What does acute renal failure (ARF) or acute kidney injury (AKI) mean? To better understand what’s really happening through phases of acute kidney injury, we’ll go into detail about its causes and manifestations. We’ll go into the three stages of acute kidney injury, its manifestations, and how to fix them with the acronym, H-D-T-V. We’ll also discuss the three causes
Here at SimpleNursing.com, we will be going over the respiratory drugs and the two main categories that you need to remember. We have categorized these respiratory medications to make it easier for you to recall and identify which drugs have to be used for a particular respiratory condition, namely: Bronchodilator Team Anti-inflammatory Team How do these categories act and alleviate
APGAR scoring is an important topic concerning OBGYN and newborn nursing. But what does APGAR stand for, and how does it work? As a nurse, you have to efficiently and accurately classify the characteristics of the newborn; such as appearance and vitals. Therefore, APGAR is a scoring chart to identify the health status of a newborn baby. Just like everything
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that is primarily focused on the body’s dopamine production. It is not about the body attacking itself like that of multiple sclerosis or myasthenia gravis. What happens in Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease, much like ALS, is a progressive disorder that is just a fancy word for the continuous cessation of creating a substance primarily
We will be talking about atrial rhythms and how to appropriately interpret them. We will determine if what you see on your monitor is atrial fibrillation or something entirely different. Atrial Fibrillation What happens when your client’s atrium runs wild or isn’t acting the way it’s supposed to be? Well, the most common rhythm that you’ll see in a clinical
Jump to Sections Causes of Lymphoma Hodgkin's Lymphoma Stages The Difference Between Hodgkin and Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Lymphoma Nursing Interventions It can get overwhelming when figuring out the differences between lymphomas, leukemias, and myelomas. Among the confusion is knowing Hodgkin vs Non Hodgkin lymphoma. Yes, it’s confusing, but the significant difference is their origin or where cancer started. All types
Part three of our liver lecture will focus on portal hypertension and mainly, ascites. What is Ascites? Ascites is what we refer to as “third spacing.” When clients come into the hospital with massive abdomens, it is most likely because of fluid accumulation within the abdominal cavity. But why is there increased fluid inside the abdomen? Portal Hypertension Ascites relates
