#109: Heliox to the Rescue

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Straight A Nursing

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🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Sometimes an asthma attack can be so severe that oxygen and bronchodilators simply aren’t enough. Heliox to the rescue! Heliox is a mixture of helium plus oxygen that creates a gas that is lower in density, thereby decreasing work of breathing and helping inhaled medications get into the more distal areas of the bronchial tree ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more. Pharmacology Success Pack - Want to get a head start on pharmacology? Download the FREE Pharmacology Success Pack Fast Pharmacology - Learn pharmacology concepts in 5 minutes or less in this audio based program. Perfect for on-the-go review! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Slack presents hands-free conversations.
0:03.2	Hello, car commuter, dog walker, stroller pusher.
0:06.5	Your hands are busy.
0:07.9	It's why we created huddles in Slack, because sometimes talking is easier than typing.
0:12.6	Huddle without the hassle.
0:14.3	In Slack. Hi again everybody this is Nurse Mo and welcome back to the
0:29.4	Strady Nursing Podcast this is episode 109 and today we are talking pharmacology and we'll be talking
0:37.6	about a really cool intervention called Heliox. So before we get into that it is time to do a quick listener shout out.
0:48.2	I love so much when you guys leave your reviews on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. I get them, I read them all,
0:57.2	and I add them to this list so that I can personally shout out to you and say thank you so much.
1:04.2	So this one is from Pixel Petunia.
1:07.1	That's absolutely adorable, by the way,
1:09.2	who says, I used this podcast when I was in our in school as a way to reinforce what was taught in class
1:15.2	during my commutes and downtime. Now that I am preparing for NCX, I am using it to supplement
1:21.1	and break the monotony of so many practice questions.
1:25.3	This is an awesome and free resource for any nurse no matter where they are in their academic
1:29.2	or career path.
1:32.2	I agree, right? So thank you so much for sharing that. What I love so much
1:36.1	about nursing is that we're always students. We're not just students when we're in
1:41.5	school. We are constantly, constantly always learning. So I'm
1:47.6	glad that you find it helpful as you prepare for your NCLEX and I wish you
1:51.9	the very best of luck on your exam. for your
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