I graduate from nursing school this Saturday!

It’s been such a wonderful ride. Time went by really fast. 

7REBLOG
BURN PATHO
  • Vasoactive substances are released from injured tissue -» cause (+)inc in capillary permeability
    • Extensive burns -» generalized body edema & (-)dec circulating intravascular blood volume
      • Fluid loss -» (-)dec organ perfusion
    • (+)inc pulse, (-)dec blood pressure, (-) cardiac output 

Initially:

  • Hyponatremia & hyperkalemia occur 
  • (+)inc hematocrit level = d/t plasma loss
    • Then falls to below normal by 3rd-4th day d/t RBC damage 
  • Blood shuts blood from the kidney -» causing oliguria 
    • Body reabsorbs fluid and diuresis excess fluid over next days-weeks
  • (-)dec blood flow to GI tract -» intestinal ileus & GI dysfunction
  • Immune system depression -» immunosuppression
    • (+)inc risk of infection & sepsis
  • Pulmonary HTN can develop -» may result in (-)dec arterial oxygen tension level & (-)dec lung compliance
9REBLOG
A sudden cessation of a mediastinal chest tube drainage after a CABG is a hallmark sign of cardiac tamponade, especially if drainage prior to cessation was heavy.
Blood and fluid accumulate in the pericardiac sac and compresses the heart preventing...
Aortofemoral bypass
A surgery done to bypass clogged blood vessels in the abdomen and groin. Blood is redirected through a graft. *Bending the hip & knee of the operated extremity is contraindicated.
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