Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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MOPEP: A New Airway Clearance Technique
1. Cantine ME, Fiel SB, Griffith R, Lomas P, Cahill C, Cohen-Engel E, Bustami R Hand Vibratory Positive…
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Aerosolized Drug Delivery in Mechanical Ventilation
1. Ari A, Fink JB. Factors affecting bronchodilator delivery in mechanically ventilated adults. Nurs Crit Care. 2010;15(4):192-203. 2. Dhand R,…
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Tips for (Re)Designing Your Sleep Center
Planning for the future is essential for sleep centers at any stage of their lifespan. Whether your center…
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Avoiding Asthma Triggers
When you have allergies or asthma, triggers sometimes seem to lurk everywhere. Candles and flowers emit strong smells…
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Manage Asthma in Student Athletes
Newswise–For the student athlete with asthma, spring and summer pose particular dangers. The most significant danger is the…
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Sleep Sensor Placement: Patient Education
“You’re putting that where?” Getting pasted up with sensors can be an anxiety-producing experience for patients in the…
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Weaning the ‘Unweanable’
Resources Broomhead, C.J., Dilkes, M.G., & Monks, P.S. (1995). Use of the Hayek oscillator in a case of…
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Smoking’s Effect on Your Body
Patients already know that cigarette smoking is “bad” for them. But do they know HOW bad? It’s an…
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Students Sleep Deprived Too Often
University of Alabama at Birmingham sleep experts say Septmber must signal getting students back to healthier sleep schedules.…
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What Parameters Must be Documented for Simple Spirometry?
Q: Can simple spirometry (handheld) be billed for in the hospital/primary care physician’s office setting? If so what…
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Job Search with Success
Regardless of where you are in the respiratory care career life cycle, navigating the job search process requires…
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Chronic Cough
If symptoms have not improved, a nasal steroid or nasal antihistamine may be considered as well as an…
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