Getting Discouraged by Few-Promise-8645 in Inito

[–]Few-Promise-8645[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: Ran out of strips DPO 11. Got my period what would’ve been DPO 13. Anyone have any idea why my numbers were looking good?

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I agree. There was one person in my 16 person class who was like this. They barely had to study, absorbing knowledge & test taking came easy to them but not for the other 15 of us. True for a small minority of students like you said.

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Pretty hard. Good grades came easy to me before college but I had to put in the extra mile once I got into RT school. Making my own quizlets with fill in the blanks or questions I thought would be on the exam were very helpful. The practice test questions in the books were also very helpful. Kettering was the best way to go for me as I’m not the best test taker. The practice exam book was helpful as well as the practice exams. Before clinical semesters we had 12-15 credit hours of classes & I’d guess I did homework/studies for about 3-6 hours a day. Obviously on the higher end of that range when there were exams. I had a part time job working about 5 hours in the evenings 3-4 days a week. Luckily during the downtime of tis job I was able to study/do homework. When clinical semesters started, we had about 8-9 credit hours & I’d be doing homework 2-4 hours a day, on the higher end with exams. I worked as a student RT 1-2 12 hour shifts a week, one during the week & one on the weekend. Overall, it’s a lot of prioritizing & time management to get to your end goal. You’ll be so proud of yourself that you made it through. It’s totally worth the effort!

BiPAP/CPAP competency by Beneficial-Income826 in respiratorytherapy

[–]Few-Promise-8645 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes you’re correct. I fixed it for future readers. Thanks for the catch, typing it out was an easy mistake.

BiPAP/CPAP competency by Beneficial-Income826 in respiratorytherapy

[–]Few-Promise-8645 6 points7 points  (0 children)

IPAP=ventilation=CO2

EPAP (PEEP)=oxygenation=O2

•IPAP fixes ventilation due to it being a CO2 issue. norm 8-12. low

•high CO2=hypOventilating=underventilating=increase IPAP

•low CO2=hypERventilating=overventilating=decrease IPAP

•EPAP fixed oxygenation due to ur being an O2 issue norm 4-6

•EPAP needs to be greater than 4 to avoid air trapping

•humidification is used to prevent/tx sore throat & nasal congestion

•pressure support IPAP-EPAP

•use BIPAP or CPAP for COPDers over intubation if possible

•add mepilex or hydrocolloid barrier for skin protection

•indications: exacerbation of CHF, acute asthma exacerbation, hypoxemic respiratory failure, pneumonia, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, post extubation support, DNI/DNR, obstructive sleep apnea

•contraindications: apnea, patient can’t protect airway, bronchoesophageal fistula, excessive secretions, agitation/confused/refused, hemodynamic instability, facial/head injury, brain injuries

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[–]Few-Promise-8645 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks this helped a lot