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TALS CONVERSI
ONS
•HR:
60-
100bpm •1t
sp=5mL
•BP:
120/
80mm Hg •1t
bsp=1
5mL
•RR:
12-
20 •1oz=30mL
•T:
37*
C/98*
F •1c
up=8oz
•SpO2:
>95% •1k
g=2.
2lbs
•Pai
n! •20gt
ts/
mLordr
opf
act
or
•Vol
ume(
mL)
/t
ime(
hr)=mL/
hr
ABG •Vol
ume(
mL)
/t
ime(
min)xdr
opf
act
or=gt
ts/
min
•Ph:
↑Vomi
ti
ng↓Di
arr
hea
•PCO2:
↑COPD↓Hy
per
vent
il
ati
on/
Anx
iet
y
•HCO3:
↑Heav
ysuc
tioni
ng,
vomi
ti
ng
PHARMACOLOGY
•Ant
ihy
per
tens
ives
•PO2:
↓Hy
per
vent
il
ati
on
•ACEI
nhi
bit
ors(
-pr
il
):
bloc
kAngI AngI
I
•ROME
•ARBs(
-sar
tan)
:bl
ocksAngI
Isi
tes
•Res
pir
ator
yoppos
it
e
•BBs(
-ol
ol)
: HRandc
ont
rac
til
i
ty
•Met
abol
i
cequal
•CCBs(
-di
pine)
:bl
ocksi
onc
hannel
s
PRI
ORI
TIZATI
ON •Ant
icoagul
ant
s
•Al
way
sthi
nk:
saf
etyfir
st! •war
far
in:
PT/
INR,
ant
idot
e=v
itami
nK
•ABCs •hepar
in:
aPTTl
ab,
ant
idot
e=pr
otami
nes
ulf
ate
•Mas
lows •Di
gox
in: c
ont
rac
til
i
ty
•phy
siol
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c,s
afet
y,l
ove,
sel
fes
teem,
sel
fac
tual
z. •DoNOTadmi
nis
teri
fHR<60
•St
abl
evsUns
tabl
e •T
oxi
ci
ty:
vis
ual
dis
tur
.
,conf
usi
on,
•St
abl
e hy
per
kal
emi
a,n/
v,dy
srhy
thmi
as
•VS/
labsnor
mal
forc
li
ent
,st
atusunc
hanged, •I
nsul
i
nmi
xi
ng:
clear(
regul
ar)bef
orec
loudy(
NPH)
f
oll
owi
ngex
pec
tedc
our
se,
chr
oni
c&managed
•Uns
tabl
e
Payatt
enti
ontoboldedwor
ds!
!
•newdi
agnos
is,
changesi
nas
ses
sment
,VS/
labs
Takeyourt
ime!
nowabnor
mal
,unex
pec
ted,
“ac
ute” Readthe?’
scaref
ull
y!!
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exac
erbat
ion”“
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et”“
suddenc
hange”

KEYCONDI
TIONS
Addi
son Cus
hing DKA HHS DI HHS

Br
onz
e Moonf
ace Ty
peI Ty
peI
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BP BP Ket
ones NOk
etones Dehy
drat
ion HR
Na Na Ket
ones BG>600 Uri
ne Reflex
es
K K v
asopres
sin di
uret
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BG BG

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