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Recent content by djcfnurse

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    When cf will no longer be an incurable disease

    I have always predicted we will cure CF before we truly understand it. I have been working in CF for 36 years and still cannot explain why siblings with the same mutations (nautre) and same "bringing up" (nurture) have vastly differnet experiences with the disease. Why did one die at age 8 and...
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    Blood in my port

    Hi, not to worry. My patients always called me "Our Lady of Ports". Ports are desinged to be able to draw blood and you should be checking for blood return each time you access it and before running anything through it. The needle can "ride up" out of the septum, or the line can get clogged and...
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