Sara Shared "Topic Resource Examples" - 10 Picmonics
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Topic Resource Examples
The Nursing Process
- ADPIE
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
2 mins
Metformin (Glucophage)
- Mechanism
- Decrease Glucose Production
- Increase Insulin Sensitivity
- Indications
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Side Effects
- GI Distress
- Decreased Appetite
- Lactic Acidosis
- Considerations
- IV Contrast
- Limit Alcohol Consumption
2 mins
Barbiturates
- Barb- Drug Names
- Indications
- Seizure Treatment
- Anesthesia Induction
- Mechanism of Action
- Increased Duration of Cl- Channel Opening
- Decrease Neuron Firing
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Depression
- CNS Depression
- P450 inducer
2 mins
Listeria Monocytogenes Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram Positive
- Bacillus
- Intracellular
- Survives in Cold Temperature
- Actin Rocket
- Tumbling Motility
- Catalase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Only Gram-Positive with Endotoxin-Like Structure
2 mins
Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
- Major Criteria
- Blood Culture Positive
- Endocardial Involvement
- Minor Criteria
- Fever
- Immunologic Phenomena
- Vascular Phenomena
- Predisposition
- Microbiological Evidence
- Diagnosis
- Two Major Criteria, or
- One Major and Three Minor Criteria, or
- Five Minor Criteria
4 mins
Staphylococcus aureus Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Positive
- Coagulase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Protein A Virulence Factor
- Inhibits Phagocytosis
- MRSA
- Resistant to Beta Lactams Due to Altered Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs)
2 mins
Respiratory Acidosis Assessment
- Assessment
- Decreased pH < 7.35
- Increased PaCO2 > 45
- Reduced Respirations
- Anxiety
- Change in LOC
- Tachycardia
- Cyanosis
- Increased Electrolytes
- ECG Changes
- Muscle Weakness
- Hyporeflexia
2 mins
Normal Electrolyte Lab Values
- Potassium (K+)
- 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L
- Calcium (Ca2+)
- 8.5 to 10.5 mg/dL
- Phosphate (PO43–)
- 2.5 to 4.5 mg/dL
- Magnesium (Mg2+)
- 1.5 to 2.5 mEq/L
- Sodium (Na+)
- 135 to 145 mEq/L
- Chloride (Cl–)
- 95 to 105 mEq/L
2 mins
Niemann-Pick Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
- More Common in Ashkenazi Jewish Population
- Signs and Symptoms
- Cherry Red Spot on Macula
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Neurodegeneration
- Diagnosis
- Foam Cells
1 min
Posterior Thigh Muscles
- Innervation
- Sciatic Nerve
- Muscles
- Biceps Femoris
- Long and Short Head
- Flex Knee
- Extend Hip
- Laterally Rotate Hip
- Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus
- Flex Knee
- Extend Thigh
- Medially Rotate Thigh and Leg
1 min
