Final BRTP Flashcards
Cylinder factors
E-0.28
G-2.41
H and K-3.14
Purpose of reserve O2 supply in hospital
Provides back-up O2 in case of emergency
Two types of safety connections in hospitals
ASSS and PISS (quick connection system is a subpart of PISS) and DISS? lol
How can you tell if a thorpe tube is compensated?
If you hold your finger over the outlet, the ball will drop to zero.
Which flow meter should be used when transporting a pt?
Bourdon gauge because it can be read accurately while being laid flat.
Thorpe tube has a ball that reacts to incoming pressure, how do you accurately read that pressure?
Read the location of the CENTER of the ball.
What is required to use an Oxygen blender?
TWO 50 psi gas sources
What will cause an Oxygen blender to alarm?
When a difference between the two gas sources are >10psi and also Not plugging in at the same time
Pursed lip breathing helps primarily treat what disease process?
COPD (keeps alveoli open bi increasing PEEP)
What are the 4 phases of a cough?
Irritation, inspiration, compression, expulsion
What is the most effective cough technique?
Spontaneous
If COPD= HUFF cough
What cough technique for someone prone to alveolar collapse? (COPD)
FET (forced expiratory technique) aka HUFF cough
When is the manually assisted cough used?
primarily for quadriplegics or other nueromuscular diseases
How to perform SMI with IS
After normal exhalation, inhale to maximum capacity and hold for 3-5 sec. (The breath hold is the SMI***)
What is needed for someone to perform IS?
Pt needs to be able to move 1/3 of their lung volume
Long term goal of IS found by what?
found referencing the Nomogram chart
Hypoxia is assessed by doing what?
Pulse ox?????**
Four major hypoxias
hypoxemia, anemic hypoxia, circulatory, and histotoxic
What is the only type of hypoxia that doesnt respond to O2 therapy?
Histotoxic
Chronic signs of hypoxia
Hb less than 12, Increased AP diameter, Cor pulmonale, clubbing, JVD present
Main cause of O2 toxicity?
Increased FiO2
how long and to what dose should a pt be limited to in order to avoid O2 toxicity?
Being on 50% O2 for longer than 24-48 hours
Normal value of oxygen in the air and CO2 in the air
PiO2 159mmHG PiCO2 0.23mmHg
PAO2 and PACO2 values
99-100mmHg and 40mmHG
PaCO2 and PaO2 values
35-45mmHg and 80-100mmHg