Respiratory Talk

Ezpap via trach

feeds@yuku.com (djackson) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:46:26 GMT

Hi Everyone~
I'm wondering what other facilities are doing in regards to an ezpap tx via trach. I work in a large rehab hospital, and although the vast majority of us tend to inflate a trach cuff for an ezpap tx, there are a few out there who absolutely will not inflate the trach cuff. All the info out there is on ezpap via MP or mask. If you are doing ezpap to trach for lung volume expansion, do you have a protocol at your facility regarding cuff inflation, or is it left up to the...

Home going MDIs / DPIs

feeds@yuku.com (vince roberts) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:28:30 GMT

Hello everyone,

We've recently committed ourselves to improve the process by which discharged patients take home their hospital issued MDIs and DPIs. Currently a new prescription for home going use must be...

Home going MDIs / DPIs

feeds@yuku.com (vince roberts) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:26:33 GMT

Hello everyone,

We've recently committed ourselves to improve the process by...

Respiratory Care Career Openings

feeds@yuku.com (Dorothy) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:21:35 GMT

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SaO2 or SpO2

feeds@yuku.com (rwoltman) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:34:54 GMT

I'm an ER RN in a discussion with one of our RT over which acronym represents the Pulse Oximetry reading. I was taught that SpO2 is an indirect measurement of the SaO2, the arterial saturation which must be measured directly through an ABG. However, the RTs position is that the SaO2 is the pulse oximetry reading, because the SpO2 stands for pressurized oxygen saturation which he states can only be obtained by an ABG. Because of this I am being requested to change the SpO2 (for pulse...

question related to stress test

feeds@yuku.com (jackbunny) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:55:53 GMT

Hi everyone,
Is anyone could answer this question?

"Why was the increase in the ventilatory equivalent for CO2 so much less than the increase in the ventilatory equivalent for O2? "

Thanks.

Bubble CPAP

feeds@yuku.com (allbetterol 4 everyone) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:16:49 GMT

We've been using these for about a year now. Even though our pediatric hospitalists use them on babies that are too old half the time, we've had pretty good success with them. There are a few RT's here who think they are junk and don't work, we get into debates quite often. Anyone else out there thats used em? Thoughts?

Guidelines For Conscious (Moderate) Sedation

feeds@yuku.com (Randy20037) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:08:09 GMT

Specialties

feeds@yuku.com (pocketguide) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:39 GMT

Hi. Insert phrase NEWBIE here.
I am a student and want to learn about the different specialties possible for RTs. I wondered if there is a school somewhere that specializes in training for treatment of singers and their needs. Just wondering. Would love any suggestions, (polite ones).

Thanks!
Pocket Guide

"Too Much Oxygen in the room"

feeds@yuku.com (Yeltsi) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:26:17 GMT

I have been in Resp Care since it was "Inhalation Therapy" & this is totally new for me- I got to my shift to find that a maintenance man had been telling the nursing, housekeeping & ancillary staff that because we had a Vision BiPAP running at 100% there was "too much oxygen" in the room and they couldn't use the lights, lifts, electric scales (floor buffers in the hall?!?!) or even scoot the patient up in bed because a spark would make everything...

Aloha!

feeds@yuku.com (thinkpink224) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:28:10 GMT

Hi! I am new to the board and am going to be starting my 1st semester in the program this spring.

high frequency oscillators

feeds@yuku.com (moya43) — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:29:47 GMT

Please, I request information about the loss of alveoli recruitment when a neonate is taken of the high freaquency oscillator.

Anesthesia Assistants

feeds@yuku.com (jeffreysf) — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:24:25 GMT

Is anyone working as an Anesthesia Assistant or thinking about this career advancement?

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feeds@yuku.com (AlbaStorm) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:55:53 GMT

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High and Low Alarm settings

feeds@yuku.com (RBonillas) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:36:12 GMT

Just wondering if there are any published standards for setting high and low pressure alarms out there. Currently we are using 10cm above PIP for high pressure alarm, and 5cm below PIP for low pressure. I am concerned about becoming desensitized to alarms that are going off more frequently.