity of OI also varies greatly, even among individuals of the...
A Little Nurse: Left Ventricular Assist Device... →
fuckyeahmedicalstuff:
What Is an LVAD?
The left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, is a mechanical pump that is implanted inside a person’s chest to help a weakened heart ventricle pump blood throughout the body.
Unlike a total artificial heart, the LVAD doesn’t replace the heart….
Life in The ER: cranquis: History of “constipation... →
ermedicine:
cranquis:
History of “constipation every time I eat greasy food” + ate cheeseburger and fries yesterday = constipation today.
NOTE: Addition of the “But it looked so tasty” factor does not change the equation’s outcome.
This reminds me of the time that a patient came in via EMS for a…
Nine-point Postpartum Assessment
bloopz:
Nine-point Postpartum Assessment BUBBLEHER B- Breasts U- Uterus B- Bladder B- Bowel function L- Lochia E- Episiotomy H- Homan’s sign E- Emotional Status R- Respiratory System
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Lesson of The Week:
ermedicine:
Etomidate, Versed, and Dilaudid make for a very bad combination.
Two sperate doctors ordered conscious sedation medicine for a dislocated shoulder and the patient rapidly desaturated (down to 58%) in about 5 seconds.
Pretty interesting experience.
(The patient was fine s/p narcan, but he apparently almost needed to have an ETT tube placed)
Could you imagine ending up in the ICU...
Inspiration: Making A Diagnosis Is Less Important... →
rubylipstick1:
by Dr. Frank Lipman
After thirty years of practicing Medicine, I have learned that for any chronic illness or ailment, treating underlying imbalances and dysfunctions is more important than making a diagnosis and naming the disease. Ultimately, asking the right questions is more important than…
Fuck yeah, medical stuff!: Medical Eponyms: Legacy... →
biomedicalephemera:
An eponym is a word derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. They can be found in every discipline of academia, but are particularly prevalent in medicine and physiology.
There are signs, reflexes, diseases, syndromes, medical instruments, and almost…
