February/March 2000
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Telemedicine Benefits Asthma Care |
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by Jennifer Vavra |
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Telemedicine provides health care practitioners with a way to treat asthma patients at home and improve their quality of life. |
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Living Independently |
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by Vicki Gerson |
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CF patients can achieve greater independence by mastering various airway clearance techniques and exercises. |
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Facility Profile |
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Improving Respiratory Care |
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by Harold Lanni, MBA, RRT, and Stephen Smith, MPA, RRT |
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Southside Hospital developed an assessor position to improve patient outcomes and shorten length of stay. |
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Methods of Treating and Preventing RSV |
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by Tom Smalling, MS, RRT, RPFT |
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Research continues toward the development of a safe, effective vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, but therapies and preventive strategies are reducing morbidity in at-risk populations. |
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Noninvasive Bilevel Ventilation Opens New Doors for ALS Patients |
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by Louis J. Boitano, MS, RRT, RPFT |
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NPPV has been shown to significantly prolong survival and improve quality of life of ALS patients with chronic ventilatory failure. |
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pediatric Patients |
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by Ronald M. Perkin, MD, MA; Ralph Downey III, PhD; and Joanne MacQuarrie, RRT, RPSGT |
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Early recognition, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate treatment help to alleviate much of the childhood morbidity associated with obstructive sleep apnea. |
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The Current Status of Liquid Ventilation |
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by Anne Greenough, MD, FRCPCH, DCH |
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LV can be used to deliver biologically active agents directly to the lungs and may reduce chronic lung disease. |
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Hyperbaric's Role with Chronic Wound Patients |
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by Joe Noland, RRT; Kelly Boyd-Noland, RRT; and Paul Mathews, PhD, RRT, FCCM, FCCP |
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Hyperbaric oxygen may reduce hospital days for chronic wound patients by restoring a favorable cellular milieu for enhanced healing and antibacterial effects. |
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Saving Lives at What Cost? |
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by India Smith |
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While infants are benefitting from the newly FDA-approved delivery of nitric oxide, hospitals are up in arms over the cost involved. |
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Searching for Success in Respiratory Care |
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by Jeff Standridge, EdD, RRT |
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By identifying and documenting the behaviors required for RCPs to be successful in the new health care marketplace, satisfaction among customers, patients, and stakeholders can be greatly improved. |
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