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    DNR and assisted ventilations.

    I'm sure the answer is on here somewhere, but I searched and couldn't find it. So: You've been called to the scene for 70yo male with irreversible kidney failure, due to the onset of pneumonia with associated DIB. Hospice nurse is on scene and is the one who called. Wife brings you a DNR for...
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    O2 tank size naming convention?

    How are tank's named? There seems to be no logic to the letters at they relate to tank sizes or capacity. Am I missing something or are the tanks just named completely arbitrarily? :wacko:
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    Biot's vs. Agonal.

    I gather that the term agonal, if used correctly, is restricted to the breathing just prior to or following clinical death. That said, both agonal and biot's are characterized by irregular gasping beath patterns, and biot's is also a sign of likely impending death without immediate (usually...
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