Common drug used to control/convert Atrial Fibrillation. Nurses: PT/PTT/INR testing not necessary due to its’ wide therapeutic window. This makes it advantageous compared to Heparin, which has to be monitored consistently via aPTT. —Per LabCorps: “Routine therapeutic monitoring of apixaban level is not required because of the drug’s relatively wide therapeutic index. Despite the use…
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CoroMed App Login NEW INPUT WEBSITE https://coromed-b3590.web.app password see notes APP STORE LINK GOOGLE PLAY STORE LINK Google Approved!!!! Adding YouTube Links: Bottom line: to make links, enter the “Title,Link” with NO spaces in between Or you can go into Firebase and enter it (use two different fields by adding the ‘+’ button by hovering…
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REPLETING ELECTROLYTES Before repleting, always ask yourself: how’s the patient’s renal function? For decreased renal function: Always error on the side of UNDER replacement. MNEMONIC To remember how to replete, remember: 4-3-2 K (goal around 4.0): usually 10 mEq will give you a rise of 0.1 mEq/L; IV and PO have an equivalent effect. Fastest…
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