February 2008


Features

Home Oxygen—Show Us the Money
  by Rich Smith
  Further cuts threaten the home oxygen market, but advocate groups are gathering evidence to prove its value.

Getting to the Source of VAP
  by Kenneth Miller, MEd, RRT-NPS
  VAP can come from myriad sources, and prevention strategies run from thorough hand washing to early tracheostomy.
Sleeping—or Not—with Asthma
  by Bill Pruitt, MBA, RRT, CPFT, AE-C
  Trouble sleeping may be a result of breathing problems stemming from asthma.
Enhancing the Safety of Medical Suction Through Innovative Technology
  by Patricia Carroll, RN, BC, CEN, RRT, MS
  Vacuum regulators sold in North America require occlusion of the tube before setting or changing vacuum levels, but clinicians often are not aware of this requirement or skip this step when pressed for time.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Which patients benefit, and which patients are eligible?
  by Carl Willoughby, RRT, RCP
  Eligibility criteria for pulmonary rehabilitation vary across the country, but legislation now before Congress might help standardize them.


Web Exclusive
Changing Sleep-related Habits for Better Respiratory Health
  by Scott Davis
  Body surfaces and sleeping surfaces play roles in helping or harming respiratory issues.

Departments

  Editor's Message
Not #1 in Health Care
  by Marian Benjamin
  Spotlight
Smooth Sailing: COPD Takes a Holiday
  by Tor Valenza
  Patients with COPD have the opportunity to sail the high seas.
  Tech Focus
Pulse Oximetry

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