sade082

Your Question : Why aren't there more RT blogs like yours. My Answer: There are a few, as you can see by the "Links" tab above. However, many of those blogs have not been updated in so long that I might as well delete them from my list. This is unfortunate, but I think fear has a lot to do with it. In fact, I know of one blogger who was told to quit blogging or he would lose his job. He had the best RT blog ever. Okay? And now he's done because he didn't want to lose his job. I don't know if you have ever noticed this or not, but sometimes I publish posts on this blog and then think better of it and hit the delete button.  I don't do this very often, but sometimes I have to act as editor and protect the real me from the writer me. I have a tendency to be non-politically correct and truthful, and, Lord knows, the truth can get you into trouble sometimes. Of course, you might be thinking, "What about freedom of speech?" I think that freedom of spe...

How they present when you are in their rooms. A diagnosis sometimes observed in the clinical setting is an exaggeration of asthma ( staticus wheezicus ). These patients often have a diagnosis of asthma/ COPD, although often learn to play it to their advantage. Clinical Presentation : You can observe them from the doorway, such as while they are sleeping, and they are fine. But as soon as you wake them up, they have a forced, expiratory, almost stridorous wheeze. It is often audible. They may appear fine as you enter their rooms, although as soon as you pull out your stethoscope they start forcibly exhaling. Heart rate may be elevated slightly. Oxygen saturation is usually within normal range. (This section was submitted to me by a reader here at the RT Cave, and published with permission. ) Differential diagnosis .  The RT Cave sponsored a committee of 20 respiratory therapists and five doctors. During a meeting on January 27, 2017, they came up with three mechanisms for establishi...

One of my coworkers introduced me to this Youtube video where three critical care nurses describe how important it is to respect your respiratory therapists. This is pretty good.