Charlie is a 29 year old Asian male who has been receiving aggressive chemotherapy for the past 2 months for a type of leukemia. He has lost 16 lbs. due to persistent nausea and vomiting despite the judicious use of anti-nausea/vomiting medications during this time. Charlie is admitted to the medical floor due to dehydration. His physician has decided to start parenteral nutrition via his implanted catheter in order to get Charlie through his next 2 rounds of chemotherapy because his prognosis for a cure is excellent. A consult for nutrition support has been ordered. MIV @ 120 mL/hr w/20 mEq Kcl. Current labs: Sodium: 138 (135-145) Potassium: 4.5 (3.5-5.5) Chloride: 104 (99-112) Bicarb: 24 (22-29) Glucose: 96 (65-99) BUN: 9 (8-24) Creatinine: 0.8 (0.6-1.1) WBC: 5 (4-11) Phosphate: 2.6 (2.5-4.5) Mg: 1.6 (1.5-2.5) Triglycerides: 195 (
Jess has been on PN for the past 10 days. The following labs…
Jess has been on PN for the past 10 days. The following labs were from a blood draw this morning at 6 am. His PN is running at a goal rate of 85 mL/hour and he has a MIV running at 40 mL/hr. He has also been receiving other fluids from IV antibiotics and he received several fluid boluses yesterday due to a low blood pressure. Current weight: 95 kg Weight on admit: 87 kg (25 days ago) I/Os: 4000/2800 (past 24 hrs) Temperature: 38.7° (101.6° F) Fingersticks: 220 (6 u), 200 (6 u), 195 (4 u), 200 (6 u) Sodium: 135 (135-145) Potassium: 5.4 (3.5-5.5) Chloride: 100 (99-112) Bicarb: 26 (22-29) Glucose: 240 (65-99) BUN: 15 (8-24) Creatinine: 0.9 (0.6-1.1) WBC: 12.9 (4-11) Phosphate: 4.5 (2.5-4.5) Mg: 1.9 (1.5-2.5) Which of the following changes would you recommend regarding his PN?
Place the events that occur at a synapse in the correct orde…
Place the events that occur at a synapse in the correct order.
The Nervous System has two divisions. The Central Nervous Sy…
The Nervous System has two divisions. The Central Nervous System (CNS) and the _______ . The CNS includes two organs, the _______ and the _______
Using your own words, describe the difference between tempor…
Using your own words, describe the difference between temporal and spatial summation.
An Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential (EPSP) brings a neuron…
An Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential (EPSP) brings a neuron closer to possible action potential.
Relie les expressions correspondantes
Relie les expressions correspondantes
Choisis la bonne expression pour compléter la phrase suivant…
Choisis la bonne expression pour compléter la phrase suivante: Mon cousin a perdu son emploi. Il _______________________.
Écris la bonne expression/le bon mot pour compléter la phras…
Écris la bonne expression/le bon mot pour compléter la phrase suivante. Les mots choisis doivent être dans la liste étudiée. J’ai décidé de ______________________. Je vais retourner à la maison au lieu d’être dans la classe.
Écris la bonne expression/le bon mot pour compléter la phras…
Écris la bonne expression/le bon mot pour compléter la phrase suivante. Les mots choisis doivent être dans la liste étudiée. Demain, mon ami ira à l’université pour _______________. Il commencera en septembre.