General TSU
What medical services do we normally see on TSU?
Nephrology, hepatology, GI
What are 2 maintenance immunosuppression medications?
Prograf, cellcept, prednisone
True or false: Patients need weights before and after dialsysis
True
What time to hepatology patients need to be weighed by?
7am (nightshift responsibility)
What unit do we normally get short gut transfers from?
NICU
Who are our wonderful unit secretaries?
Betty and Sonia during the week
Kaylyn and Veronica on weekends
Should prograf be given before or after morning labs?
After!
What time do renal patients need to be weighed by?
10am (dayshift responsibility)
How frequently do you flush a biliary drain?
q8 hours or per MD order
What is something parents need to do before they go home for the first time?
Room in (24-hour care)
What is the code to the clean utility room?
1060#
What do patients get to do when they leave the hospital after transplant?
Ring the bell!
What type of dialysis do we see?
Peritoneal and hemodialysis
Give an example of a liver disease we see on the floor? (besides BA)
Autoimmune hepatitis, alagille syndrome, hepatoblastoma, Wilson disease, Alpha-I antitrypsin deficiency
What is an example of food short gutters should avoid?
Sugar!
What is the code to the med room?
1330
If a transplant patient's labs are increasing, what can we expect?
Biopsy and potentially high dose steroids
What training/education do our nephrotic syndrome families get when they are diagnosed?
NS teaching packet, urine protein strips, and dietary education
True or false: an adult can donate a liver to a baby
True!
Who are our IROC coordinators?
Jennifer and Tina
What is Sonia allergic to?
Onions!
What medication is given in the OR and on day 4 of transplant?
Simulect
What big kidney transplant milestone did CHOA just reach?
800th kidney transplant!
What procedure is done for biliary atresia?
Kasai
What is a common cause of short gut syndrome?
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)