Daily Archives: September 3, 2020

Today we’re talkin’ muscles and skeleton🦿.If you haven’t dealt much with the musculoskeletal system no need to fret. Below I am sharing the most important categories to touch on in order to ensure a successful and AMAZING musculoskeletal assessment. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟓 𝐏’𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲:•𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧➝ use an appropriate pain scale to assess the child’s pain. If they have pain assess the location, severity and quality. When assessing for pain you actually have…

Hello friends and welcome to “𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲!” Decided to try something new and dedicate a day strictly to all things meds! Not only does this helps you guys review but it helps you learn more about medications you haven’t seen in a while. Today we are talking 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓!💡 𝑷𝒐𝒑 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒛➝what is Diastat and what is it used for? 💡If you said it can be used for seizures then you are correct! Diastat is…

Albuterol, a short-acting bronchodilator, does just what the name suggests. It helps relax & dilate (open up) your bronchioles in the lungs & allows for air to move freely. Because of it’s short-acting effect it is considered a rescue medication.  🩺 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥?Albuterol is used when a patient is experiencing bronchospasm that is manifested through shortness of breath, chest tightness, difficulty breathing or wheezing. Asthma (most common in…