Archive for the 'RT Tutorials' Category

ATPS BTPS

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Alright so Back to this word problem. I fully understand how to do this now and I shall explain.
Most problems you will encounter might be in ATPS. Most likely in ATPS since that is how you will get the value.
I have found that remembering where stuff goes where is the fastest way to learn it. […]

Incentive Spirometry

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

The IS is a RTs favorite toy just like how RNs love the IV. In class we were taught so many steps that it would take about 10mins per patient. Do we have time for that in a hospital setting? Over course not! I found that this video goes over the basics of teaching a […]

Study Time ATPS

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Well I have this huge midterm coming up and its all about the medical gas therapy. It consists of ATPS, BTPS, STPD. I don’t think we will ever use this because the ventilators do it automatically but its also good to know. If anything happens then you can always come back and calculate it. For […]

Low Flow Variable Performance Device Simple Mask

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

So if you are administering oxygen, you can use a mask. This Simple Mask has to be running at 5LPM (liters per min) at the very least because anything lower will not administer the oxygen. Why? Well since there are holes on the mask, anything lower than 5 LPM of oxygen will escape to the […]

Set up Nasal Cannula

Friday, October 26th, 2007

BEFORE READING READ DISCLAIMER
 
“Set up Nasal Canula @ 2LPM with wall outlet”
 
What we need:
 

Nasal Cannula

Oxygen Flowmeter (Make sure its oxygen and it is in LPM no PSI)

Humidifier? (check your hospital’s policy and procedure)

 
 
 
Steps:
 
Connect Oxygen Flow meter to wall outlet.
Connect Nasal Cannula
Set the Flow meter to 2LPM.
Check if there is oxygen coming out
Give to patient
 
 
Take […]