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if you really want to work with the gadgets, have you considered biomed? it's 2 years for a degree and the machines you could play with then! this is an example of a school - http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?electbiotech ok, here's the respiratory alphab...

we use 25ga ABG kits.

one shift with 5 ventilators is 60 hand washings just for vent checks and treatments... plus re-taping, transports and whatever else comes up. my hands are raw after a few days. thanks very much for the suggestions!

#1 – yes (edit: make that a no. daytonite is correct in her post below - it is respiratory alkalosis. sorry! and thanks daytonite!) #2 – no you are correct that it’s a metabolic mechanism, but if hc03 numbers are high is that acidosis or alkalosis? p...

This is just an easy way to put a name on it. You really need to know all the information previously mentioned to know what's going on with your patient... to know why their ABG looks this way and what to do about it. ex: pH-7.35, PaCO2-48, and HCO3-...

hello... RT question... when i see this, let the RN know? thanks! ....and the beat goes on....

i would bring an attorney with me. they may just be gathering facts, but you have rights too, and your attorney will make sure you keep them.

IPAP = ventilation. Higher settings increase the tidal volume, which lowers C02 levels. EPAP isn't exactly PEEP but you can think of it that way. It's a lower amount of positive pressure keeping the lungs open. (or positive pressure for CHF... depen...

]I have asthma, so I’ll tell you what helps for me when a bad one hits and I don’t have meds. ]Fresh air]. No smoke, dust or potential allergens. ]Sit]. I’m using all of my accessory muscles to move air so it helps to sit to support my torso with my ...

]I read the link, and I was done with my 2 cents, but then I thought maybe I should say something, just to avoid confusion for someone. ]The definition of Sa02 in the article is true but #4 is a common error... Sa02 is measured blood analysis (ABG) ...

]Look up the 'Oxygen Dissociation Curve'. ]Pa02 measures partial pressure of oxygen in the blood (plasma & hemoglobin). ]Sa02 measures the percentage of available hemoglobin actually carrying oxygen. ]So, at normal levels, they are usually abou...

]From Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care: ]cuff pressure - between 20 and 25mmHg, or 25 and 30cmH20

]Honestly, I think you might want to think about moving on. ]Are there are other places to work now that you have some experience to back you? Have you considered acute care instead of a sub-acute/rehab type facility? ]I can see the value of a group ...

We were told in our orientation that Press Gainey scores would be used by insurance providers and Medicare as a tool when they negotiate payments. Lower scores = lower payments to that hospital. It's always about the $$.

wow, did this turn into something! it's only a crummy little pulse ox. j ultimately i do think that it's the hospital's responsibility to supply the equipment we need to care for the pts. but here in the real world... i got tired of borrowing a unit ...

1) normal ph, normal hco3, low co2 (30) normal abg, acute hyperventilation or acute asthmatic getting ready to crash. the p02 would indicate the difference. with just these numbers the abg really isn't acidotic or alkalotic anything. the ph is no...

]I go to MRI with vented pts all the time. It's policy to remove all metal in pockets, stethoscopes, watches, etc., but we don't take off our glasses or hair clip/ponytail holders. The unit is in idle while we are adjusting the pt., and if I'm within...

helicopter pilot!

]This is my understanding on this... ]Every COPDer isn't a CO2 retainer. Look at a room air/2L ABG. If the pH is normal, and the CO2 high... that's a retainer. ]The pH is normal because the body is used to it. ]There are many drives to increase vent...

I use MOV (Minimal Occluding Volume) Technique most of the time... Inflate the cuff until no leak is heard. Then let a bit of air out until a tiny leak is audible (you have to be fairly close to hear). Then add just enough to stop the leak. This is e...

]S. Cali... ]Staff: $19 - $23hr to start. ]+ $2-3hr for night shift. ]36hr week. ]Registry: around $30hr. ]$1 per liter of sputum. :)