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  1. How many liters of O2 can a patient with COPD be on?

    PageRespiratory! replied to ChristopherH's topic in Pulmonary

    Not every COPD'er is chronically hypercapnic. And not every retainer has burnt out thier central chemo recepters either. There is no magic number. If the Pt. is severly hypoxic, they need O's period,...

  2. Vent settings?

    PageRespiratory! replied to raindrop's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Holy Jeez, you're right I don't even know how I was suscribed to this thread! I now see how ancient threads get resurected. Aussie nurses do just fine because they get the training a therapist gets...

  3. Vent settings?

    PageRespiratory! replied to raindrop's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    PapaJohn, Pressure support is deactivated during assist control. It seems you're confusing PS with the trigger variable, which could be pressure or flow generated. PS is generally considered a...

  4. A&P II and Microbio

    PageRespiratory! replied to lvloverRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Took the words out of my mouth catzy! Many classes cover the same material, it'll be beatin' into you by the time you're finished! I was in a bit of a different situation, I was already in the program...

  5. A&P II and Microbio

    PageRespiratory! replied to lvloverRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P II, Chem 2, Pharmacology, Micro, and Respiratory lab and lecture (Lots of physics and advanced cardiac and thoracic anatomy) all in the same semester. I also worked Sat. and Sun. in a...

  6. Can pt breath through nose w/ ETT?

    PageRespiratory! replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    I've had similar expiriences with nasaly intubated Pt's. The most memorable was a small (50ish K) girl (post op) who could verbally "burp" around the ETT cuff! I immediatly got a vital capacity of...

  7. Vent settings and documentation

    PageRespiratory! replied to Lizziefive's topic in Emergency

    Wow alirae, not bad for a nurse! LOL! Just kidding Lizzie, next time just grab the RT and ask. Part of our job is to make it clear to you guys whats going on with the

  8. need help with ABG question

    PageRespiratory! replied to EDnurse2009's topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I think I can give a little insight here. pH of 7.5, alkalosis, period. pCO2 of 50mmHg, hypoventilation, period. Don't forget, the HCO3 from a blood gas analysis is calculated, NOT...