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THE SIX SECOND ECG


THE SIX SECOND ECG
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 wil…
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TYPES OF STONES


TYPES OF STONES
Jakupica / CC BY-SA OXALATE STONES - caused by: tea, choco URIC ACID STONES - caused by: liver, brain, kidney and other organ meat CALCIUM STONE…
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SOMETHING IN COMMON


SOMETHING IN COMMON
MAOIs + TYRAMINE RICH FOOD = HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS D ON'Ts of PREGNANCY LIPID LOWERING AGENTS (..... STATIN) ESTROGEN PILLS COUMADIN / WARFARIN ISOTRETIN…
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Something in Common 02


MUSCLE RELAXANTS AVOID GIVING TO MYASTHENIA GRAVIS PATIENT MAY BE GIVEN TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (ex. Baclofen) BACLOFEN (ang mga BACLA malalambot ang muscles) FL…
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SHOCK


SHOCK
TYPES OF SHOCK: HYPOVOLEMIC == DECREASED BLOOD VOLUME Active Bleeding, Burns, Placenta Previa, Abrubtio Placenta, Asites, Ectopic Rupture, etc. CARDIOG…
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ROTATING TOURNIQUET, BLOODLESS PHLEBOTOMY


ROTATING TOURNIQUET, BLOODLESS PHLEBOTOMY
PURPOSE: to decrease congestion in the heart to decrease venous return STEPS: apply the tourniquet: 3 extremities are occluded, leave 1 extremity free after 15…
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RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PERSONS AGED 0–6 YEARS


RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PERSONS AGED 0–6 YEARS
The  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  released a schedule for Immunizations Here is the link to better guide you regarding immunizations for i…
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PTB DRUG CATEGORIES


CATEGORY 1 NEW PTB Pts with sputum (+) Seriously ill pts with severe forms of: Smear (-) PTB with extensive parenchymal involvement Extra pulmonary TB IN…
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Preparation & Administration of Drugs


GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. Verify Doctor's order 2. Know the patient's condition 3. Be alert for allergies 4. Know the purpose & therapeutic …
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POISON


POISON
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&…
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PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE


PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE
Purposes of Surgery 1.  Diagnostic  – establish the presence of disease condition 2.  Exploratory  – determine the extent of disease condition 3.  Curati…
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NURSING THEORIST


NURSING THEORIST
Anne Boykin and Sarvina O. Schoenhofer Nursing As Caring Theory Betty Neuman Neuman Systems Model and Global Applications Sister Callista Roy The …
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NEUROLOGIC DISEASES


NEUROLOGIC DISEASES
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Decreased Acetylcholine Receptor Sites MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Patches of demyelination ALZHEIMERS DISEASE neuro fibrillary tangles, …
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NANDA Nursing Diagnosis


Activity/RestActivity Intolerance Activity Intolerance, risk for Disuse Syndrome, risk for Diversional Activity Deficit Fatigue Sleep Deprivation Sleep Patter…
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GOUT


ACUTE ATTACK COLCHICINE - reduce crystal induced inflamation , reduce lactic acid formation = decreased sodium urate BETWEEN ATTACK (maintenance) PROBENECID,…
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10 TIPS IN CHOOSING THE RIGHT REVIEW CENTER


10 TIPS IN CHOOSING THE RIGHT REVIEW CENTER
1. TRACK RECORD Choose a review center that has a high passing rate, this means that most of the people enrolled in their program are able to pass the …
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LATE BLEEDING DISORDERS


LATE BLEEDING DISORDERS
PREMATURE LABOR Are uterine contractions occurring before 37th week of gestation RISK FACTORS HIT-MP H PN I ncompetent cervix T hird t…
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EARLY BLEEDING DISORDERS


EARLY BLEEDING DISORDERS
ABORTION any interruption / termination of a pregnancy before the age of viability (20th week of gestation). Usually spontaneous abortions (75-80%…
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Preparation & Administration of Drugs


GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS   1. Verify Doctor's order 2. Know the patient's condition 3. Be alert for allergies 4. Know the purpose & therapeutic effects…
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IMMUNITY


IMMUNITY
IMMUNITY – body’s reaction to any foreign body that might enter our tissues 2 types: NON SPECIFIC/ CELLULAR / Innate immunity present in our bod…
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Signs of Cancer


Signs of Cancer
SIGNS OF CANCER (CAUTION US) C hange in bowel /bladder habits A sore that doesn’t heal U nusual bleeding/ Discharge T hickening of lump – breast or…
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LEVELS OF HEALTH CARE


Primary Manages health problems @ community level Secondary Manages health problems @ local district, municipal level Tertiary Manages health problems @ sophis…
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ONLY BETTER JOBS, ECONOMY CAN STOP EXODUS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS


Greetings from GMANews.TV! Only better jobs, economy can stop exodus of healthcare workers Posted October 23, 2007, 8:15 pm http://www.gmanews.tv/story/65631/O…
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ROBOT NURSES COULD BE ON THE WARDS IN THREE YEARS, SAY SCIENTISTS


ROBOT NURSES COULD BE ON THE WARDS IN THREE YEARS, SAY SCIENTISTS
ROBOT nurses could be bustling around hospital wards in as little as three years. The mechanised "angels" - being developed by EU-funded scientists -…
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GIT DISORDERS IN INFANTS


GIT DISORDERS IN INFANTS
The first step of digestion: Chewing 1. Cleft Lip 2. Cleft Palate 3. Tracheoesophageal Fistula 4. Gastroesophageal Reflux 5. (Pylorus) – Pyloric Stenosis 6. (…
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