Electronic infusion devices have two basic functions either to pump or to control the infusion. A pump-type device will assist the fluid into the vein using positive pressure of style. Examples of these types of infusion would be:
Medication to Main Blood Pressure
Medication to Prevent Cardiac Arrhythmias
Continuous Pain Medication
Nutritional Solutions
Ambulatory pump-type devices are used to infuse [...]
Infiltration
-the infusion of solution or medication into the tissues surrounding an IV catheter entry site
Phlebitis
-inflammation of the vein intima
Mechanical:
-inflammation of the vein wall from an IV catheter
Chemical:
-inflammation of the vein wall from a medication or high osmolarity solution
Thrombophlebitis
-a thrombus accumulation around the catheter and along the length of the [...]
With the new curiculum of the BSRT here in the Philippines, as based on CHED Memo #18, Venipuncture is now included as one of the major subjects, since we need to learn the basics of this procedure for the introduction of Contrast Media (CM)/Radioactive Materials (RAM) to the patients.
Although I have already posted a detailed [...]
