July 2004
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The RT Salary Survey 2004 |
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by Anne Welsbacher |
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Sluggish compensations and shifting demographics are among findings in RT’s 2004 reader survey. |
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COPD: The Coming Epidemic |
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by John D. Zoidis, MD |
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The general principles of managing patients with COPD are to slow disease progression, to prevent infection, to treat reversible symptoms, and to educate patients. The RT is intimately involved in all four cornerstones of care. |
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Recruitment and Retention |
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Hiring and Keeping the Best |
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by Joan Nowell, BS, RRT |
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Building and keeping a quality RT program requires clear goals, short-term and long-term protocols, and good communication. Keeping the staff happy helps, as well. |
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Rural Health Care |
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Implications and Considerations for Medical Care and Prevention |
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by Stuart H. Tedders, PhD, Brian Tiep, MD, and Rick Carter, PhD, MBA |
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The changing social, cultural, and economic environment of rural America has contributed to an already challenging setting for providing health care education, services, and treatment. |
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Respiratory Care of the Patient With Neuromuscular Weakness: The (not so) New Paradigm |
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by Jonathan D. Finder, MD |
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Airway clearance is the primary difficulty in caring for patients with neuromuscular diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy. |
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