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As a member of the clinical care team, respiratory therapists play a key role during traumas; especially when caring for patients suffering from hemorrhage and hypovolemia. After reviewing the classes of blood loss, treatments, assessment, and fluid resuscitation, reflect on how this knowledge directly affects your ability to manage patients in the intensive care unit.
- Although respiratory therapists do not prescribe treatments, how does your knowledge about lactate, cardiac filling pressure, and fluid challenge improve your contribution to the clinical care team?
- For those who are currently working or have worked with these patients, reflect on experiences and explain how respiratory therapists can be proactive in treating patients with hemorrhage and/or hypovolemia.
Your initial discussion board thread is to be 250-300 words including two APA references. References are to be from peer-reviewed journals and not older than 5 years.
Topic 2: Acute respiratory distress syndrome is the most common manifestation of inflammatory organ injury and has been reported in 40% of patients with severe sepsis leading to acute respiratory failure in patients. Respiratory therapists should have an understanding of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Reflect on this week’s readings to respond to the following: Patients who present with SIRS are at risk of multi-organ failure due to systemic inflammation damaging the kidneys, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system. 1. What information did you find most helpful from the readings to assist you in your future clinical practice? 2. If currently working, how does your facility address SIRS? 3. How can respiratory therapists be more proactive with SIRS? Your initial discussion board thread is to be 250-300 words including two APA references. References are to be from peer-reviewed journals and not older than 5 years.
As a member of the clinical care team, respiratory therapists play a key role during traumas; especially when caring for patients suffering from hemorrhage and hypovolemia. After reviewing the classes of blood loss, treatments, assessment, and fluid resuscitation, reflect on how this knowledge directly affects your ability to manage patients in the intensive care unit.
- Although respiratory therapists do not prescribe treatments, how does your knowledge about lactate, cardiac filling pressure, and fluid challenge improve your contribution to the clinical care team?
- For those who are currently working or have worked with these patients, reflect on experiences and explain how respiratory therapists can be proactive in treating patients with hemorrhage and/or hypovolemia.