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1. How can you tell if If bicarb goes in the same direction as pH, its metabolic
its metabolic or res-
piratory?
2. HC03 normals 22-26
3. CO2 normals 35-45
4. As the pH goes.... so goes my patient, except for potassium
5. Cause of respiratory overventilating
acidosis
6. Cause of respiratory underventilating
alkalosis
7. Withdrawal/over- At birth and for 24 hours after, assume intoxication
dose in a newborn
8. Delirium tremens occurs 72 hours after stopping drinking in 20% of withdrawal patients-->
danger to self and others (NPO/clears, restrains, step-down acuity, strict
bedrest)
9. Aminoglycosides "a mean old mycin", big guns of antibiotics, used for mean old infections (not
all mycins, if it has a "thro"... "thro it out")
10. Toxic affects of autotoxic, nephrotoxic
aminoglycosides
11. Other uses of taken PO for pre-op bowel surgery or hepatic encephalopathy (not ab-
aminoglycosides sorbed), neomycyin and kanamycin (neo kan)
12. Trough levels always 30 minutes before next dose
13. SL peak 5-10 minutes after dissolved
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14. IV peak 15-30 minutes after infusion complete
15. IM peak 30-60 minutes after giving
16. SQ peak think insulin
17. PO peak variable
18. Calcium channel like valium for your heart, end in -dipine (dipping in the calcium channel) +
blockers verapamil and diltiazem, antihypertensives, antianginals, anti-atrial arrhyth-
mia (A, AA, AAA)
19. Calcium channel headaches and hypotension
blockers side effects
20. Calicum channel hold if systolic < 100
blockers contraindi-
cations
21. Lethal (no cardiac V-fib and asystole
output) cardiac ry-
thms
22. Treatment for ven- amiodorone
tricular arrythmias V-fib you d-fib
23. Treatment for atrial ABCDs (adenosine, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digoxin)
arrhythmia
24. Treatment for asys- 1. Epinephrine,
tole 2. Atropine
25. Types of chest tubes Apicals remove air, basilar removes blood
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