Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Ugh! Today was a bit aggravating. Had an appointment this morning to do "exercise testing" at Duke. It was to consist of portions of a pft, 10 minutes of high flow oxygen wearing a venti-mask while at rest, ABG's then 10-20 minutes on an exercise bicycle, while hooked up to cardiac and respiratory monitors and an oxymeter. Then repeat ABG's when I was finished with the exercise. Plan--A Execution--F We got about halfway through the entire process and the computer that all the different monitors were hooked up to had a hissy fit. It was giving off the wall readings that made no sense and no one and I mean no one could get it fixed. I sat there patiently waiting for over an hour while half a dozen people worked on it, some were on the phone with the machines manufacturer. The verdict? Stuck solenoid somewhere along the way and that's what caused all the readings to be nuts. I will have to go back sometime next week to repeat the entire process. I was frustrated but there's really no one to get angry at. Things break...stuff happens. It just wore me out. Thanks for letting me vent, I just needed to get it out of my system. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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