CPRMC Clinical Journal

Name: Clinical Site/Dept.: Resp. Therapy Date:1/29 Due: 2/1

!n re"ar#s to your clinical e$perience% ans&er the 'ollo&in" (uestions. Please% &rite in descriptive and complete sentences% proofread for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors prior to submission . 1.) *ist an# #e'ine 'i+e ,-) pieces o' e(uipment% an#/or me#ical terms or a..re+iations you i#enti'ie# on this clinical e$perience. /no common terms accepte#/ 012 ,0rterial 1loo# 2as)3 0n 012 is a test that measures the arterial o$y"en tension ,Pa42)% car.on #io$i#e tension ,PaC42)% an# aci#ity ,p5). !n a##ition% arterial o$yhemo"lo.in saturation ,Sa42) can .e #etermine#. Such in'ormation is +ital &hen carin" 'or patients &ith critical illness or respiratory #isease. 0s a result% the 012 is one o' the most common tests per'orme# on patients in intensi+e care units ,!C6s). 1iP0P3 1ile+el positi+e air&ay pressure ,1P0P) is a continuous positi+e air&ay pressure ,CP0P) mo#e use# #urin" nonin+asi+e positi+e pressure +entilation. !t #eli+ers a preset inspiratory positi+e air&ay pressure ,!P0P) an# e$piratory positi+e air&ay pressure ,7P0P) CP0P3 Continuous positi+e air&ay pressure ,CP0P) is the use o' continuous positi+e pressure to maintain a continuous le+el o' positi+e air&ay pressure in a spontaneously .reathin" patient. !t is 'unctionally similar to positi+e en#3e$piratory pressure ,P77P)% e$cept that P77P is an applie# pressure a"ainst e$halation an# CP0P is a pressure applie# .y a constant 'lo&. Ne.uli8er3 !n me#icine% a ne.uli8er is a #ru" #eli+ery #e+ice use# to a#minister me#ication in the 'orm o' a mist inhale# into the lun"s.

0telectasis3 #e'ine# as the collapse or closure o' the lun" resultin" in re#uce# or a.sent "as e$chan"e. 2.) 9hat #i# you li:e 17ST a.out this site% an# 95;< 2ettin" to "o &ith my Resp. Therapist "oin" aroun# the hospital to see him #o his routine chec:ups= .) 9hat #i# you li:e *70ST% an# 95;< ! sat aroun# 'or a ma>ority o' the time .ecause my main mentor &as in a meetin". ?.) 9hat &ill you remem.er the most a.out this clinical e$perience< Seein" my main mentor run .ac: an# 'orth .ecause there &as a .a.y .ein" .orn &hile he &as in the mi##le o' a physical therapy session= !t &as a +ery interestin" time. -.) 9hat personal characteristics o' the health care pro+i#ers #i# you o.ser+e &hile on this clinical site< @ery pro'essional an# seeme# to .e on top o' e+erythin"% +ery nice an# easy to tal: to% +ery encoura"in" an# :no&s a lot o' in'ormation. A.) 9hat &oul# you tell another 5ST32 stu#ent in or#er to prepare them 'or this particular clinical e$perience< 5ope that your mentor isnBt in a meetin"= 1ut .esi#es that it shoul# .e a "reat time= 1e sure to as: &hat certain thin"s mean .ecause ! ha# no i#ea &hen &e &ere loo:in" at the 1iP0P machine.