September 2004
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Telemedicine |
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The Future Is Now |
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by Paul Nuccio, RRT, FAARC |
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The life of a newborn baby in severe respiratory distress was saved when a neonatologist 300 miles away was able to diagnose her condition as a severe pneumonia—one among many examples of the enormous potential of telemedicine as a supplement to patient care. |
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Case Report |
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Sedation and Analgesia for the Mechanically Ventilated Patient |
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by Michael J. Cawley, PharmD, RPh, RRT, CPFT |
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RTs should be familiar with sedative and analgesic agents routinely used in critical care areas. A multidisciplinary approach including physicians, nurses, clinical pharmacists, and RTs will optimize the use of these agents and produce satisfactory health care outcomes. |
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Atypical Pneumonia |
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by Phyllis C. Braun, PhD, and John D. Zoidis, MD |
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Atypical pathogens are now responsible for almost 50% of pneumonia cases. |
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The Financing and Economics of Oxygen Therapy |
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by Rick Carter, PhD, MBA, and Brian Tiep, MD |
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While figures may vary, costs to the nation of oxygen therapy are staggering, and this is after significant Medicare cost-cutting efforts over the past 8 years. Innovation holds one key for servicing patients with long-term oxygen therapy that is affordable yet supports an active lifestyle. |
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Permissive Hypercapnia |
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by William Pruitt, MBA, RRT, CPFT, AE-C |
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A strategy used to avoid damage during ventilation for certain patients is permissive hypercapnia. Among candidates prone to lung damage due to high pressure and/or volume are people with ARDS and sometimes people with COPD. |
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