Monitoring Equipment
Continuously monitors electrical activity of the heart including rate, rhythm, and conduction
What is an Electrocardiogram (ECG)?
A tube inserted through the urethra into the urinary bladder to drain and collect urine in a collection bag
What is a foley catheter?
Used to provide supplemental oxygen 10-60 L/min (30-100% oxygen) to patients with high inspiratory flow demands and poor compliance with a mask
What is HHFNC?
What is a pulse oximeter?
A catheter inserted directly into an artery with attached pressure bag to provide real-time arterial blood pressure
What is an A-line? peripheral arterial catheter
What is an EVD? External ventricular drain
10-15 L/min O2; Reservoir bag uses one-way valve to block room; covers mouth and nose- difficult to talk or eat
A feeding tube inserted directly into the stomach through an incision in the abdomen for administration of nutrition, fluid and meds
What is a PEG tube?
Measures blood pressure
What is a blood pressure cuff?
A catheter that is placed into a large vein to administer meds, fluids and blood and allows for blood draws
What is a central line?
A tube inserted through the nose intro the stomach and connects to wall suction to remove contents from the stomach
What is a nasogastric tube suction?
30-60 L/min O2; improves ventilation for separate pressure levels for inhalation and exhalation; patients requiring this are not appropriate for an SLP eval
What is BiPAP?
A feeding tube inserted directly into the small intestine through an incision in the abdomen for administration of nutrition, fluid and medications
What is a J tube?
DAILY RANDOM Q:
This building contains mcdonalds and starbs
A non-invasive monitoring of electrical activity of the brain via electrodes on the head
What is cEEG? Continuous Electroencephalography
A drain that is placed in the body after surgery to help drain excessive fluid
What is a JP Drain? Jackson-Pratt
What is an Endotracheal tube?
A feeding tube inserted into the stomach and then threaded to the small intestine through an incision in the abdomen for admin of nutrition, fluid and meds
What is a GJ tube?
This is the name for the IDDSI level 3 consistency
This is a type of blood purification therapy used for patients with acute renal failure to filter and cleanse blood before returning it back into the body
What is CRRT? (continuous renal replacement therapy)
A machines that assists with healing of wounds via negative pressure therapy
What is a Wound Vac?
A tube that is surgically placed into the trachea via incision in the front of the neck
Tracheostomy Tube
The instrumental swallow study best used for assessing secretion burden
What is a FEES?