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Respiratory Therapist/Questions Answered by Expert Rob Trusty
| Subject | Date Asked |
| pa02/fi02 ratio | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: blood gases: ph 7.22 pC02 84mmHg HC03 34mEq/L p02 39mmHg pt on 100% rebreathing mask what is my ... A: Calculating the PaO2/FiO2 ratio or PF ratio is fairly easy. The formula is Pao2 divided by the FiO2 ... | |
| Respiratory Questions | 11/29/2011 |
| Q: What is the most challenging part of being a Respiratory Therapist? And what's the best part of the ... A: Sometimes the most challenging part can be trying to figure out what is wrong with your patient and ... | |
| visiting a friend with CF | 8/5/2011 |
| Q: A friend with Cystic Fibrosis is in the hospital. I got an email today from his family say that he ... A: Most likely he is in the ICU but could be on the regular floors. It all depends on the hospital and ... | |
| allergic rhinitis | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: Can asthma be diagnose with stethoscope. and second question that there are difficult in inhaling or ... A: No, you need a methocoline challenge to be diagnosed. There can be trouble breathing when you are ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I was recently diagnosed with whooping cough and am currently in the second stage of the infection ... A: It is possible to be infectious (able to pass the infection to others) for a maximum of six weeks ... | |
| FiO2 | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: what should be the Po2 of a normal person on ABG if we maitain FiO2 of 100%, in other words wahat is ... A: pA02=FiO2(pAtm-pH20)-paCO2/R pAO2 is the Alveolar oxygen pressure. FiO2 is the concentration of ... | |
| second-hand smoke | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: Where I work, other employees smoke. In a shift,if I pass by them when they do smoke, I may inhale ... A: They don't ban indoor smoking in your state? Anyways, breathing in that little amount of smoke is ... | |
| Fire smoke | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: There are currently forest fires burning in the northern part of the province where I live. You ... A: If you don't all ready have health issues, no it shouldn't be a problem. For the elderly, kids and ... | |
| chest pain? | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: I am a 15 year old female and I have recently been under lots of stress. (I don't know if the ... A: Anxiety and stress certainly could be a part of this. Another thing could be that you pulled a ... | |
| second hand smoke | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: I am not a smoker but last Thursday, I was at a house where 2 or 3 cigarettes were lit. I stayed ... A: There of course is always a risk being around second hand smoke, even the little bit you were. But ... | |
| does flu improve immunity when it subsides? | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: Do flu and common cold improve a person's immunity when they subside? because I have heard or read ... A: We might have better immunity against that bug. But the problem is that they are always mutating. I ... | |
| sneezing | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: sorry to bother you. I have a question on sneezing. Everytime i sneeze, my throat hurts. it feels ... A: Not a bother at all. I have the same problem sometimes. It is because of the severe allergies. The ... | |
| Swine Flu? | 5/3/2009 |
| Q: The internet says that the swine flu symptons are: Fever Cough Sore throat Body aches ... A: Without a fever it's most likely just a cold. If you don't have any other medical conditions wrong ... | |
| Glade Plug-Ins and effect on Lungs | 8/14/2008 |
| Q: what are the respitory issues associated with using those oil based air fresheners like Glade Plug ... A: The biggest problem with the oil based air fresheners is that in large quantities like that there ... | |
Respiratory Therapist
Answers by Expert:
Rob Trusty
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Pediatric respiratory care, Anything CPR related
Experience
20 years working in a childrens hospital. Clinical Educator.
Organizations
AARC, AHA
Publications
Respiratory Care
Education/Credentials
RRT-NPS, AHA Training center faculty
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