🫁Acid Base Imbalance Series: Respiratory Acidosis 🔴
⭐️Key things to remember: CO2 is aCidic! ⬆️ CO2= ⬆️ acid Respiratory acidosis = ⬆️ CO2 and ⬇️ pH ❓What causes it? Anything that causes…. ☞ Respiratory depression ☞ Impaired gas exchange ❓What are the symptoms? ☞ AMS ☞ hypoxia ☞ decreased RR ☞ hypotension 🌈Bonus tip on how to remember the values the ph is 7.35-7.45; all you need to do is DROP the 7’s for the CO2 normal range (35-45) I hope this helps :) Share with a fellow nursing student 💛
🫀The cardiac cycle 🔄
Here’s a simple visual explanation of what the PQRST on an EKG represents In nursing school having a strong foundation of the conduction cycle and blood flow through the heart is vital to helping you have a deeper understanding of the associated conditions of the heart. ⭐️Key things to remember ☞DEpolarization= contracting ☞REpolarization= relaxing P wave= atrial DEpolarization- contracting atria PR Interval= time from P wave to start of QRS (AV node creates delay to allow atria to empty into ventricles) QRS= ventricular DEpolarization- bundle of his carries impulses to contract ventricles T wave= ventricular REpolarization- ventricles relaxing preparing for next cycle I hope you found this helpful! Share with your nursing school friends 💛
NEXT GEN NCLEX HINTS & REVIEW 🔥
Taking the NCLEX soon? SAVE THIS! ⚠️ 👉 NCLEX Question Types & 🔥 HINTS 🔥 1️⃣ Select All That Apply 🔥 You get partial points for what you get RIGHT, so do not choose anything you are unsure of OR have not heard of. 2️⃣ Drag & Drop 🔥 Commonly used with NURSING SKILLS. Review the procedure steps of inserting a foley cath, med admin, or applying PPE. ⭐️ All nursing skills checkoff sheets with procedure steps are available on my website! :) 3️⃣ Matrix Style 🔥 Comparison style so review similar disorders together. 👇 Ex: Hypothyroidism vs. Hyperthyroidism, DKA vs. HHS, Rheumatoid Arthritis vs. Osteoarthritis 4️⃣ Drop Down 🔥 Eliminate wrong answers first, and then eliminate if there are two similar answers since they cannot both be right! 5️⃣ Highlight 🔥 Focus on priorities. If yo
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Heparin vs. Warfarin
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