surf summer internship

CCHMC Summer InternshipEthan Poweleit

Dixie Heights High School

Pulmonary Medicine & Sleep Research

Mentor: Dr. Raouf Amin Biomedical Engineer: Keith McConnell

Sleep Research Polysomnography (Sleep Study)

› 32 Biomarkers Respiratory CO2 Respiratory Rate O2 Levels in the Blood

Diagnose Sleep Disorders

Development of the Respiratory Control System Premature Patients

› Respiratory Issues Common if Born Early

› Gestational Age from 24-36 and Full

Assist Neonatologists in Discharge› Study in Progress

Plan/Control Model Model of how we

got our data Plant * Controller =

Loop Gain (LG)› High LG

Instability› Low LG Stable

Phase Angles

Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 201 (2014) 84-92

What I Focused On… Analyzing Sighs

› ECO2

› Respirations (Thoraco-abdominal)› N/O Flow› Pressure› SaO2 (Oxygen Saturation)

ECO2

Shadowing Opportunities Pulmonary Medicine

› Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity

› Congenital Heart Defect

Emergency Medicine› Seizure› Toe Laceration› Bat Bite

Neurology (Clinic)› Headaches

“30-40%”› Febrile Seizures

Future University of Kentucky

› Biology Pre-Med Track

› STEMCats

Thank you!