#338: When Air Turns Deadly - Air Embolism Basics

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🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Air embolism is a rare, but potentially fatal, event that occurs when a bolus of air enters the vascular space. The risks and consequences depend on which type of air embolism has occurred - venous or arterial. In this episode, you’ll learn: The differences between venous and arterial air embolism Causes and risk factors for air embolism Signs and symptoms of venous and arterial air embolism Tests conducted when air embolism is suspected How patients with air embolism are treated Nursing interventions to prevent air embolism ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references. A-List Newsletter - Get on the “A-List” and get a notification each Thursday about the current episode, Nurse Mo’s Tip of the Week, product recommendations to make your nurse life better, and more! FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. Prevent central line infections - Learn how nurses prevent central line infections in Episode 258. V/Q Mismatch - Learn about ventilation perfusion mismatch in Episode 46. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	Making work makes sense, LinkedIn knows how. Well, hello there I'm Nurse Mo and this is the Straight A Nursing Podcast where I teach
0:47.5	concepts and share tips on how to thrive in nursing school and beyond at the bedside.
0:55.0	Pardon my croaky voice today.
0:58.0	I have been battling a cough for a few weeks now.
1:02.2	I'm finally a lot better, but I still feel like
1:04.4	sometimes my voice is a little gravelly. I hope it doesn't take away from the
1:08.6	topic we're talking about today, which is air embolisms. Probably one of those things that especially as a new
1:17.1	nurse terrified me so so much I was always so so worried that I was inadvertently going to cause my patient to have an air embolism.
1:26.8	So that is what we are talking about today.
1:31.0	Before we jump into that, let's take a quick minute for a listener shout out and this one goes out to Casey who says my nursing program does not have pharmacology or pathology classes.
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2:03.4	So thank you so very much and all my best to you
2:06.8	as you continue on your journey to become a nurse.
2:10.5	All righty, so today as promised, we're talking about air embolisms.
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