Table of Contents: Respiratory

The policies in this section describe policies, practice standards and operations for various UTMB Departments and areas of operation.

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Respiratory
7-1-1 - Guidelines for Respiratory Care Services Medical Re
7-1-10 - Physicians Orders - Written, Verbal and Telephone
7-1-11 - Inadequate or Incomplete Physician Orders
7-1-12 - Authorization for Arterial Puncture, Arterial and
7-1-13 - Authorization for Intubation of Neonatal Pediatric
7-1-14 - Authorization for Surfactant Therapy Administratio
7-1-15 - Authorization for Arterial Blood Sampling in Pedia
7-1-16 - Authorization for Arterial Blood Gas Sampling in A
7-1-17 - Guidelines for Use of Patient-Family Teaching Form
7-1-18 - Adverse Drug Events
7-1-19 - Reporting and Recording Medication Errors
7-1-2 - Therapist Treatment Cards
7-1-20 - Clinical Equipment Services Reporting
7-1-21 - Transfer of Patients
7-1-3 - Request for Consultation
7-1-4 - Critical Care Progress Notes
7-1-5 - Charge Slips
7-1-6 - Log Sheet
7-1-7 - Supervisor’s Shift Report
7-1-8 - Staff Shift Change Report
7-1-9 Reasons for Therapy Being Missed
7-2-1 - The Utilization of Care Plans in the Provision of R
7-2-2 - Seventy-Two (72) Hour Re-Order or Discontinuation o
7-2-3 - Self-Care Protocol
7-2-4 - Oxygen Assessment Protocol
7-2-4.1 - Oxygen Protocol
7-2-5 - Discharge of Oxygen Dependent Patients
7-2-6 - Patient Assessment Protocol
7-2-7 - Spirometry
7-2-8 - Assessing Patient Response to Bronchodilator Therapy
7-2-9 - Age Specific Considerations in Respiratory Care
7-3-1 - Medical Director Intervention Protocol
7-3-10 - Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Therapy
7-3-11 - Chest Physiotherapy Using the Vest
7-3-12 - Intrapulmonary Percussion Ventilation
7-3-13 - Pharmacology
7-3-14 - Peak Flow Monitoring
7-3-15 - Small Volume Nebulizer Treatment (Hand-Held)
7-3-16 - Metered Dose Inhaler Treatment
7-3-17 - Metered Dose Inhaler Treatment Via Ventilator
7-3-18 - Continuous Nebulized Bronchodilator Therapy
7-3-19 - Aerosolization of Pentamidine
7-3-2 - Guidelines for Performing Electrocardiograms
7-3-20 - Devilbiss Compressor and Nebulizer
7-3-21 - Micro Plus Spirometer Operating Procedure
7-3-24 - Respirometer - Clinical Guidelines
7-3-25-1 Inhalation Injury Aerosol Treatment Protocol (Small Volume Nebulizer)
7-3-26 - Sputum Induction
7-3-27 - Oxyhood
7-3-28. - Continuous Aerosol Therapy
7-3-29 - Analyzing FiO2 on Delivery Systems
7-3-3 - Infection Control
7-3-30 - BiLevel Pressure Device
7-3-31 - Infant Bubble Nasal CPAP System
7-3-32 - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
7-3-33 - Sensormedics Infant Nasal CPAP System
7-3-34 - Code 99 Response Teams
7-3-35 - Portable Oxygen Transport
7-3-36 - In-House Infant Transport
7-3-37 - Neonatal Patient Transport
7-3-38 - Mechanical Ventilation During Patient Transport
7-3-39 - Arterial Puncture
7-3-4 - Processing and Sterilization Protocol
7-3-40 - Pediatric Arterial Puncture
7-3-41 - Arterial Line Sampling
7-3-42 - Pediatric Arterial Line Sampling
7-3-43 - Entry into Umbilical Artery Catheter
7-3-44.1 - Neonatal Intubation revised 2012
7-3-45 - Securing Endotracheal Tube in Neonatal and Pediatr
7-3-46 - Endotracheal Tube Placement
7-3-47 - Care of Endotracheal Nasotracheal Tracheostomy Tubes
7-3-48 - Measurement of Endotracheal or Trach Tube Cuff Pressure
7-3-49 - Minimal Occluding Volume (MOV)
7-3-5 - Breathing Exercises
7-3-50 - Suction of the Patient with an Artificial Airway
7-3-51 - Indwelling Suction Catheter
7-3-52 - Extubation of Endotracheal Tubes
7-3-53 - Mechanical Ventilation
7-3-55 - Measure of Static and Dynamic Compliance of the Ve
7-3-56 - Equipment Change-Out
7-3-57 - Operating Instructions for Inhaled Nitric Oxide Th
7-3-58 - Delivery of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy through a
7-3-59, NASOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING
7-3-6 - Deep Breathe and Cough
7-3-7 - Tracheal Compression
7-3-8 - Incentive Spirometry
7-3-9 - Chest Physiotherapy
7-4-1 - Code Cart
7-4-10 - Operation Verification Procedure
7-4-11 - Operating Instructions for Adult Microprocessor Co
7-4-12 - Operating Instructions for High Frequency Oscillat
7-4-13 - Rental Equipment Procurement
7-4-14 - Regulators and Cylinders
7-4-15 - Loss of Medical Gas
7-4-16 - Loss of Medical Vacuum
7-4-17 - Issuance and Removal of Medical Gas Cylinders
7-4-19 - Oxygen Storage and Safety
7-4-2 - Code Cart Checking Procedure
7-4-20 - Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Storage, Safety & Usage
7-4-3 - Nasal Cannula
7-4-4 - Simple Face Mask
7-4-5 - Venturi Face Mask
7-4-6 - Non-Rebreathing Mask
7-4-7 - Manual Resuscitators
7-4-8 - Oxygen Analysis
7-4-9 - Cleft Palate Humidification

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