November 2007


Features

  Trends in the Treatment of Lung Diseases
Airway-Clearance Techniques
  by Jonathan Finder, MD
  CPT has been the standard for CF care since the 1960s, but newer techniques are finding acceptance, too.

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


Departments

  Editor's Message
Tiny But Deadly
  by Marian Benjamin
  Market Analysis
Ventilation
  by Tor Valenza
  Spotlight
"A" Is for Asthma Camp
  by Lisa Ma
  Facility Profile
Shriner's Hospital Cincinnati: RTs to the Rescue
  by Tor Valenza
  Tech Focus
Secretion Clearance

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