October 2006
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Caring For the Obese ICU Patient |
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by Peggy Ler, RRT; Constance Lo, MBBS, MRCP; and Philip Eng, MBBS, MMed |
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Respiratory care for obese patients necessitates special approaches to ventilation and airway management. |
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One Size Does Not Fit All |
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by Russell Rozensky, BS, RRT, RPSGT, CPFT, and Thomas Smalling, MS, RRT, RPSGT, RPFT, FAARC |
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Ensuring comfort and mobility can result in accurate diagnosis and proper treatment for obese patients with OSA. |
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Obesity |
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Airway Management in the Obese Patient |
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by John D. Zoidis, MD |
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Obesity can exacerbate OSA and presents special intubation problems. RTs need to be prepared with strategies when treating this patient population. |
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Obesity |
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Obesity and Oxygen Therapy: Super-Sizing Your Oxygen Program |
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by Robert McCoy, BS, RRT, FAARC |
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RTs have a responsibility to provide oxygen at levels that allow their obese patients to increase their activity abilities. |
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Evaluating Patients with Respiratory or Acid-based Disorders |
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by Rick Carter, MBA, PhD; James S. Williams, PhD; Jacalyn McComb, PhD; Robert Sawyer, PhD; and Brian Tiep, MD |
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Arterial blood gas analysis is a valuable tool for assessing respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. A variety of techniques, with which the technician should be aware, are available. |
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