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THE SIX SECOND ECG 2007-12-15 11:00:00 A good website to improve your skills in reading the ECG I found this website very useful especially if you have a hard time identifying ECG patterns. You will learn ECG by simply playing the game. LEARN while you ENJOY! ...

TYPES OF STONES 2007-12-15 10:40:00 OXALATE STONES - caused by: tea, choco URIC ACID STONES - caused by: liver, brain, kidney and other organ meat CALCIUM STONES - caused by: milk and other dairy products STRUVITE STONES - caused by: infection, staghorn calculus CYSTEINE, XANTHINE STONES - caused by: other medical condition, hereditary ...

SOMETHING IN COMMON 2007-12-14 22:18:00 MAOIs +TYRAMINE RICH FOOD = HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS DON'Ts of PREGNANCY LIPID LOWERING AGENTS (..... STATIN)ESTROGEN PILLSCOUMADIN / WARFARINISOTRETINOINOHAANTIPSYCHOTICSRADIATIONTORCH (Toxoplasmosis, Others, Rubella, Chlamydia, Herpes)RIBAVIRIN (inhaled)ALKASELTZER (contains ASA)DILANTINALCOHOL AND SMOKING !HeHeHe! FALSE RESULT ON OCCULT BLOOD EXAM IS DUE TO:VITAMIN C = FALSE (-) ASA = FALSE (+) CORTICOSTEROIDS = (+)RED MEAT = (+) ...

Something in Common 02 2007-12-14 22:12:00 MUSCLE RELAXANTS AVOID GIVING TO MYASTHENIA GRAVIS PATIENT MAY BE GIVEN TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (ex. Baclofen) BACLOFEN (ang mga BACLA malalambot ang muscles) FLEXRIL (palaging naka flex ang elbows nila diba? ) NEOMYCIN MORPHINE SO4 CAUSES URINE DISCOLORATION DIAMOX DOXORUBICIN RIFAMPICIN PYRIDIUM LEVODOPA OTOTOXIC DRUGS STREPTOMYCIN THIAZIDES AMINOGLYCOSIDES ANTI-NEOPLASTICS LOOP DIURETICS HIGH PITCH CRY ICREASE ICP HYDROCEPHALUS MENINGITIS MAY LEAD TO ANGINA EXERCISE EMOTION EATING EXTREME WEATHER ANTICIPATE ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE GULLAIN BARRE SYNDROME MYASTENIA GRAVIS AMYOTROPIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS DON’T GIVE TO PATIENT WITHCELIAC’S DISEASE BARLEY RYE OAT WEAT MUST URINATE, VOID, EMPTY BLADDER AMNIOCENTHESIS PARACENTHESIS LEOPOLD’S MANEUVER ULTRASOUND (TRANSVAGINAL ONLY) DRINK, DON’T URINATE, FULL BLADDER CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING ULTRASOUND (ABDOMINAL) IMPOTENCE OR DECREASE LIBIDO ALDACTONE ACE INHIBITORS BETA BLOCKERS PHOTOSENSITIVE – PROTECT THE PAT ...

SHOCK 2007-12-14 22:10:00 TYPES: HYPOVOLEMIC == DECREASED BLOOD VOLUME Active Bleeding, Burns, Placenta Previa, Abrubtio Placenta, Asites, Ectopic Rupture, etc. CARDIOGENIC == DECREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure DISTRIBUTIVE == MASSIVE VASODILATION a) ANAPHYLACTIC – ALLERGY = chemical mediation, histamine, bradykinin b) SEPTIC – INFECTION = Pyrogens c) NEUROGENIC – BRAIN & SPINAL CORD = decrease vasomotor, trauma ALL OF THESE TYPES RESULTS TO: DECREASE TISSUE PERFUSION POSITION – MODIFIED TRENDELENBURG ...

ROTATING TOURNIQUET, BLOODLESS PHLEBOTOMY 2007-12-14 22:09:00 PURPOSE: to decrease congestion in the heartto decrease venous returnSTEPS: apply the tourniquet: 3 extremities are occluded, leave 1 extremity freeafter 15 minutes, rotate the tourniquet, rotate in a clockwise directionrotate the tourniquet 3 times remove the tourniquet EXAMPLE: 1 - 12:00 PM tourniquet is applied2 - 12:15 PM rotate the tourniquet3 - 12:30 PM rotate the tourniquet4 - 12:45 PM rotate the tourniquet5 - 1:00 PM remove all the tourniquet ...

RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PERSONS AGED 0–6 YEARS 2007-12-14 22:07:00 This reference might help you in answering your NCLEX questions regarding Immunization Schedule. CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW to open a .pdf file from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/) ...

PTB DRUG CATEGORIES 2007-12-14 22:05:00 CATEGORY 1 NEW PTB Pts with sputum (+) Seriously ill pts with severe forms of: Smear (-) PTB with extensive parenchymal involvement Extra pulmonary TB INTENSIVE PHASE 2 months Rifampicin INH Pyrazinamide Ethambutol MAINTENANCE PHASE 4 months Rifampicin INH CATEGORY 2 Relapse Failures Others INTENSIVE PHASE 2 months Rifampicin INH Pyrazinamide Ethambutol Streptomycin 1 month Rifampicin INH Pyrazinamide Ethambutol MAINTENANCE PHASE 5 months Rifampicin INH Ethambutol CATEGORY 3 NEW PTB Pts with sputum smear (-) 3x & CXR result of TB minimal Failures INTENSIVE PHASE 2 months Rifampicin INH Pyrazinamide MAINTENANCE PHASE 2 months Rifampicin INH ...

Preparation & Administration of Drugs 2007-12-14 22:02:00 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. Verify Doctor's order 2. Know the patient's condition 3. Be alert for allergies 4. Know the purpose & therapeutic effects of each drug ordered. 5. Standard abbreviations & symbols commonly used; familiarize oneself. 6. Know your hospital's policy about verbal and telephone orders. 7. Observe 10 Rights of Drug Administration. 8. Clarify orders which are clear and make sure you understand everything. 9. Verify if drug will be omitted or delayed; if there’s an operation that should be done Pre op meds 10. Never give meds that shows changes or deterioration. 11. Report errors in med administration immediately to the charge nurse. 12. Nurse who preps the meds must be responsible for administering & recording it. NEVER ENDORSE it to another Nurse 13. Observe Asepsis 14. Concentrate when preparing meds 15. Always use the Med card for each medication administered 16. Check computation for dosage b4 preparing meds 17. Notify the charge nurse immediately ... Amp

POISON 2007-12-14 22:00:00 POISON Call the Poison Control Center Don't refer to medications as candies Place medications in a child-proof bottle Keep meds out of children's reach Check food or drug's expiration date Don't place gasoline or kerosine in softdrink bottles (for Filipinos!) Don't play with watusi (for Filipinos!) CORROSIVE POISON Don't induce vomitting, it will produce more damage to the airway. ex. muriatic acid, bowl cleaners, liquid sosa NON CORROSIVE Induce vomitting except when patient has a decreased LOC Induce vomitting by giving syrup of ipecac Gastric Lavage Give activated charcoal and laxative Charcoal = decrease absorption of poison Laxative = flush out poison Aspirin - acid = kussmaul's respiration Tylenol - liver damage, monitor liver enzymes Rat poison - made of coumadin = bleeding Paint chips - contains lead, assess children living in old houses (paint) Plumbism - contains lead, assess old pipelines Watusi - give 9 pcs of raw egg whites (as first aid treatment only) ...

PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE 2007-12-14 21:58:00 Purposes of Surgery 1. Diagnostic – establish the presence of disease condition 2. Exploratory – determine the extent of disease condition 3. Curative – treats the disease condition ABLATIVE – removal (EG: Appendectomy) CONSTRUCTIVE – repair of Congenital defects (EG: Cheiloplasty) RECONSTRUCTIVE – repair of damaged organ 4. Palliative – placement of PEG tubes for Stomach Cancer Magnitude of Surgery MAJOR – High risk for Cx; (EG: Craniotomy, Explore Lap) MEDIUM – (EG: appendectomy, hemorrhoidectomy) MINOR – decreased Cx is involved (EG: Excision, Removal of ingrown) Urgency Emergency – done immediately. Hemorrhage, VA Imperative – done within 24-48° Gangrene, Amputation Planned – in weeks or months Thyroidectomy, MRM Elective – delay will not cause adverse effects Cauterization of warts, Lumps Optional - requested by the client; for Aesthetic purposes Rhinoplasty, Blepharoplasty PRE OP ASSESSMENT * Prep ...

NURSING TRIVIA FAQS 2007-12-14 21:57:00 We will update our top scores from our trivia chat regularly. Top scores will reset to zero every month. How can I join? You have to use your own name. You have to use this name every time you answer the questions in our trivia. You need to use your own name so that points could be credited to it. Every time you answer a question correctly, you will gain points depending on how quick you answer. How can I change my name? You can change your name by typing your new name on the right lowermost corner of the chat box. After typing - press enter. You can also use this command on the chat message box (/nick myname) For example: /nick Juandelacruz If the chat box accepts your name then it is OK but if it asks you to identify by a password then someone owns that name. You have to choose another name. To register: First you have to choose a name and enter it in the right lowermost corner of the chatbox. If the chatserver asks you to identify the name, it means that someone alread ...

NURSING THEORIST 2007-12-14 21:56:00 Anne Boykin and Sarvina O. Schoenhofer Nursing As Caring Theory Betty Neuman Neuman Systems Model and Global Applications Sister Callista Roy The Roy Adaptation Model Dorothea Orem Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory Dorothy Johnson Behavioral System Model Ernestine Wiedenbach The Helping Art of Clinical Nursing Faye Glenn Abdellah Twenty-One Nursing Problems Florence Nightingale Environmental Adaptation Theory Hildegard Peplau Theory of Interpersonal Relations Ida Jean Orlando Theory of the Nursing Process Discipline Imogene King General System’s Framework Theory of Goal Attainment Jean Watson Theory of Human Caring Joyce Fitzpatrick Life Perspective Rhythm Model Joyce Travelbee Human-To-Human Relationship Model Kari Martinsen Nursing Philosophy Katharine Kolcaba Theory of Comfort Kristen Swanson Program of Research on Caring Logan Roper & Tierney The Elements of Nursing: A Model for Nursing Based on a Model of Living Lydia Hall Core, Care and Cu ...

NEUROLOGIC DISEASES 2007-12-14 21:54:00 MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Decreased Acetylcholine Receptor Sites MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Patches of demyelination ALZHEIMERS DISEASE neuro fibrillary tangles, senile plaques, and decrease Acetylcholine PARKINSONS DISEASE degeneration of Substantia Nigra GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME degeneration of Myelin Sheath of peripheral nerves PICKS DISEASE swelling of neurons taking a ballooned appearance CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE development of porous tissue, mad cow disease, and infections HUNTINGTONS DISEASE degeneration of Striatum (caudate and putamen) in basal ganglia AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS degeneration of Anterior Horn Cells and Corticospinal Tracts ...

NANDA Nursing Diagnoses 2007-12-14 21:53:00 Activity/RestActivity Intolerance Activity Intolerance, risk for Disuse Syndrome, risk for Diversional Activity Deficit Fatigue Sleep Deprivation Sleep Pattern Disturbance Circulation Adaptive capacity: intercranial , decreased Autonomic dysreflexia Autonomic dysrelexia, risk for Cardiac Output, decreased Tissue perfusion, altered (specify): renal, cerebral, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, peripheral Ego integrity Adjustment, impaired Anxiety, death Anxiety (specify level) Body Image Disturbance Coping, defensive Coping, individual, ineffective Decisional Conflict (specify) Denial, ineffective Energy Field Disturbance Fear Grieving, anticipatory Grieving, dysfunctional Hopelessness Personal Identity Disturbance Post-Trauma Syndrome Post-Trauma Syndrome, risk for Powerlessness Rape-Trauma Syndrome Rape-Trauma Syndrome: compound reaction Rape-Trauma Syndrome: silent reaction Relocation Stress Syndrome Relocation Stress Syndrome, risk for Self-Esteem, chronic low Self-Esteem Distu ...