Lab Values
One suspects sepsis, in the presence of infection and lactate value greater than this.
What is 2?
Ending in 'pam or 'lam, these medications can be habit-forming.
What are benzos?
This is the inability to tolerate the adverse effects of a medication at therapeutic or sub-therapeutic doses.
What is drug sensitivity or intolerance?
This is said to be the greatest contributor to hospital-acquired urinary tract infections.
What are catheterizations?
Two acceptable patient identifiers at our facility.
What is name, D.O.B., PIN?
What is 7.35-7.45?
This is a common mood-stabilizer ordered for manic-depression. Beware: drug toxicity may require dialysis
What is lithium?
VTE prophylaxis is ordered to mitigate the risk of this.
What is a DVT/PE?
This is most likely to be the cause of death from hospital-acquired infections.
What is sepsis/septic shock?
The acronym SBAR represents this
What is situation, background, assessment & recommendations?
This organ produces bicarb and helps to maintain a normal pH.
What are the kidneys?
This is the time period during which regular insulin peaks.
What is 2-3 hours?
This French sounding bacteria is a common cause of diarrhea following or during antibiotic use
What is C. difficile?
These are the minimum set of practices that you use for all patients.
What are routine precautions/practices?
According to ISMP, this is the drug most frequently reported as causing harm as a consequence of medication error.
What is insulin?
With rhabdomyolosis, this protein is released with muscle damage and can cause kidney impairment
What is myoglobin?
This is the resource to use to determine IV compatibility between an IV solution and medication.
What is micromedex?
This is a major, and not uncommon side effect of antipsychotics. Symptoms include uncontrollable movement of the jaw, lips and tongue.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
In a Code Blue, this the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) we must don.
What are protected droplet & contact enhanced precautions?
Examples include QD, qod, U, D/C, the use of a trailing zero, OD, OU
What is the Do Not Use Abbreviation list?
This cation regulates the retention and excretion of water.
What is sodium?
This is a commonly used bulk-forming laxative which comes in a powder form; no prescription required if you need this!
What is Metamucil?
This is commonly mistaken for a stage one pressure injury on the buttocks/coccyx area
What is moisture-associated skin damage?
These additional precautions are required when caring for a patient diagnosed with viral meningitis.
What are none?
Examples include central line-associated infections, surgical site infections, catheter-associated UTIs.
What are hospital acquired infections?