Medicos respiratorios

01/04/2026

🫁 TUBOS CON BALÓN (CUFF) EN PEDIATRÍA
🔎 Uso correcto y errores frecuentes

⚠️ ¿POR QUÉ ES IMPORTANTE?
▫️Mantiene la vía aérea sellada
▫️Permite ventilación efectiva
▫️Previene aspiración
❗ Un manejo incorrecto puede causar:
▫️Lesión traqueal
▫️Fugas de aire
▫️Microaspiración

🚫 USO INCORRECTO (LO MÁS FRECUENTE)
❌ Presión del cuff muy alta (>30 cmH₂O)
❌ Presión muy baja (

31/03/2026

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31/03/2026

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31/03/2026

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition where the walls of your airways (bronchi) widen and are thickened from inflammation and infection. Early diagnosis and treatment of bronchiectasis and any underlying condition is important for preventing further damage to your lungs.

31/03/2026

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A wye connector (often written as Y-connector) is a key component in mechanical ventilator circuits. It has a Y-shaped design that joins the inspiratory limb and the expiratory limb of the circuit into a single pathway leading to the patient’s artificial airway, such as an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube.

During inhalation, the connector channels oxygen-rich gas from the ventilator to the patient, and during exhalation, it directs the return flow of gas back to the ventilator for monitoring and removal. This small but essential adapter ensures proper gas exchange, circuit integrity, and safe, efficient mechanical ventilation.

31/03/2026

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31/03/2026

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31/03/2026

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Crackles (rales) are abnormal, discontinuous breath sounds heard during auscultation that resemble popping, bubbling, or crackling noises. They occur when air moves through fluid, mucus, or secretions in the airways or when collapsed alveoli suddenly pop open during inspiration.

Crackles are typically classified as fine or coarse, with fine crackles being softer and high-pitched, and coarse crackles being louder, lower-pitched, and longer in duration.

Fine crackles often indicate conditions such as heart failure, pulmonary fibrosis, or early atelectasis, while coarse crackles are commonly associated with pneumonia, bronchitis, and significant airway secretions. Unlike rhonchi, coarse crackles usually do not fully clear with coughing unless secretions are mobilized into larger airways.

The timing of crackles—early, mid, or late inspiration—can offer diagnostic clues about the underlying disorder. Identifying crackles is important because they often point to impaired ventilation or fluid accumulation within the lungs.

30/03/2026

In the high-stakes world of healthcare, they are often the most critical clinicians a patient never sees coming. While nursing shortages frequently make headlines, a "dangerous" national deficit of registered respiratory therapists (RRTs) is quietly putting patient outcomes at risk. Northeast Iowa C...

30/03/2026

Happy Respiratory Therapy Week! Respiratory Therapists are vital members of frontline care teams. Michener is proud to help develop future RTs to deliver essential and critical patient care.

30/03/2026

October 19–25 marks Respiratory Therapy Week. This week, we recognize the incredible work of respiratory therapists who help patients breathe with comfort and confidence. Their skill, dedication, and compassion are vital in caring for those with respiratory challenges and supporting recovery across all areas of health care.💙

30/03/2026

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