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BUN
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Blood Urea Nitrogen - 10-20
Shows kidney function. Kidney damage if elevated, but can be related to diet (meat contains high nitrates!) |
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Serum Creatinine
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Men = 0.7 to 1.3 mg/dL
Women = 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL Kidney function Increased = kidney damage! |
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Na
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Sodium
135-145 |
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K
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Potassium 3.5-5.1
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Ca
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8.5 to 10.2 mg/dL
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Ph?
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Phosphorous
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Chl
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Chloride
90-110 mEq/L |
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Low Sodium Diet
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Good:
Bad: Cola, lunch meats, canned soup, bacon, celery. |
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WBC
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5,000-10,000 Normal
11-15,000 = Inflammation >15,000 = Infection >30,000 = Sepsis Extremely high (e.g. 100,000) = Indicative of leukemia |
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RBC
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3-5,000,000
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Folic Acid
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Essential in new blood cell production
Essential for neuro cell development in fetuses. |
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Hgb
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Hemolglobin
Shows amount of hemoglobin in the bloodstream. < 8 = Give blood! |
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Hct
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45%
Usually 3x the Hgb |
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Platelets
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150,000 - 400,000 platelets per microliter (mcL)
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Heparin Antedote
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Protamine Sulfate
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Coumadin Antedote
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Vitamin K
"(K)oumadin - K!" |
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Fasting Glucose
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70-110 mEq/L
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Cholesterol
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<180mg/dL
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HDL
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High Density Lipoprotein
Good! Takes fat out of the cells |
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LDL
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Low Density Lipoproteins
Bad! Takes fat into the cells! |
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PaO2
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Arterial Oxygen
60-80 mm/mercury |
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Acid Base
Carbon Dioxide Level |
35 - 45
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Blood PH
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7.35 - 7.45
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Acid Base
HCO3 |
22 - 26
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DKA
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DiabeticKetoAcidosis
For Type I diabetes |
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HHNS
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Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketonic Syndrome
Type II diabetes |
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Clear Liquids
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You can see through it.
Water, apple juice, Jello, Sprite |
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Full Liquids
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Liquid that you can't see through
Soup, egg whites, etc. |
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Post-op diet
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High protein!
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Cancer diet
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High protein, high calories, possibly bland foods due to nausea from chemo.
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CHF Diet
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Low sodium, fluid restriction.
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Constipation Diet
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Increased fluids, prune juice!
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Renal Failure Diet
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Low sodium, low potassium, fluid restriction,
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Troponin
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First/Best indicator of Myocardial Infarction.
Increases with time. |
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CK-MB
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Cardiac enzyme released by dying myocardial cells.
Shows level of cardiac death. |
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CPK
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Cardiac enzyme
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Microdrip tubing rate
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60 gtt/mL (drops/mL)
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Drip rate calculation
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Volume x drop factor
------------------------------ time (in minutes) |
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Dosage calculation
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Want
------- x Vol Have |
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NOAM
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For myocardial infarction
Nitrogen - Oxygen - ASA (aspirin 325) - Morphine Must be morphine! Only narcotic that dilaties the coronary arteries. |
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Stable Angina
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Chest pain that occurs with the same amount of activity.
"My chest hurts every time I walk to the mailbox." |
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Unstable angina
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Chest pain that happens irregularly with activity.
Indicative of impending MI |
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Prinzmetal's Angina
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Variant Angina
Pain that occurs at random times even at rest. Most likely coronary artery spasms. |
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Curling's Ulcer
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Ulcer that occurs in burn patients because of large amounts of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
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Hourly urine output
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Minimum 30mL/hr
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Parkland Formula
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Burn patients:
Give 4mL/kg/% of body area burned in first 24 hours after time of burn. First 8 hours: 1/2 of total volume Second 8 hours: 1/4 of total volume Third 8 hours: 1/4 of total volume (assess for fluid balance) 36-48 hours post burn: Assess fluid shift back into vascular system, check for crackles and urine output. |
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Max K+ IV in 1 hr.
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10 mEq.
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Burn Diet
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High in protein and carbohydrates!
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