tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post2089090505688679578..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: Imagine: $25million NOT to workRick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-70372404763632126872008-08-03T23:49:00.000-04:002008-08-03T23:49:00.000-04:00What was the patient's metobolic issue that her ph...What was the patient's metobolic issue that her ph was so basic? A few months back I had a patient that was so spetic that no matter what we did she was chugging along on the vent and litterally sucking off the set PEEP. Her pH was 7.6 and it didn't look good until the flippin nurse decided to call the dr to get a bicarb drip running...the RN was convinced there was a problem with the alarms on the vent...pt's RR was in the 40's. She blew her CO2 way down to keep up with the bicarb shifting. <BR/><BR/>Acid it seems is an easier animal to deal with then when the patient is basic.Yo mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00949042100993878709noreply@blogger.com