Lucymeow

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  1. Wandering O2 pleth wave

    Lucymeow posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello, I'm new to ICU nursing. Last night I took care of a patient with an O2 pleth wave that corresponded well with the ECG/HR leads but "wandered" up and down with the patients...

  2. Wandering O2 pleth wave

    Lucymeow replied to Lucymeow's topic in MICU, SICU

    The patient was not moving. The O2 sensor was on the patients forehead, then I moved it to the patient's ear. It was recieving an accurate reading but I was wondering why the difference in amplitude...

  3. Needing Info on Neuro Breath

    Lucymeow replied to topkat's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hey TopKAt. I happen to agree that Neuro patients seem to have a distinctly odiferous smell to them. I don't think it has anything to do w/ poor oral care or the use of meds such as mannitol. In my...