October 2003
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Roundtable |
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Industry leaders share their ideas and opinions on the state of respiratory care today. |
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Making Asthma Education More Effective to Enhance Patient Outcomes |
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by Patricia Carroll, RRT, RN, BC, CEN, MS |
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Are your patients hearing what you are telling them? You can improve their understanding—and thus their health outcomes—by enlisting them as partners. |
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Invasive Pulmonary Testing: Bronchoscopy |
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by William C. Pruitt, CPFT, RRT |
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The RT must have the capability to anticipate each step in bronchoscopy, including good assessment skills to detect changes in the patient’s condition during the procedure. |
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Oral Appliance Therapy for SDB |
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by Jeffrey Pancer, DDS |
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It is important for physicians in the field of sleep medicine to consider oral-appliance therapy as a treatment option for patients with sleep-disordered breathing. |
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Ventilation Modes and Monitoring |
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by Michael A. Frakes, BSN, EMT-P, and Tracy Evans, MSN, MPH, EMT-P |
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Management of mechanical ventilation requires selection of the appropriate mode, careful patient monitoring, and observation for possible complications. |
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Editor's Message |
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Gasping for Air |
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by Anne Welsbacher |
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Changes in the Clean Air Act exacerbate breathing troubles, especially for people already suffering from respiratory illness. |
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Guest Editorial |
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Nitric Oxide: The Future Is Bright |
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by Chris Miller, PhD(c), RT |
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A key player in the evolution of nitric oxide therapy describes the versatile compound’s past, present, and future. |
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Letters |
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Industry News |
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Manufacturing News |
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by Kelly Stephens |
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Spotlight |
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Empowering COPD Patients |
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by Fran Howard |
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A new patient-driven organization provides advocacy for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
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Case Report |
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New-Onset COPD |
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by John D. Zoidis, MD |
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Death rates from COPD are on the rise. Pharmacotherapy and nonsurgical therapy are options in short- and long-term treatment. |
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Facility Profile |
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Teamwork Counts |
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by Laura L. Gater |
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A progressive staff brings excellence to a small-town, rural hospital. |
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Straight Talk |
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RT interviews Tom Lacy, vice president, Neurology/Sleep Division, Bio-logic Systems Corp. |
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Technology Focus |
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Spirometry |
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Product Profiles |
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