
Episode 44: Physical therapy with Heidi Engel
Critical Care Scenarios
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Adapting to the Sensation of the Ventilator Tubing in the Throat
The patient has been hallucinating. They think they're being held captive somewhere. All they know is that they can't breathe. And one of our very first early jobs for this gentleman will be to teach him to adapt to the sensation of the ventilator tubing in his throat. That's a hurdle we have to get him past. The sooner we can get him past it, the more effective the rehabilitation interventions are going to become,. and the more we will preventdis ity for him down the road. We turnd the sedacian back on. It's a very unnatural feeling. Even when their sats and blood gasses are good, they're always going to still feel
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