trishkellyo

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1. Oscillators

   trishkellyo replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU

   With HFOV, think of it as "CPAP with a wiggle." The "CPAP" is given with the MAP and the "wiggle" is given with the AMPs and Hz. MAP (and of course, FiO2) controls oxygenation. Increase the MAP to increase oxygenation. Amplitude (aka. DeltaP or Power...

2. auscultating on HFOV

   trishkellyo replied to pooperscooperrn0624's topic in NICU

   The cool thing about oscillator is that even when it is paused, the infant is still getting the MAP. You don't have to worry about derecruitment unless you disconnect the infant or suction. Pausing the oscillator briefly to listen to bowel sounds is ...