Did you know that PPE is actually the very last level of infection control??? To be honest, I have to admit that I had NO IDEA. Until COVID-19 became the impetus for my increase in research and writing, I had no idea that people other than healthcare professionals and their governing bodies were making anContinue reading “PPE is the WORST! (aka Levels of Infection Control)”
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Out with the Old, In with the New (Dynamic Hyperinflation)
I can’t even begin to tell you guys how much I love teaching people about lung function in the presence of disease (read: HUGE NERD). Teaching patients how to correct for dynamic hyperinflation is one of those things that I really love teaching. If you remember from a few weeks ago, we talked about howContinue reading “Out with the Old, In with the New (Dynamic Hyperinflation)”
HFNO
HFNO stands for High Flow Nasal Oxygen. This is something that was used frequently in patients who were desaturating quickly with symptoms of COVID-19. It has the ability, through the use of several different devices or setups, to deliver very high concentrations of supplemental oxygen to patients with advanced pulmonary diseases or conditions. In theContinue reading “HFNO”
Time to Pump It Up! (aka Ejection Fractions)
I’m starting to push more in to the cardiac side of things. As well as this being the original intent of this blog years ago, it is also because your focus should also be shifting. If you are treating COVID-19 patients, you need to start focusing on their heart. The patients who did a stentContinue reading “Time to Pump It Up! (aka Ejection Fractions)”
Expanding Your Role, Fulfilling Your Scope
So now that you know how I feel about primary care PT, you need to know that this ties very closely with my practice. I have extensive experience in the treatment and management of patients with chronic disease. And when I say the treatment and management, I don’t mean that I went to their houseContinue reading “Expanding Your Role, Fulfilling Your Scope”
Rule of 2’s
So today, we are going to focus on the role PTs and PTAs need to be filling in the treatment and management of congestive heart failure. The first thing you need to address is the rule of twos. Don’t assume someone else had ever educated your patient about this. I cannot tell you how manyContinue reading “Rule of 2’s”
Primary Care PT
During her address to the House of Delegates this year, President Dunn quoted Mary McMillan‘s statements as she travelled back through the history of our profession… “A physical therapist should keep up with the latest in her profession so that when new things come along she is aware of them, so that she may beContinue reading “Primary Care PT”
ECMO
It sounds like a fuzzy lovable Sesame Street character, but this big boy ain’t no joke. ECMO or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is basically a lung outside the body. Blood passes through it. CO2 is removed and oxygen is introduced. It sounds simple, but that is the furthest thing from the truth. This is really advancedContinue reading “ECMO”
The Second Wave
I know you are hearing this phrase a lot lately. We are hearing all the time that, as things open up around our country and around that world, we may experience a second wave resurgence of new COVID-19 cases. But I’m not referring to a second wave of new COVID-19 patients. There is new researchContinue reading “The Second Wave”
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Part 2: PEs
Thanks for tuning in to part 2 of this two-part feature of VTE. The first segment, which focuses on DVTs, can be found here! So now we are going to focus on the more critical version of a VTE. Yes, DVTs are critical. They are important to assess and treat quickly. But they are lessContinue reading “Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Part 2: PEs”
