tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post5869138437782918150..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: My response to your websearch queriesRick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-69491518031369953102008-04-02T00:18:00.000-04:002008-04-02T00:18:00.000-04:00Regarding #7 it is impossible to administer too mu...Regarding #7 it is impossible to administer too much oxygen to anyone via a cannula. So says the chief RT on EFFORTS listserve. You can search our archives at www.emphysema.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-15644099796939996692008-04-01T14:24:00.000-04:002008-04-01T14:24:00.000-04:00That's a predicted number, but that's like saying ...That's a predicted number, but that's like saying every person who is 5 feet tall will have the same peek flow reading. I think it's best, as I learned in school, to not go by the predicted value calculated by some formula, and have each person find their own personal best by blowing in the pf meter morning and night for two weeks when he or she is feeling well. That's a personal best and, to me, a more reliable number to go by.<BR/><BR/>This is my humble opinion of course.Rick Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-54867725073832971792008-04-01T13:29:00.000-04:002008-04-01T13:29:00.000-04:00Wow, that #5---that could be anything. Are peak fl...Wow, that #5---that could be anything. Are peak flow numbers also partially determined by weight/height? For some reason I thought so, but maybe I'm thinking of something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com