Respiratory HQ's Journey to Success

Respiratory HQ's Journey to Success

Hosted by: Tonya Piehl

The journey to becoming a successful respiratory therapist goes beyond textbooks! Each week, Tonya Piehl breaks down what it takes to successfully complete a respiratory therapy program, gain the RRT credential....

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Episodes

Episode 50: Manual Resuscitation

This is an AI generated podcast from T. Piehl's lecture notes. This document is a lesson manual on manual resuscitators, devices used for artificial ventilation. It details the two main types—flow-inflating and...
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Episode 51: COPD

AI generated podcast from Tonya Piehl's lecture notes. The document describes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), detailing its diagnostic criteria, which include symptoms, risk factors, and spirometry...
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Episode 49: Analysis & Monitoring of Gas Exchange

AI generated podcast from Tonya Piehl's lecture notes. This document details methods for analyzing and monitoring gas exchange in patients. **Analysis** techniques include invasive procedures like arterial punctures...
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Episode 48: GOLD Guidelines

AI generated podcast from Tonya Piehl's lecture notes. This document outlines the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines for classifying and treating COPD. **COPD is defined**,...
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Episode 47: Auscultation

This document provides a guide to auscultation of breath sounds, a crucial diagnostic technique in respiratory assessment. It details the proper technique, including equipment, patient positioning, and the systematic...
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Episode 46: Inspection, Palpation & Percussion

This document outlines a bedside assessment process for respiratory issues, detailing techniques like inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. It emphasizes assessing vital signs such as jugular venous...
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Episode 45: Patient Interview, Symptoms & Vital Signs

This document is a lesson on patient interviewing and examination techniques for healthcare professionals. Key aspects covered include establishing rapport, employing effective questioning strategies (open-ended,...
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Episode 43: Oxygen Therapy

AI generated podcast of Tonya Piehl's lecture notes. This document details medical gas therapy, focusing on oxygen therapy for hypoxemia (low blood oxygen). It explains different types of hypoxia (inadequate oxygen at...
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Episode 42: Storage & Delivery of Medical Gases

AI generated podcast of Tonya Piehl's lecture notes. This PowerPoint presentation, excerpted from "Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases," details the characteristics, production, and therapeutic uses of various...
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Episode 41: Monitoring Mixed Venous Saturations

AI generated podcast from T. Piehl's lecture notes. This text describes continuous monitoring of mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) to assess oxygen delivery (DO2) and consumption (VO2). DO2, determined by oxygen...
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Episode 40: Cardiac Output

AI generated podcast from T.Piehl's lecture notes Cardiac output (QT), the blood volume the heart pumps to the body, is normally 4-8 liters per minute. QT calculation uses heart rate and stroke volume (blood ejected...
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Episode 44: Humidity & Bland Aerosol Therapy

AI generated podcast of  T.Piehl's lecture notes. This document details humidification therapy for respiratory patients, explaining concepts like absolute and relative humidity, the importance of maintaining body...
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