Respiratory Therapy Cave

Pages

  • Fake Creed
  • Humor
  • RT Reform
  • RT 101
  • Links

Monday, January 22, 2007

RN Cave Rules

  1. To call the doctor or not to call the doctor
  2. RN Cave Rule #64

Posted by Rick Frea at 10:01 AM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Wit and Wisdom

By its nature, science is argument. It's debate. It’s controversy. It is attempting to disprove a theory, not blindly adhering to one. Here at the RT cave, we question what does not make sense. We show absurdity by being absurd. And we share fun and entertaining stories from the RT Cave -- the highest rated Respiratory Therapy Blog on the Internet

Search This Blog

Labels

  • 'olins
  • 12-hour shifts
  • 8-hour shifts
  • A source of inspiration
  • abg
  • ABGs
  • About me
  • acapella
  • accolate
  • acetylcysteine
  • ACLS
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • adult croup
  • adult onset croup
  • advair
  • advice
  • advocating
  • aerosols
  • aformoterol
  • aging
  • air trapping
  • airway clearance
  • alarm fatigue
  • Albuterol
  • albuterol for CHF
  • alcohol poisoning
  • ALI
  • allergies
  • Allergy FAQ
  • allergy history
  • allergy to ventolin
  • alltop
  • Alternative therapy
  • annoying people
  • antibiotic therapy
  • antibiotics
  • anxiety
  • apology
  • ARDS
  • Arterial Blood Gas
  • artificial resuscitation
  • ASAP
  • asbestos
  • assessment
  • asthma
  • Asthma & Allergy Network
  • asthma action plan
  • asthma article
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma blog
  • asthma bloggers
  • asthma book
  • asthma comic
  • asthma cure
  • asthma education
  • asthma facts
  • Asthma FAQ
  • asthma guidelines
  • asthma history
  • asthma links
  • asthma medicines
  • asthma meds
  • asthma misdiagnosis
  • asthma severity
  • asthma slideshow
  • asthma syndrome
  • asthma triggers
  • asthma types
  • asthma wisdom
  • atelectasis
  • atrovent
  • Aura portable nebulizer
  • awards
  • b2 adrenergic agonists
  • b2 agonists
  • bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy
  • bad ideas
  • bad life decisions
  • bad teachers
  • Basic Life Support
  • beeper
  • benefits to asthma
  • best practice medicine
  • beta adrenergic
  • beta adrenergic agonists
  • beta agonists
  • Bible
  • Big Insurance
  • bills
  • biologics
  • BiPAP
  • birthday
  • blog
  • blog carnival
  • blog help
  • bloggers
  • blogging
  • blogs
  • blood gases
  • blood pressure
  • Bloom inhaler
  • blowby
  • booger be gones
  • book reviews
  • bosses
  • brand named inhalers
  • breathe act
  • breathin stephen
  • breathing treatments
  • Breo
  • Breo Ellipta
  • bronchiectasis
  • bronchiolitis
  • bronchodilator
  • bronchodilator abuse
  • bronchodilator reform
  • bronchodilator refortm
  • bronchodilators
  • bronchospasm
  • brovana
  • burn out
  • burnout
  • business model
  • cancer
  • capillary blood gas
  • car seats
  • cardiac asthma
  • case study
  • CDC
  • change
  • charting
  • charts
  • cheat sheet
  • chest pain
  • chest percussion
  • chest trauma
  • CHF
  • chILD
  • child onset croup
  • Christianity
  • chromosome
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Chuck Norris
  • cigarette smoke
  • cigarettes
  • clinical trials
  • clinicals
  • CMS
  • Co2 retainer
  • CO2 retainer
  • CO2 retainers
  • CO2 retention
  • CO2-retaining COPD patients
  • code blue
  • codes
  • coffee
  • colds
  • Combination Inhalers
  • combivent
  • comfort care
  • comments
  • complainers
  • congested heart failure
  • Congress
  • consensus
  • consumption
  • continuous treatments
  • contraindications
  • cookbook medicine
  • COPD
  • copd blog
  • copd bloggers
  • COPD facts
  • COPD FAQ
  • COPD medicine
  • COPD patients
  • COPD retainer
  • copd slideshow
  • COPD types
  • copd wisdom
  • COPD-CO2 retainers
  • cord blood gases
  • core measures
  • coronory artery disease
  • corporate cronyism
  • corticosteroids
  • cost of medicine
  • court
  • COVID-19
  • CPAP
  • cpr
  • cpt
  • crazy days
  • Creed
  • critical care
  • critical thinking
  • croup
  • curative care
  • cystic fibrosis
  • cytokine storm
  • day shift
  • days off
  • death
  • death panels
  • decadron
  • deep thoughts
  • defibrillator
  • dementia
  • depression
  • deregulation
  • detroit Lions
  • detroit tigers
  • diagnosis related group
  • DIC
  • diet
  • disclaimer
  • discussing politics
  • discussion
  • DNA
  • DNC pact
  • DNR patients
  • doctors
  • down time
  • dpi
  • DR wisdom
  • dr wisdon
  • dr. creed
  • dr. q1
  • dr. wisdom
  • drg
  • drinking Albuterol
  • drowning
  • Drug seekers
  • drug shelf life
  • dry drowning
  • dry powder inhalers
  • duoneb
  • Dupixent
  • DVT
  • e-cigarettes
  • Ebola
  • Ebola virus
  • ECMO
  • economics 101
  • editorial
  • education
  • ego
  • ekg
  • EKG lexicon
  • emergency room
  • employment
  • EMT stories
  • end of life
  • end stage COPD
  • endotracheal intubation
  • entertainment
  • epidemic
  • epinephrine
  • er docs
  • er doctors
  • EtCO2 monitoring
  • ETOH
  • ett holders
  • evidence
  • excercise
  • Exercise Induced Bronchospasm
  • exercize
  • extubation
  • facebook
  • fake pneumonia
  • fallacies debunked
  • famous poeple
  • fans
  • fantasy sports
  • Fasenra
  • fatal asthma
  • faux pneumonia.
  • FDA
  • federalized healthcare
  • FiO2
  • fire department
  • flu
  • flu epidemic
  • fluid overload
  • flutter valves
  • Foradil
  • formulas
  • FRC
  • free radicals
  • free stuff
  • Friday Studies
  • fun stories
  • furosimide (Lasix)
  • futiform
  • future
  • generic inhalers
  • GERD
  • germs
  • ghost
  • Gift of Life
  • giving blood
  • glidoscope
  • God
  • government programs
  • grumposcope
  • guest post
  • guest posts
  • guidelines
  • h.r. 2508
  • H.R. 3968
  • Haldane effect
  • hate mail
  • healthcare
  • healthcare costs
  • healthcare reform
  • hearing loss
  • heart attacks
  • heart failure
  • heliox
  • helmet and seatbelt safety
  • hemodynamics
  • hepatitis b vaccine
  • high flow oxygen
  • HIPPA
  • history
  • history of asthma
  • history of medicine
  • history of respiratory therapy
  • Holiday
  • holidays
  • holliday
  • Holter monitor
  • hospital
  • hospital administration
  • hospital budget
  • hospital census
  • hospital conversations
  • hospital layoffs
  • hospital policy
  • Hospital Readmission Reduction Program
  • hospitalist
  • hospitalists
  • hospitals
  • hours
  • hours worked
  • how to study
  • hpv vaccine
  • humble thought
  • humor
  • hunting camp
  • hypertension
  • hypoxemia
  • hypoxia
  • hypoxic drive
  • hypoxic drive hoax
  • hypoxic drive myth
  • hypoxic drive theory
  • ideal world
  • idealism
  • ideas
  • ILD
  • imaginary wheezes
  • In the news
  • incentive spirometer
  • infection control
  • influenza
  • inhalation history
  • inhalation therapy history
  • inhaled corticosteroids
  • inhaled volatile anaesthetics
  • inhaler history
  • inhalers
  • inspirational stories
  • Intal
  • intensity of service
  • interesting moments
  • interesting patient stories
  • internal therapist
  • interstitial lung disease
  • interview
  • intubation
  • inventions
  • IPAP
  • ipatropium bromide
  • IPPB
  • jane sage
  • Jesus
  • Joint Commission
  • journalism
  • keystone project
  • kind people
  • lab coats
  • lab tests
  • LABA
  • large hospital
  • lasix
  • latest COPD news
  • lawyer
  • learning
  • legal
  • leukotriene blockers
  • levalbuterol
  • level of consciousness.assessment
  • Lexicon
  • lies
  • litigation
  • living with asthma
  • logic
  • long acting beta adrenergic
  • LTV 1200
  • lung cancer
  • lung sounds
  • lung transplant
  • lying
  • masks
  • mcat question
  • MCAT questions
  • mdi
  • mechanical percussor
  • mechanical ventilation
  • medblogs
  • medical ethics
  • medical history
  • medical marijuana
  • medical train wreck
  • medicare
  • meme
  • mesh nebulizers
  • mesh nebulizers.
  • mesothelioma
  • metered dose inhalers
  • modern medicine
  • movie reviews
  • mucociliary clearance
  • Mucolytics
  • mucomyst
  • muscle wasting
  • Music
  • my asthma
  • my asthma story
  • my complaints
  • my family
  • my friends
  • my life
  • my search
  • my story
  • my stupidity
  • MyAsthmaCentral
  • myth busted
  • myth buster
  • nasal cannula
  • national fire and safety week
  • national jewish health
  • NBRC
  • near death experience
  • nebulizers
  • neonates
  • neopuff
  • new diseases
  • New Nebulized Meds
  • new research
  • night shift
  • night shifts
  • NIPPV
  • NIV
  • njhnac
  • noninvasive ventilation
  • nosocomial
  • nosocomial infections
  • NPPV
  • Nucala
  • nurses
  • obamacare
  • Obamacare amendment
  • observation
  • observations
  • obstructive diseases
  • od
  • off label
  • Olodaterol
  • on the political front
  • oral steroids
  • order sets
  • overdose
  • oxidative stress
  • oxygen
  • oxygen cylinders
  • oxygen levels
  • oxygen myth
  • oxygen qualification
  • oxygen saturation
  • oxygen therapy
  • oxygenation
  • pacemaker
  • palliative care
  • pandemic
  • PaO2
  • paracentesis
  • paralytics
  • parenting
  • patient
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • patient rights
  • patient wisdom
  • patients
  • PE
  • peak flow meters
  • pediatric bronchodilator
  • pediatric inhalers
  • pediatrics
  • PEEP
  • PEEP study
  • PEP therapy
  • perfusion
  • permissive hypercapnia
  • pertussis
  • PFT
  • pharmaceutical companies
  • pharmacology
  • pharmacy
  • philosophy
  • philosphy
  • phlosophy
  • phthisis
  • physician's assistants
  • picture story
  • placebo effect
  • pneumonia
  • pneumonia history
  • pneumothorax
  • PO2
  • poem
  • poems
  • Poison Control
  • political correct
  • Political Front
  • politics
  • poll
  • polls
  • pollution
  • postural drainage
  • potassium
  • prayers
  • prescriptions
  • primitine mist
  • prioritizing
  • proposal
  • protocols
  • pulmonary edema
  • pulmonary embolism
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • pulmonary function testing
  • pulmonary rehabilitation
  • pulmonary toilet
  • pulse oximeter
  • quality -vs- quantity
  • quality assurance analyzer
  • Quote of the day
  • Rapid response team
  • rare disease
  • rare diseases
  • readmiss
  • real physicians creed
  • real world
  • realism
  • recognition
  • Redwings
  • reform
  • regional hospitals
  • regulation
  • remedy
  • report
  • rescue inhalers
  • rescue medicine
  • research
  • resolutions
  • respect for nurses
  • Respimat
  • respiraotyr therapy
  • respiratory care week
  • respiratory distress
  • respiratory medicine
  • respiratory profession
  • respiratory therapist
  • respiratory therapists
  • respiratory therapy
  • respiratory therapy formulas
  • respiratory therapy history
  • respiratory therapy jobs
  • respiratory therapy practitioners
  • respiratory therapy program
  • respiratory therapy school
  • respiratory therapy students
  • respiratory therapy week
  • restless leg disorder
  • restrictive diseases
  • retainer
  • retirement
  • RN Cave Rules
  • RN or RT
  • RSBI
  • RSV
  • rt basica
  • rt basics
  • RT bloggers
  • rt blogs
  • rt bosses
  • RT cave
  • RT Cave Interpreter
  • RT Cave Lexicon
  • RT Cave Rules
  • rt consult
  • rt creed
  • RT frustration
  • rt humor
  • RT joys
  • rt lexicon
  • rt medblogs
  • RT meeting
  • rt opportunities
  • RT philosophy
  • RT school
  • RT story
  • rt students
  • RT virtues
  • rt vs rn
  • RT wages
  • rt wisdm
  • RT wisdom
  • RT wisdoms
  • rt wisdon
  • RT wit
  • rtcave rules
  • rules
  • s
  • SABA
  • Salbutamol
  • Salmeterol
  • salt
  • saturated fat
  • school
  • science
  • scrubs
  • second hand smoke
  • secretion clearance
  • sepsis
  • Serevent
  • severe asthma
  • severe asthma attack
  • short acting beta adrenergic
  • short story
  • sick kid
  • side effects
  • Simple mask
  • singulair
  • sleep apnea
  • sleep schedules
  • sleeping disorders
  • slippage
  • slow time
  • small town hospital
  • smart inhaler
  • SMART program
  • smok
  • smoking cessation program
  • socialized healthcare
  • socialized medicine
  • sodium
  • spacer
  • spacers
  • spiriva
  • spirometry
  • SpO2
  • sports
  • sputum
  • STAT
  • static compliance
  • static pressure
  • statistics
  • statue of liberty
  • status asthmaticus
  • steroids
  • stethescopes
  • stethoscopes
  • Stiolto
  • Stiverdi
  • stud
  • students
  • studies
  • study
  • stupid doctor orders
  • stupid laws
  • stupid orders
  • stupid people
  • suction
  • suctioning
  • suicide
  • superstitions
  • supervisor
  • sus-phrine
  • susphrine
  • swine flu
  • symbicort
  • taxes
  • team work
  • telehealth
  • television
  • telomeres
  • third hand smoke
  • Tiotropium Bromide
  • trach
  • tracheostomies
  • tracheostomy
  • tracheostomy tubes
  • tracheotomies
  • tracheotomy
  • train wreck
  • treatment
  • tuberculosis history
  • umor
  • unit secretary
  • unrelated RT stories
  • Urban Dictionary
  • V/Q mismatching
  • vacation
  • vaccinations
  • vaccines
  • VAP
  • vaponepherine
  • ventilation
  • ventilator
  • ventilator associated pneumonia
  • ventilator bundle
  • ventilator delerium
  • ventilator extubation protocol
  • ventilator graphics
  • ventilator protocol
  • ventilator protocols
  • ventilator settings
  • ventilators
  • Ventolin
  • ventolin pill
  • Ventolin types
  • video laryngoscopy
  • videos
  • virus
  • Vision
  • vote
  • VPAP
  • vulnerable
  • Washington D.C.
  • weaning
  • weight loss diet
  • welfare
  • wheezoscope
  • white lies
  • WHO
  • why people breathe
  • wisdom
  • workers
  • working days
  • working nights
  • working out
  • working solo
  • workload
  • World Health Organization
  • writing
  • x-ray
  • xanthines
  • xolair
  • xoponex
  • your RT
  • Your RT queries

Contact Form

Name

Email *

Message *

Followers

Subscribe To

Posts
Atom
Posts
Comments
Atom
Comments

Blog Archive

John is a regular contributor for...

  • heart-failure.net
  • Teva Life Effects
  • asthma.net
  • copd.net

John's Other Blogs

  • Articulating Ideas
  • Asthma History

Stat Counter


View My Stats
Copyright Respiratory Therapy Cave 2007-2023. Theme images by Deejpilot. Powered by Blogger.