RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care: All Issue Stories

Where We Have Been and Where We Are Today: 1 Year After the Joplin Tornado

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

The May 2011 tornado that struck Joplin, Mo, caused millions of dollars in damage and forced the closure of a major hospital. That did not stop RTs in Joplin from providing care for hundreds of patients-despite the ruins around them.

Lung Disease Following Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

United States military personnel and civilian contractors deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan may be at risk for respiratory symptoms and chronic lung disease, including asthma and constrictive bronchiolitis. Respiratory therapists can play an important role in ensuring that patients who have respiratory symptoms following deployment are provided with appropriate referral and high-quality lung function testing as part of their diagnostic evaluation.

Educating Health Professionals with Simulation Programs: Implications for Respiratory Therapists

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

Respiratory therapists will need to be trained and tested on new skills in order to efficiently and competently deliver respiratory therapy modalities and treatments. Simulation programs provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate skills and knowledge without inflicting harm on a live patient.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Gender Bias and Genetics

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

What exactly is PAH and how is it classified?

Editor's Note: A Man, a Plan

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

Facility Profile:: Rapid Growth Necessitates Rapid Improvements

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

The Long Beach Memorial Cystic Fibrosis Care Team achieved lofty goals to improve care delivery to a patient population that more than doubled over 2 years.

Technology Comparison Guide: Noninvasive Ventilation

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

Guest Editorial: Changing the Departmental Culture

Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00 EST

Manufacturers' Resources

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:00 EST

The manufacturers that are featured in this guide. See products section for specifc product information.

Products

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:00 EST

Are Rapid Response Teams the Answer?

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

At their inception, rapid response teams seemed a good idea, but now they have become controversial, with questions about their effectiveness and whether there might be better solutions.

Management of the Pediatric Airway: Are All Kids Difficult?

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

Many of the reasons for a difficult airway in pediatric patients can be attributed to congenital syndromes, but one could make the argument that all pediatric patients are inherently difficult for reasons that relate to anatomy and physiology.

Oxygen Therapy in Stable CHF Patients with Nocturnal Hypoxemia

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

Congestive heart failure is the term used to describe the physiological state in which cardiac output is insufficient; a segment of CHF patients also have CSR and nocturnal hypoxemia.

Do Heartburn Medications Increase the Risk of Contracting Pneumonia?

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

A recent graduate puts forth an argument for the use of heartburns medication but with some cautioning words.

Editor's Note: There's a Code for That

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

Market Analysis : Transport Ventilators

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

RT talks to four transport ventilator manufacturers about the technology's evolution.

Technology Guide: Pulse Oximetry (Sponsored by Nonin Medical)

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

Product Profiles

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

Guest Editorial: Back to Music City

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST

The annual FOCUS Conference returns for the fifth time to Nashville.

References

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 EST