“Healing Touch” of art.

=)

Under the Golden Gate Bridge

nurse-on-duty:

1. Adenosine

• 6mg rapid IVP, then 12mg IV q 1-2min X 2 prn
• half life <10sec; give at closest IV port, follow with IV flush
• -symptomatic SVT

2. Alteplase (tPA)

• 15mg IV bolus followed by infusion 0.75mg/kg over next 20minutes followed by infusion 0.5mg/kg over next 60minutes
• …

bloopz:

Insulin Chart.

This is soooo helpful! Just had a quiz on this and got it wrong :(
You need to know these nursing students!!!!!!

cupcakern:

ESRD - End Stage Renal Disease

lalainern:

crf

Atrial Fibrillation: The Causes

nocturnalnurse:

Remember RHEUMATICS! 

The Causes of A-Fib are:

Rheumatic Heart Disease

HCM, Hypertensive heart disease, Holiday Heart Syndrome, Heart failure

Embolism (Pulmonary), Ebstein’s Anomaly, Endocrinopathies

Unknown cause

Myocarditis, MI, Mitral Valve Disease

ASD, Alcohol

Toxicity from stimulants, Theophylline, Thyroid Disease

Infections and inflammations of Pericardium, IE (Infective Endocarditis)

Cardiac surgery, COPD and

Sepsis

— Oriah