November 2007
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Trends in the Treatment of Lung Diseases |
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Airway-Clearance Techniques |
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by Jonathan Finder, MD |
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CPT has been the standard for CF care since the 1960s, but newer techniques are finding acceptance, too. |
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Trends in the Treatment of Lung Diseases |
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Treating Diffuse Lung Diseases |
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by Joel Anthony Nations, MD, and Steven D. Nathan, MD |
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Some ILDs respond well to pharmacological treatment, but some require lung transplantation. |
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Trends in the Treatment of Lung Diseases |
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Managing COPD |
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by Rick Carter, PhD, MBA; Anna Tacon, PhD; Jim Williams, PhD; and Brian Tiep, MD |
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Pulmonary rehabilitation coupled with exercise and disease management can lead to lower medical costs and higher quality of life for patients with COPD. |
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Assessment of Oxygenation- Not So Easy! |
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by Kenneth Miller, MEd, RRT-NPS |
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Only the measurement of blood oxygen is a truly reliable way to determine adequacy of oxygenation. |
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How to Evaluate an Endotracheal Tube Cuff Leak |
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by Anita Cooney, RRT, CPFT |
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An RT shares the training item she wrote for her staff |
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