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ER Nursing stories ping.


2 posted on 01/21/2007 5:02:34 AM PST by 60Gunner (ER Nursing: Saving humanity... one life at a time.)
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We went through that last March.

My wife was prescribed Levaquin. One single dose put her into Atrial Fibrillation in a matter of hours. Some people cannot tolerate Fluoroquinolones.

It is not a pleasant way to find out...profound weakness, "Elephant sitting on chest", etc.

Avelox, Cipro, Cipro I.V., Floxin , Floxin I.V., Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Tequin

A websearch may have saved her life, and got her to the ER in time. Otherwise, she just had wanted to sleep.

She was in the CICU for two days, and was released on the third day.

The effect is rare, but should be remembered.

Great team in this ER as well. They _listened_ when I told them of the literature regarding the fluoroquinolones, and jumped on it.

7 posted on 01/21/2007 5:18:43 AM PST by Gorzaloon (Global Warming: A New Kind Of Scientology for the Rest Of Us.)
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To: 60Gunner

Would you mind adding me to that ping list? I've stumbled across these stories a couple of times now and thoroughly enjoy them!


24 posted on 01/21/2007 8:14:17 AM PST by Andonius_99 (There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
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Would you mind adding me to your Nursing stories ping ist? I've enjoyed those I've come across. You have an eloquent, humorous style.


29 posted on 01/21/2007 9:28:29 AM PST by Titan Magroyne ("Y'know, I've always thought of politics as show business for ugly people." Jay Leno:Al Gore 11/29)
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