23rd time’s a charm
No..not as in hospitalizations ( I’ve lost count of those,) I’m talking about my 23rd endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation for respiratory […]
Tag: Arterial Blood Gases
Techno-Patient
The Hospital I go to when my asthma gets really bad, recently upgraded their electronic charting and patient care computer systems. They’re […]
Self Service
Just one of the advantages of being an asthmatic Respiratory Therapist, though the hospital staff might not be so thrilled. They get […]
104th trip to the slammer for Asthma
Greetings from the 14th floor isolation room a top the Moffitt building at UCSF medical center in San Francisco. Your guest host […]
Breathin Basics—ABG’s
“ABG’s” is another one of those medical acronyms that you hear all the time when you have asthma or lung disease. And […]
72 hours of hell.
I always try to write a little something about each and every hospitalization Ive experienced, but this is one Id just as […]
Number 94….a Bad One
…………..As in my 94th hospital admission for asthma. I had been feeling really crumby most of that weekend prior. My dyspnea was […]
That’s a lot of ABGs
Can you believe I’ve had 118 arterial blood gases radial artery. If that were the case , my wrist would have fallen […]
This is why I couldn’t race this week.
I really must get a new wardrobe. Doug took this picture with this phone cam right after I came off the breathing […]
#84
Wednesday I was discharged from my 84 th incarceration for the crime of asthma. I hadn’t been breathing well for most of […]