| Ventilators |
| What is the care of a newborn in ventilator? |
Your question is a little too vague, you need to be more specific. The ventilator is used to support the baby's breathing until what ever problem the baby has is resolved and he/she can breat... |
| Can I deduct the cost of electricity to run a home ventilator from my taxes? |
Yes ... |
| What is an estimated time to take a person off a ventilator? |
Since your mom has been on the vent. for a long time her respiratory muscles are weaker then normal. It is a very good sign that she is doing well with the 2 on and 2 off. I know its hard to be p... |
| What does it mean if the minute volume on a ventilator keeps alarming? |
Do you mean high minute volume or low minute volume? I assume low. The minute volume is the volume of gas the person exhales in one minute. If this volume is low, it could be one of many things,... |
| What do u think of terminating the life of a patient with brain stem death? |
You did not wrote the age of the patient, if he has crossed senior citizen level than its ok to terminate the life if it is living on life supporting measures alone & even if the family is capa... |
| What are the nursing responsibilities before, during and after oxygenation, ventilator and nebulization? |
I just spent the last 44 minutes typing a detailed answer to you question. I clicked on preview my answer, and my computor decided it needed to check my password, again. When I returned, my answer ... |
| What does peep and tidal volume mean on a ventilator? |
PEEP : positive end expiratory pressure, denotes the pressure in the lung after the end of expiration and it reflects the collepsibility of the alveoli, and
Tidal Volume is the volume of air that ... |
| What was it like to wake up on a ventilator? |
i've been on ventilator before but i was conscious while it was on.
it's a real annoying feeling when u can't move,talk,eat,drink for many days
just sleeping the whole day that ne... |
| How long will a hospital keep someone on a ventilator if they have no insurance? |
It depends on hospital policy, likelihood of the patient coming off the ventilator whether or not the patient has a living will and the family of the patient. All of those are factors in the decis... |
| What are major indications to put a patient on VENTILATOR? |
When the respiratory muscles get fatigued; and there are chances of respiratory failure e.g non responsive or prolonged bronchial asthma mostly in children and old aged patients.
In elderly patien... |
| Has anyone heard of an open heart patient 11days post op still on ventilator? |
It's certainly not a good sign; but, yes, I've heard of it and seen it. Usually it is priority to get an open heart patient breathing on their own again and a patient who is doing well... |
| What does it mean when patients spontaneous respiratory rate increase on a ventilator? |
It could be any of these......
high CO2
anxiety
stress
pain
CNS causes including stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage
meningitis
a hypoxic drive in lung disease, such as pneumonia ... |
| After brain stem tumor removal, my brother has to be on a ventilator. What could have gone wrong!? |
That type of surgery is very complicated and most patients end up on a ventilator for a short period after the surgery. I wouldn't worry until the surgeon tells you how the surgery went and w... |
| Can anyone explain why the body swells so much while on a ventilator and in a medical induced coma? |
There are several factors contribute to this.
First, the effect of the mechanical ventilation has the greater effect on the swelling. As most of the ventilator nowadays work in the principle of p... |
| What does it mean when the I:E ratio alarm on a ventilator is alarming? |
It's usually not a big deal. It depends on which ventilator you are using. Typically the alarm goes on when the ratio is inverted, with I-time greater than E-time. It's usually not a b... |
| How do you call it when you take a person off a ventilator and let them die cause of no treatment.? |
Are you referring to DNR (also known as "do not resuscitate") order? If the patient has this directive then it is their desire to not be on life support, and the hospital is supposed to ... |
| What functions of the respiratory tract are lost with use of a ventilator and trache tube? |
The upper respiratory tract also functions to warm and humidify the air you breath so this is one function that is lost. To counter this the air/oxygen mix should be warmed and humidified. If not t... |
| According to the Centers for Disease Contol, how many people die from ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) ea |
VAP is the leading infectious cause of
death in the ICU, affecting approximately 250,000 people annually and causing
up to 60,000 deaths per year. ... |
| How do you calibrate the flow sensor on a Dragar Neonatal Ventilator, with the ventialtor in Simv and QV Mode? |
Here at the Penitentiary, we do it zenocronically w/o luminous diode reverbance and only in the shower. Where do you live? ... |
| In a healthy patient paralyzed as a result of a car crash, should a ventilator be adjusted to maximize........ |
Normal tidal volume is 5-7 ml per Kg. Most ventilators are set for 8-12 ml per Kg. So most vents are set to hyper-expand the lungs for maximum ventilation and oxygenation.
Vent changes are ... |
| How long can a sick person go without eating if they are on a ventilator? |
You don't need to "eat" to live, per se, you just need the nurishment. So, if a person is on a ventilator, they can live with parenteral nutrition (tube-feeding) for as long as need... |
| My mom has phibrosis, her lungs shrunk to an extent that she's on ventilator now. any suggestion?? |
No way to tell for sure, but for Pulmonary Fibrosis this may be the guy:
... |
| When we should consider Trach collar in a patient who are intubated or on ventilator for respiratory distress? |
Lots of variables go into considering a tracheostomy. Has this person been intubaqted before? What is the diagnosis and prognosis? How long has this intubation been? I agree with Dr Arm....a we... |
| Patient is put into a coma by drugs, why would they be on a ventilator? |
The drugs that put the patient into coma also suppress the patients ability to breathe on his own.
With such drugs in his blood and without any ventilator to help him breathe, the patient can... |
| What could cause an elderly lady,otherwise,healthy,to have trouble weaning from ventilator,even after trachy? |
The longer a person is on a ventilator, the more difficult it is to wean the person off. The diaphragm, which is the muscle needed to breathe, "forgets" how to move! The person has to b... |
| Is it true that the longer the hospital keeps a patient on a ventilator, the worse the situation is? |
Yes .Of Course. ... |
| How low does the oxygen level have to go before you need a ventilator? |
This is a tricky question because it is not necessarily only based on the oxygen (O2) level. There are several reasons why a patient would need to go on a ventillator. It is often a judgement ca... |
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