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Sleep-Related Breathing Events |
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by John T. Zimmerman, PhD |
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Apneas or hypopneas that occur within the hypnagogic state should be just as important to clinicians as those events that occur during 30-second epochs nominally scored as a particular stage of sleep. |
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Cystic Fibrosis |
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Lessons From the 1990s-PART II |
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by Dennis W. Nielson, MD, PhD |
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New and beneficial treatments that were introduced in the 1990s contributed to significant progress in helping physicians to understand and treat cystic fibrosis. |
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Facility Profile |
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Respiratory Care Takes a Leadership Role |
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by Cynthia Myers |
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RTs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital experience a wide variety of leading roles through advanced research and education. |
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Selecting Appropriate Ventilator Parameters |
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by Kathleen Deakins, RRT, and Timothy Myers, RRT |
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RCPs at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital are required to have a thorough understanding of theory, operation, and application of ventilator mechanics when selecting appropriate parameters |
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Leukotriene Modifiers and Asthma |
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by John D. Zoidis, MD |
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Leukotriene inhibitors offer effective anti-inflammatory asthma therapy without the safety concerns associated with long-term inhaled corticosteroid administration |
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The Results of CPAP therapy under two adherence schedules |
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by Leon Rosenthal, MD |
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Studies show that the use of CPAP for the entire sleep period is likely to be critical to the normalization of MSLT scores. |
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Surfactant-Replacement Therapy |
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by Paul Nuccio, RRT, and Christine Pantano, RRT |
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Outomes in the population of premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome have significantly improved through the use of surfactant-replacement therapy |
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Assessment of Neuromuscular Blockade |
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by Dan Hatlestad |
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Making adequate assessments of the depth of paralysis and the return of spontaneous ventilation are critical to effective NMB. |
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Trying Again |
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by India Smith |
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Statistics show that relapsed smokers stand a better chance of succeeding on their next attempt than people who have never tried to quit through determination and learning about managing cravings. |
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