How long were in you labor if you were induced?… by jaroo
I'm supposed to go in tomorrow in the morning to get induced, 3 days before my due date because my baby is gigantic!
I'm just wondering for those of you who got induced how long did it take?
I know each one is different and there is no way to know how long it will take me, just wondering! 
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I was induced with my first baby after 38 1/2 weeks because she stopped growing- IUGR(Intrauterine Growth Retardation or Restriction). I went in on the 13th of February. Went into labor on the 15th after three days of Pitocin, three Prostin gels (which I later found out was pig semen), and two suppository pills. Then my OB stripped my membranes. Finally around 7pm I went into labor. They broke my water at 9pm. At 11pm, they told me that there was no way that I was going to have the baby soon because I was only 3cm dilated. Twenty minutes later, they came in to check on me because my daughter's heart rate was dropping and I was 10 CENTIMETERS!!! So all in all, after three miserable days, it only took less than 5 hours from the onset of labor to deliver my baby girl at 11:56pm! They asked me if I wanted her birthday the 15th or the 16th. My reaction? “GET HER OUT!” 
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Why is the DEA so concerned about states that have already approved marijuana as a medicinal drug?… by Kewl_Pr
It seems to me that the DEA is sending in battalions of men and women to close medical marijuana facilities. Do the states not have sovereign rights? Here in California the DEA has spent MILLIONS on attempts to close legitimate dispensories. This mis-use of government funding could (and should) be put to better use patrolling our borders for smugglers of heroin or cocaine, or for eradicating the country of the legitimate blight of methamphetimines.
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Cannabis prohibition has become the foundation of federal drug policy. If DEA and ONCDP were to condone medical cannabis, it would undermine the drug war as a whole. Once the lies about cannabis become apparent to everyone, people will start asking tough questions about other illicit substances.
In 2006, the Supreme Court decided Raich v. Gonzalez. The Court held that Congress
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A drug calculation please help me if you know?!?… by gol
okay i am a student nurse and i need to find out how to do these types of drug calculations.
A Doctor requests 0.125mg of Digoxin. Your stock dose tablet is 62.5 micrograms. How many tablets do you administer to the patient?
i find it hard can you help me please. thank you.
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Many nurses are weak with drug calculations of all sorts. This article will help to review the major concepts related to drug calculations, help walk you through a few exercises, and provide a few exercises you can perform on your own to check your skills. There are many reference books available to review basic math skills, if you find that you have difficulty with even the basic conversion exercises.
Common Conversions:
1 Liter = 1000 Milliliters
1 Gram = 1000 Milligrams
1 Milligram = 1000 Micrograms
1 Kilogram = 2.2 pounds
Methods of Calculation
Any of the following three methods can be used to perform drug calculations. Please review all three methods and select the one that works for you. It is important to practice the method that you prefer to become proficient in calculating drug dosages.
Remember: Before doing the calculation, convert units of measurement to one system.
Basic Formula: Frequently used to calculate drug dosages.
D (Desired dose)
H (Dose on hand)
V (Vehicle-tablet or liquid)
D
H x V = Amount to Give
D = dose ordered or desired dose
H = dose on container label or dose on hand
V = form and amount in which drug comes (tablet, capsule, liquid)
Example: Order-Dilantin 50 mg p.o. TID
Drug available-Dilantin 125 mg/5ml
D=50 mg H=125 mg V=5 ml
50
125 x 5 = 250
125 = 2 ml
Ratio & Proportion: Oldest method used in calculating dosage.
Known Desired
H : V :: D : X
Means
Extremes
Left side are known quantities
Right side is desired dose and amount to give
Multiply the means and the extremes
HX = DV
X = DV
H
Example: Order-Keflex 1 gm p.o. BID
Drug available-Keflex 250 mg per capsule
D=1 gm (note: need to convert to milligrams)
1 gm = 1000 mg
H=250 mg
V=1 capsule
250 : 1 :: 1000 : X
250X = 1000
X = 1000
250
X = 4 capsules
Fractional Equation
H
V = D
X
Cross multiply and solve for X.
H
V = D
X
HX = DV
X = DV
H
Example: Order - Digoxin 0.25 mg p.o. QD
Drug Available - 0.125 mg per tablet
D=0.25 mg H=125 mg V=1 tablet
0.125
1 = 0.25
X
0.125X = 0.25
X = 0.25
0.125
X = 2 tablets
Intravenous Flow Rate Calculation (two methods)
Two Step
Step 1 - Amount of fluid divided by hours to administer = ml/hr
Step 2 - ml/hr x gtts/ml(IV set)
60 min = gtts/min
One Step
amount of fluid x drops/milliliter (IV set)
hours to administer x minutes/hour (60)
Example: 1000 ml over 8 hrs
IV set = 15 gtts/ml
Two Step
Step 1 - 1000
8 = 125
Step 2 - 125 x 15
60 = 31.25 (31 gtts/min)
One Step
1000 x 15
8 hrs x 60 = 15,000
480 = 31.25 (31gtts/min)
How to Calculate Continuous Infusions
mg/min (For example - Lidocaine, Pronestyl)
Solution cc x 60 min/hr x mg/min
Drug mg = cc/hr
Drug mg x cc/hr
Solution cc x 60 min/hr = mg/hr
Rule of Thumb
Lidocaine, Pronestyl
2 gms/250 cc D5W
1 mg = 7 cc/hr
2 mg = 15 cc/hr
3 mg = 22 cc/hr
4 mg = 30 cc/hr
mcg/min (For example - Nitroglycerin)
Solution cc x 60 min/hr x mcg/min
Drug mcg = cc/hr
Drug mcg x cc/hr
Solution cc x 60 min/hr = mcg/hr
Rule of Thumb
NTG 100 mg/250 cc
1 cc/hr = 6.6 mcg/min
NTG 50 mg/250 cc
1 cc/hr = 3.3 mcg/min
mcg/kg/min (For example - Dopamine, Dobutamine, Nipride, etc.)
To calculate cc/hr (gtts/min)
Solution cc
Drug mcg x 60 min/hr x kg x mcg/kg/min = cc/hr
Example: Dopamine 400 mg/250 cc D5W to start at 5 mcg/kg/min.
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