Respiratory Therapist - Oxygen Therapy: Nonrebreather Mask

[teddybear]

Great explanation of the NRB. I liked using these in particular for carbon monoxide inhalation or burn injuries in the field.

[veIvetreads]

Thank you for this! I have my intro final next week and we need to know all interfaces and their FIO2 ranges and flow rate among other things. You're amazing! :D

[ChrisRRT]

Partial rebreathers are good for patients who don't need 60-80% fio2 but don't tolerate high flow nasal like i often see patients on high flow get some pretty bad nose bleed and complain of dryness even with humidity but I do agree you really shouldn't use a partial rebreather if you haven't attempted high flow NC

[lilyfuentes]

If they are dependent on NRB I also prefer airvo!

[JennaHiben]

I was taught that a non re breather is a high flow device and partial re breather is low flow

[mh]

How can the patient exhale or where does (CO2) go if the port or valves completely closed??

[jehosaphataddo]

Is one supposed to administer oxygen via non-rebreather without humidification?

[Ben-khwh]

So unless the patient is major mouth breathing a high flow cannula would be a better option? Or are there other scenarios where you would want this over a high flow cannula? I’m not talking about airvo or vaportherm just a regular high flow cannula

[sarahwoffard]

Where does Egan's think the air gets in causing it to be 80% and not 100%? Just around the mask itself? Also I've had pts just prefer it over high flow NC because they're mouth breathers but I don't want to get a whole other machine

[mik]

Hey man! What do you think of the Oxymask over the NRB? Is the Oxymask being used more and more that you know of?

[josephhamilton]

It os a good stop gap fpr a nurse until I grt there with a high-low device or Bipap

[stephaniec]

Is it correct to allow the bag to inflate before putting it on a patient? I'm the only one that does that at work and coworkers look at me like I have 12 heads with I do it.