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  1. Oscillators

    PageRespiratory! replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    > Elizabells does not equal

  2. Oscillators

    PageRespiratory! replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    > I guess that was my

  3. Oscillators

    PageRespiratory! replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    > I know this is off topic, but how does the use of NIPPV prevent

  4. Arterial line insertion by the RN

    PageRespiratory! replied to CactusFlower's topic in MICU, SICU

    > What kind of

  5. Oscillators

    PageRespiratory! replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    > That is most certainly the million dollar question! Think tiny volumes (1-3 ml/Kilo*) and really high RR. The Vt is usually less then Pt's physiologic dead space, and is set by the MAP (mean AW...

  6. Arterial line insertion by the RN

    PageRespiratory! replied to CactusFlower's topic in MICU, SICU

    >

  7. Arterial line caps

    PageRespiratory! replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    It does'nt matter how many lines a Pt has, I was always taught you should never trust the label, always trace the line with your fingers and pull the flush valve while watchng the tracing on the...

  8. CRNA vs AA

    PageRespiratory! replied to grifftith's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    > Oh

  9. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    PageRespiratory! replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    12 gauge shotty in the bed sheets of an elderly woman in the ED (un-noticed by EMS), And a "loaded" crack stem in the mouth of a sleeping med surg

  10. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    PageRespiratory! replied to airis's topic in Nursing Career

    > I realize that this post is almost a year old, and complimentary as well, but the quotes above are just simply not true. As a registered licensed therapist my license is worded almost identically...

  11. A&P Respiratory Question

    PageRespiratory! replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

  12. A&P Respiratory Question

    PageRespiratory! replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

    > You're a real "free radical"! HAHA! You're absolutely correct, the majority of CO2 is carried as bicarb, a buffer system continously hard at

  13. You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    PageRespiratory! replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    #19 sucks.................a

  14. A&P Respiratory Question

    PageRespiratory! replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

    CO2 binds with H2O and forms carbonic acid, hence the inverse relationship between pH and CO2. In most places the acceptable range for CO2 is 35 - 45 mmHg resulting in a normal pH of 7.35 - 7.45. As...

  15. Nurses Smoking

    PageRespiratory! replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    I love this thread, it reminds me how secure my job is. Smoking:banghead: Obstructive disease:cry: There are 2 things in this world that are a real beeyotch; inertia and

  16. Preferred mode of ventilation and weaning

    PageRespiratory! replied to Vikingnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

  17. Preferred mode of ventilation and weaning

    PageRespiratory! replied to Vikingnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    No SIMV? When I worked at a large metro hospital, all we used was AC/CPAP modes. Now I work in a small rural ICU, with no intensivist/pulmonologist, where we are quite progressive (compared to the...

  18. Preferred mode of ventilation and weaning

    PageRespiratory! replied to Vikingnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    In theory, weaning should begin the instant a pt is intubated. We all know that theory is not reality. Vital capacity, NIF, RSBI, Gases, leak test, CPAP trial (Pressure Support) can all be used to...

  19. I think I am an ACLS phoney

    PageRespiratory! replied to racing-mom4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had to have ACLS to graduate, and I've been to more codes than I care to remember. But instead of taking the refresher to renew, I take the full course each time. After a while it becomes muscle...

  20. ETT's, Holders, Pressure Sores

    PageRespiratory! replied to TulsaTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm sorry, I can't help you with any brand names, but the nicest holder I've used was a pretty standard strap (velcro) but the tube is is fastened to a track that runs along the strap on the upper...

  21. A touchy subject perhaps, but...(long)

    PageRespiratory! replied to AntFlip7395's topic in Pulmonary

    A touchy subject indeed..........................however, I feel it's less touchy than it used to be. Judging by your version of things, there certainly appears to be some unnecessary 'tude on the...

  22. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    PageRespiratory! replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    > Don't blame ya, I'd be doing the

  23. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    PageRespiratory! replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    > Or they karate kick open the door to the pacu pushing the bed at warp speed, then look around shiftily and say: "um, here you go, he's not doing so

  24. Intubation

    PageRespiratory! replied to rnwithtof's topic in General Nursing

    > Heh, heh.....paralytics are for

  25. AA vs CRNA

    PageRespiratory! replied to grifftith's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    .................uh