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RCPs and Home Health Care |
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by Julien M. Roy, RRT |
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A focus on patient assessment and family education is important as RCPs continue to define their role in home care. |
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International Climates and Asthma |
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by Bryan Ellis, MA, RRT |
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Asthma seasons around the world are unique to each individual: the time, place, and cause varies for each person. |
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Facility Profile |
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Focus on Quality |
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by Liz Finch |
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SIUH integrates respiratory therapists into multidisciplinary teams that provide patients with quality care. |
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Ventilator Weaning Protocols: A Comparison Study |
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by Mary P. Milliner, RRT |
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Three ventilator weaning protocols are compared to determine which is most effective. |
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Gene Therapy for Lung Cancer |
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by John D. Zoidis, MD |
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Recent advances in gene therapy offer new hope for successful treatment of lung cancer. |
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Fibromaylgia and Sleep Disorders |
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by Rachel Manber, PhD, and William Lesley R. Castro, PhD |
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Recent findings suggest an association between sleep disturbances and pain the following day in fibromyalgia patients. |
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ARDS and Mechanical Ventilation |
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by Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD; Scott K. Alpard, MD; Akhil Bidani, MD, PhD; and Pablo Pritchard |
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Mechanical ventilation and good critical care are mainstays of therapy when treating patients with ARDS. |
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Nocturnal Bilevel Ventilation for the COPD Patient |
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by Debra Lierl, MEd, RRT, and Mike Chaney, RRT |
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COPD patients who are willing to comply with NPPV therapy can experience significant improvements in function, activities of daily living, and quality of life. |
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Spirometry |
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Training and Competence Assessment |
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by Susan Blonshine, BS, RRT, RPFT |
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Education, training, and competence assessment in a system that promotes ongoing performance feedback to technologists and physicians increase the probability of obtaining valid test results. |
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Capnography |
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by Larry Conway, RRT |
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Improvements in capnography technology have resulted in expanded applications. |
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Controversy in the NICU |
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by India Smith |
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Whether an infant requiring ECMO should be sent directly to an ECMO center or immediately placed on HFV and nitric oxide has created discord in the NICU. |
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Respiratory Disorders in the Elderly |
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by Mari Jones, MSN, FNP, RRT |
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Accurate diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases in older patients can help them live fuller, more productive lives. |
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RCPs' Nontraditional Roles in the New Millennium |
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by Russell T. Reid, RRT, CPFT |
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After undergoing a care role redesign, Texas Children's Hospital recognizes RCPs' value by assigning new roles. |
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Home Oxygen Use on the Rise |
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by Liz Finch |
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Frost & Sullivan reports that the number of oxygen patients is expected to double by 2005. |
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Be Informative |
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by Dana S. Green |
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