How You Doin'?
Respiratory Makes Me Gassy
Go With The Flow
Yeah, But At Least It's Not a Dry Heat
Misty Mountain Hop
100

Difficulty breathing as perceived by the patient.

Dyspnea

100

The cylinder factor for an "E" cylinder.

0.28 L/psi

100

The recommended liter flow for an adult using a low flow nasal canula.

1 - 6 LPM
100

The water vapor content at body temperature.

44 mg/L

100

This device combines propellant and medication in a compact design that patients can take with them to use if needed.

pMDI

200

Difficulty breathing while laying flat.

Orthopnea

200
The reading on the pressure gauge when an oxygen cylinder is full.

2200 psi

200

The minimum flow required when a simple mask is being used on an adult.

5 LPM.

200
This anatomical landmark is used as a reference point when determining humidity deficit.

The Carina

200

A staple of inpatient respiratory medicine, this device requires a gas source to run and turns liquid medication into an aerosol.

SVN or HHN

300

A pleural effusion would cause the trachea to shift this direction.

Away from the effected area.

300

This device allows us to selectively turn gas off to specific areas in a hospital. 

Zone Valves

300

This device is handy to use when a patient is very hypoxemic and you need a high concentration of oxygen, quickly.

Nonrebreathing Mask (nonrebreather)
300

The general term for a device that increases the water vapor content of a gas.

A humidifier.

300

This device utilizes a patient's own inspiratory effort to generate an aerosol that is inhaled.

DPI

400

Normal adult heart rate

60 - 100 BPM

400

The safety system used for tanks with a yoke style valve stem.

P.I.S.S.

400

A device is considered to be this if it supplies all of a patient's inspiratory demand.

A High Flow Device

400

The type of humidifier that can be used with a standard nasal cannula.

Bubble Humidifier

400

The active ingredients in Duoneb.

Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide

500

Polyphonic, musical, continuous sounds heard over all lung fields during expiration.

Wheezes

500

The pin positions for an oxygen regulator made for an "E" cylinder.

2, 5

500

This gas requires a correction factor to determine the total flow a patient is actually receiving.

Heliox

500

This disposable device can be used to provide humidity to patients with artificial airways. But it is know to have several limitations. 

An HME

500

This easy maneuver can significantly enhance the delivery of an aerosol medication to the airways.

Breath Holding

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