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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 ofĀ 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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Episode 39: Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring
AI Generated Podcast
This excerpt from a lesson on pulmonary artery pressure monitoring explains how the procedure is performed and its uses in assessing cardiovascular and pulmonary health. It details the various...
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Episode 38: Airway Clearance Therapy
AI Generated Podcast Airway clearance therapy aims to mobilize and remove secretions from the airways, ultimately improving gas exchange and reducing the work of breathing. The text discusses normal airway clearance...
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Episode 37: CVP Monitoring
AI Generated Podcast
This source is a lesson on central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring, focusing on its uses, indications, and contraindications. It explains that CVP is a measurement of pressure in the right...
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Episode 36: Arterial Lines
AI generated podcast from Tonya Piehl's lecture notes. This source is a lesson on arterial pressure monitoring. It explains the concept of blood pressure and its components, systolic and diastolic pressure, and how...
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Episode 35: Fluid Filled Monitoring Systems
An AI generated podcast from T. Piehl's lecture notes. Fluid-filled monitoring systems are used to measure hemodynamic pressures, which are the forces involved in circulating blood throughout the body. These systems...
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Episode 34: Lung Expansion Therapy
AI Generate podcast from T Piehl's lecture notes (Forgive AI's pronunciation of atelectasis)
This source is a set of handouts for a lesson on lung expansion therapy. It explains the importance of maximizing alveolar...
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Episode 33: Drugs Affecting Circulation
This document focuses on drugs affecting circulation with an emphasis on high blood pressure (hypertension). It outlines the different types of hypertension, including primary and secondary hypertension, and describes...
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