Baby check: Amniocentesis
George and Rita are so excited, after years of waiting, finally they’re going to have a baby. Their excitement cannot be controlled as they excitedly pick out suitable baby names,...
Category: Medical Laboratory & Diagnostic Test
Thoracentesis
Also known as pleural fluid aspiration, the thoracic wall is punctured to obtain a specimen of pleural fluid for analysis or to relieve pulmonary compression and resultant respiratory distress. Locating...
Preparing for KUB (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder)
KUB: An overview
KUB Xray which stands for (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder) is a procedure that may be performed to assess the abdominal area for causes of abdominal pain, or to assess the organs and structures of the urinary and/or gastrointestinal (GI) system. It may be the first diagnostic procedure to be done when assessing a patient’s urinary system. It is also often used to diagnose causes of abdominal pain. Information including the size and position of the bladder, kidneys, and ureter may also be viewed.
ECG Lead Placement
Green. Red. Yellow. Black. Gia has always been fascinated with the ECG. How with only a few clicks, you get to see the electrical activity of the heart and with...
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) tests
Nurse Lilia is busy scanning the patient’s chart. It’s her first time to handle this patient, since her patient yesterday transferred out of the ICU. So okay, what to do...
I See You: Cystoscopy
Patient X has been experiencing painful urination for days. He feels this burning sensation every time he urinates. This hasn’t been new to him since he has experienced this for...
Basics in Mechanical Ventilation: Getting to know its parameters and set-up
*Ring ring* “Hello, this is the ICU department, good morning” “Good morning Ma’am, this is the emergency room, we will be admitting patient X, needing intensive care in a while....
Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring
Jannah* stares clueless at the order sheet. It’s her first week as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital. Months ago, she was very confident that she knows almost everything...
What Laboratory Tests Tell You
I look at my watch, 7:00am. The start of another toxic shift in a toxic ward. I receive endorsements from the outgoing nurse on duty. Today I am a ward...
Basic ECG Interpretation Made Easy
Yup, we are all familiar with ECG also known as the representation of the electrical activity of the heart muscle as it changes with time. While, we may derive some advantages from it especially in taking a peek at a cardiac patient’s current status, ECG interpretation could be one of the most annoying and difficult things nurses face in the clinical setting. Some would think it requires real hard work to understand those tracings and they need not add it to the long list of to do things they already have, while there are others who want to learn how to interpret stuff like those yet find it difficult to do so. Here are some pointers to learn how to interpret ECG tracings like a boss.
