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Alzheimer's disease and stroke are major health issues that often affect older adults, significantly reducing their quality of life. As people get older, the chances of developing these conditions rise, leading to problems with memory, thinking, and physical abilities. Unfortunately, with aging, stroke risk also increases. A few medications treating Alzheimer's disease have been linked... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of Critical RN skills | https://youtu.be/RWEVGgBZ9Sg?si=Efzd-NJOKOxSgOel | 2 person prime the system. All tubing system must remain sterile when connecting and flushing. image: Sterile flush, transducer, stopcock, and the EVD with drainage system. Connect primary stopcock to the system. Connect transducer to main system stopcock. MD will flush the system with sterile normal saline... Continue Reading →
Case study: Mr. J. is a 76 year old gentleman who came in with left sided weakness associated with dizziness and visual changes. He was recently started on an anti-amyloid therapies Lecanemab a few weeks back to help slow down his Alzheimer's disease progression. He is AO x 3 at baseline. He is currently a... Continue Reading →
Case report: Hi guys, we had a patient come in with a massive head bleed. Intubated prior to CT. Neurosurgery came by to assess the patient after 40 min of (RSI) intubation. MD wanted to reverse Rocuronium with Sugammadex to do a full neurologic assessment for possible neurosurgical intervention. What is Sugammadex SUGAMMADEX (soo GAM... Continue Reading →
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