
CATS Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia | Nursing Mnemonics for NCLEX
Welcome to Nursing Mnemonics — new episodes drop every Wednesday. Calcium imbalances show up on the NCLEX all the time. This episode teaches you CATS for hypocalcemia (convulsions, arrhythmias, tetany...
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LAB VALUES IN 5: Ammonia for NCLEX
Ammonia — the must-know liver lab value for the NCLEX, covered in 5 minutes. In this episode: what ammonia measures, the normal reference range of 19-60 in conventional units (11-35 SI units), how a...
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MED OF THE DAY: Atenolol (Tenormin)
Welcome to Med of the Day — new episodes drop every Monday. It's Med Monday! In this episode: Atenolol (Tenormin) — hear that '-olol' suffix and think beta blocker. An antihypertensive and anti-angi...
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I Don't Think I Should Be a Nurse: New Nurse Stories | First Shift
"I deserve to die. I really think I shouldn't be a nurse." Those are a real nurse's words — posted on allnurses on her sixth day as a nurse. She was working long-term care, a patient fell, and she fro...
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QOD: Hypokalemia | NCLEX Practice Question
Today's NCLEX Question of the Day: The nursing category is labs. The NCLEX category is basic care and comfort. A patient who has been suffering from severe diarrhea has developed hypokalemia and car...
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FRIED Hypernatremia | Nursing Mnemonics for NCLEX
Quick... list the signs and symptoms of hypernatremia! In this episode, we nail hypernatremia for the NCLEX with three memory tricks. FRIED: Flushed skin, Restlessness, Increased fluid retention and i...
30 Syys 3min

LAB VALUES IN 5: Alanine Aminotransferase for NCLEX
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) — the must-know liver lab value for the NCLEX, covered in 5 minutes. In this episode: what ALT measures, the normal reference range of 8-40 (under 34 for women, under ...
29 Syys 4min

MED OF THE DAY: Ampicillin (Principen)
Welcome to Med of the Day — new episodes drop every Monday. It's Med Monday! In this episode: Ampicillin (Principen) — a broad-spectrum aminopenicillin that is bactericidal, binding the bacterial ce...
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