1. My Dad Had a Heart Attack, Impella Pump, Failed Extubation, Is 7 Days on the Ventilator Too Long?

    My Dad Had a Heart Attack, Impella Pump, Failed Extubation, Is 7 Days on the Ventilator Too Long?

  2. My Husband's in ICU with DVT, P-Embolism, Pneumonia on BIPAP, Can He Be Taken Off the Ventilator?

    My Husband's in ICU with DVT, P-Embolism, Pneumonia on BIPAP, Can He Be Taken Off the Ventilator?

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  3. My Dad's in ICU with Pneumonia, 14 Days Induced Coma,Not Waking Up, What Questions Do I Need to Ask?

    My Dad's in ICU with Pneumonia, 14 Days Induced Coma,Not Waking Up, What Questions Do I Need to Ask?

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  4. My Husband's Oxygen Saturation Went Down Rapidly, Now He's Back on the Ventilator with Tracheostomy!

    My Husband's Oxygen Saturation Went Down Rapidly, Now He's Back on the Ventilator with Tracheostomy!

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  5. My Father has High Blood Pressure When He is Being Weaned Off the Ventilator in ICU!

    My Father has High Blood Pressure When He is Being Weaned Off the Ventilator in ICU!

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  6. ICU Won’t Let My Dad Wake Up, He can Breathe for Himself But Won't Take Him Off Ventilator &Sedation

    ICU Won’t Let My Dad Wake Up, He can Breathe for Himself But Won't Take Him Off Ventilator &Sedation

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  7. My Grandma Had a Stroke, Went to LTAC on Ventilator & Tracheostomy, She Went Downhill Fast In LTAC!

    My Grandma Had a Stroke, Went to LTAC on Ventilator & Tracheostomy, She Went Downhill Fast In LTAC!

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  8. My Mother Passed a 2-Hour Spontaneous Breathing Trial But Isn't Awake, Is She Ready For Extubation?

    My Mother Passed a 2-Hour Spontaneous Breathing Trial But Isn't Awake, Is She Ready For Extubation?

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  9. Mom's Been on Ventilation, Lowest Settings for 21 Days and We're Being Pressured to do Tracheostomy

    Mom's Been on Ventilation, Lowest Settings for 21 Days and We're Being Pressured to do Tracheostomy

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  10. ICU Keeps Telling Me that They Can't Take My Loved One Off the Ventilator Due to Agitation! Help!

    ICU Keeps Telling Me that They Can't Take My Loved One Off the Ventilator Due to Agitation! Help!

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  11. Why Does a Critically Ill Patient in ICU Need Fentanyl for Re-Intubation and Ventilation After TBI?

    Why Does a Critically Ill Patient in ICU Need Fentanyl for Re-Intubation and Ventilation After TBI?

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  12. My Mother's in ICU with Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy After a CABG! What are Treatment Options?

    My Mother's in ICU with Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy After a CABG! What are Treatment Options?

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  13. My Brother In Law’s In ICU With Pneumonia&Induced Coma,Now In Kidney Failure&Dialysis,Is This Normal

    My Brother In Law’s In ICU With Pneumonia&Induced Coma,Now In Kidney Failure&Dialysis,Is This Normal

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  14. My Father's Been Weaned Off the Ventilator & Still has the Tracheostomy! When Can it be Removed?

    My Father's Been Weaned Off the Ventilator & Still has the Tracheostomy! When Can it be Removed?

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  15. What happens if a critically ill Patient can’t be weaned off the ventilator?

    What happens if a critically ill Patient can’t be weaned off the ventilator?

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  16. 3 Mistakes ICU's Make&ARE UNAWARE OF,When Caring for Long-Term Ventilated Patients with Tracheostomy

    3 Mistakes ICU's Make&ARE UNAWARE OF,When Caring for Long-Term Ventilated Patients with Tracheostomy

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  17. My Ventilated Brother is Slowly Waking Up in ICU,Does He Need a Tracheostomy or Can He be Extubated?

    My Ventilated Brother is Slowly Waking Up in ICU,Does He Need a Tracheostomy or Can He be Extubated?

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  18. Case Study: How We Successfully Advocated to Extubate a Patient in ICU and Avoid a Tracheostomy!

    Case Study: How We Successfully Advocated to Extubate a Patient in ICU and Avoid a Tracheostomy!

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  19. Mom Has Gone Back to ICU From LTAC for Low Haemoglobin&Blood Transfusion, How Can I Keep Her in ICU?

    Mom Has Gone Back to ICU From LTAC for Low Haemoglobin&Blood Transfusion, How Can I Keep Her in ICU?

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  20. My Dad's in ICU with Pneumonia, 14 Days Induced Coma,Not Waking Up, What Questions Do I Need to Ask?

    My Dad's in ICU with Pneumonia, 14 Days Induced Coma,Not Waking Up, What Questions Do I Need to Ask?

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  21. My Husband's in ICU with Pneumonia& Stroke, He's Not Getting Mobilized, Does He Need a Tracheostomy?

    My Husband's in ICU with Pneumonia& Stroke, He's Not Getting Mobilized, Does He Need a Tracheostomy?

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  22. ICU Wants My Mother to Have Tracheostomy or Palliative Care, I Want Her Extubated & Continue SBT's!

    ICU Wants My Mother to Have Tracheostomy or Palliative Care, I Want Her Extubated & Continue SBT's!

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  23. LTAC is Making Us Move My Husband to a Nursing Home, Would It Be Better If We Had Stayed in ICU?

    LTAC is Making Us Move My Husband to a Nursing Home, Would It Be Better If We Had Stayed in ICU?

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  24. My 80 year old father's in ICU! Doctors HAVE ASKED ME TO SIGN A DNR & I REFUSED! What're MY OPTIONS?

    My 80 year old father's in ICU! Doctors HAVE ASKED ME TO SIGN A DNR & I REFUSED! What're MY OPTIONS?

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  25. My Mother's in ICU with Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy After a CABG! What are Treatment Options?

    My Mother's in ICU with Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy After a CABG! What are Treatment Options?

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