06.02 Poisoning for CCRN Review
Included In This Lesson
Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Poisoning
- Patient presents as comatose
-   Give/ administer
- Dextrose
- Thiamine
- Activated Charcoal
- Antidote
 
- Poisoning type: Tylenol
- Destroys liver
- Grades
- Grade I – Nausea/vomiting
- Grade II – RUQ pain
- Grade III – Liver function abnormalities
 
- Antidote
- Mucomyst
- Activated charcoal
- Only if less than 4 hours since ingestion
 
 
- Poisoning type: Aspirin
- Destroys kidneys
- Can cause Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Kidney fails to excrete acid
- Blood remains acidotic
 
- Antidote
- Lavage
- Induce emesis
- Activated charcoal
-  Sodium Bicarbonate
- Saves life
- Corrects Renal Tubular Acidosis
 
- Hemodialysis
 
 
 
 
-   Give/ administer
 
- Patient presents as comatose
CCRN Review
Concepts Covered:
- Cardiovascular
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Cardiac Disorders
- Circulatory System
- Shock
- Shock
- Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Endocrine
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Hematology
- Gastrointestinal
- Upper GI Disorders
- Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
- Newborn Complications
- Multisystem
- Neurological
- Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Urinary System
- Respiratory System
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
- Immunological Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Microbiology
- Emergency Care of the Trauma Patient
- Medication Administration
- Respiratory Emergencies
 
				 
                    