kdavis308

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1. respiratory distress vs respiraotry failure

   kdavis308 replied to yatyu's topic in Pulmonary

   Im actually surprised by the number of people having trouble answering this question. Respiratory Distress: Is a symptom they are experiencing. The patient is short of breath. (dypsneic). It also involves the psychological aspect of dyspnea. Respira...

2. Mixed venous sample from a Swan

   kdavis308 replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

   Your initial thoughts were correct the SVO2 is lower than the ScVO2. Where people see this reversed is drawing from the tip to fast pulling a small amount of blood from within the lung. You will then get a falsely high reading. On avg. expect the SvO...