Minimal amt of Critical Care Time
30 min
Critical Care is defined as:
care provided to pt @ serious risk for permanent bodily harm/death.
Two words for bruises:
contusion
ecchymosis
no teeth
edentulous
ABG
arterial blood gas
VBG
venous blood gas
When does DKA occur?
When there’s not enough insulin, there is too much glucose which leads to ketones in the body resulting in a lowered pH.
POC
point of care