Medications
The part of the marijuana plant that is safe for patients' to consume day of surgery.
What is CBD(cannabidiol) products?
Something that all guys panic about when explaining post op attachments.
What is the foley catheter?
Drink of choice for diabetics on surgery day.
What is gatoraide zero or poweraide zero?
This medication is typically held 5 days prior to surgery (unless the patient has a heart stent).
What is Aspirin?
The 3 main tests all bariatric surgery patients need prior to surgery.
What is a chest xray, EKG and labs?
This medication is an important one to take the morning of surgery to keep the lungs primed and ready!
What is inhalers and/or steroids?
what is 3 days?
The highest blood sugar can get before they cancel surgery on day of surgery.
what is 250?
These popular NSAIDS are to not be taken within 24hrs of surgery.
What is IBUprofen, motrin and advil.
Reasons to obtain an EKG.
What is asthma, blood pressure medications, heart history without a current EKG in past 6 months?
Time that any nicotine needs to be out of the patients' system before surgery.
What is 24 hours?
Tasks to complete for a fusion patient.
What is a UA, MRSA swab, EKG, type and screen, Vitamin D, pre-albumin, CBC, BMP, HgbA1C, INR and Hibiclens?
The dosing for long acting insulin night prior to surgery and the morning of surgery.
What is 80% of normal dose night prior and 75% of normal dose morning of?
When to look in media for instructions.
When to get an INR.
What is a BMI under 18, excessive alcohol intake, unchecked coumadin regulation, hepatic disease, bleeding disorders, spine surgery?
What 2 major changes have been made to our medications on the new protocol for holding medications?
What is hold aleve, naproxen and mobic 5 days prior to surgery and do not give migraine and non-statin lipid lowering agents day of surgery?
The qualifications for a spine surgery to be able to drive post op.
What is be out of the neck brace, off narcotics and with a doctor's permission?
Directions for insulin pump (if none given by endocrinologist).
What is run the pump at 85% of basal rate starting 2hrs prior to surgery with no bolus in the morning of surgery?
Typical length of time Plavix is held prior to surgery.
What is 5 days?
What to do when a patient has an ICD.
What is make sure it has been checked within past 3mths and print report, copy card, notify rep if its a chest case, notify surgery scheduling and make sure its documented as implant in epic?
These Categories of blood pressure medications are not to be given day of surgery.
What are ACE inhibitors and ARBs.
Times when you only need a UA and lab work for a spine surgery.
What is a laminectomy/decompression?
Highest the A1C can be before they delay surgery and consult endocrinologist.
What is 3 days?
Three top reasons to send a patient to the ER from PAT.
What is uncontrolled high BP, chest pain, abnormal EKG, signs of sepsis, stoke symptoms?