Treatments
/ Procedures
Assessment |
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Breath
sounds |
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Peak
flow rate |
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Pulmonary
function testing |
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Rate
and work of breathing |
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Transcutaneous
monitoring |
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Treatment
/ Procedures
Interpretation
of lab results |
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Arterial
blood gases |
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Basic
EKG |
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Blood
chemistry |
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Chest
X-ray |
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Treatment
/ Procedures
Equipment
and procedures |
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Airway
management devices / suctioning |
Check
intracuff pressure |
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Endotracheal
tube / suctioning |
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Nasal airway /
suctioning |
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Oral airway
placement |
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Oropharyngeal
/ suctioning |
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Sputum
specimen collection |
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Tracheostomy /
suctioning |
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Analyze
oxygen |
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Arterial
line insertion |
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Care
of patient with a chest tube |
Assessment of
function / proper operation |
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Placement
assistance |
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Chest
physiotherapy |
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Drawing
arterial blood gases |
Arterial line |
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Brachial
artery |
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Femoral artery |
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Radial artery
/ Alien tests |
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Extubate |
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Extubation
assistance |
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Hemodynamic
monitoring |
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Incentive
spirometry |
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Infection
control practices |
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Intube |
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Intubation
assistance |
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Medication
delivery systems |
Aerosol heated
/ cool |
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Aerosol set
up-mask |
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Aerosol set
up-trach |
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IPPB |
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Medihaler |
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Metered dose
inhalers |
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O2 |
Bag and mask |
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ET tube |
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External CPAP |
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Face masks |
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Nasal cannula |
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Nebulizer |
Cold |
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Hand
held |
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Heated |
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Ultrasonic |
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O2 |
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T-Piece |
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Trach collar |
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Thoracentesis
assistance |
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Ventilator
set up and care |
Assist /
control |
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CPAP |
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Flow-by |
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High frequency
jet ventilator |
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High frequency
oscillator |
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IMV |
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Inverse ratio
ventilator |
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Pressure
support |
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Pressure vents |
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SIMV |
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Trouble
shooting high pressure alarms |
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Trouble
shooting low pressure alarms |
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Volume vents |
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Weaning |
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Care of
patients with:
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Acute
/ chronic bronchitis |
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ARDS
( adult respiratory distress syndrome) |
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Aspiration |
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Asthma |
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Bronchoscopy |
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Cardiac
surgery |
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CHF |
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COPD |
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Cystic
fibrosis |
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Epiglottitis |
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Fresh
tracheostomy |
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Gullian
Barre |
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Hemopneumothorax |
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Laryngospasm |
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Myasthenia |
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Pneumonia |
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Pulmonary
edema |
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Pulmonary
embolism |
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Smoke
inhalation |
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Status
asthmatic us |
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Tension
pneumothorax |
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Thoracotomy |
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Tracheo-esophageal
fistula |
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Tubercilosis |
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Medications
Administration of:
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Aerobid,
Vanceril |
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Aminophylline
(Theophylline) |
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Azmacort |
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Bicarbonate |
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Combivent |
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Decardron |
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Flonase |
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Flovent |
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Inhaled
steroids |
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Ipratropium
bromide (Atrovent) |
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Isoetharine
(Bronkosol) |
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Isoproterenol
(Isuprel) |
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Metaproterenol
(Alupent) |
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Mucomyst |
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Nasalcort |
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Racemic
epinephrine |
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Salbutamol
(Albuterol, Proventil, Ventolin) |
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Terbutaline
sulfate (Bricanyl) |
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Medications
Familiar with effects
of:
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Anectine |
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Atropine |
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Corticosteriods |
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Digitalis |
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Digoxin |
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Dopamine |
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Duramorph |
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Heli/ox
theraoy |
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Ketamine |
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Lidocaine |
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Morphine
Sulfate |
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Care of
patients with:
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Nipride |
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Nitric
oxide therapy |
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Pavulon |
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Pentamidine
isethionate |
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Propofol |
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Theo-dur |
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Valium |
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Versed |
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Phlebotomy
Equipment and
procedures
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Drawing
blood from central line |
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Drawing
blood from peripheral line |
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Drawing
venous blood |
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Phlebotomy
Equipment and
procedures
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Assist
in high risk delivery |
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Capillary
blood gases |
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ECMO |
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O2 |
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Umbilical
blood gases |
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Phlebotomy
Care of the infant or
child with:
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Bronchopulmonary
dysplasia (BPD) |
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Croup |
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Epiglottitis |
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Meconium
aspiration |
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Near
drowning |
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Persistent
pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) |
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Pulmonary
interstital emphysema (PIE) |
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Respiratory
distress syndrome (RDS) |
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Respiratory
syncytial virus |
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Transient
tachypnea of the newborn |
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