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- 1From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Obesity is a chronic disease that can affect just about every organ system in the body. The occurrence of obesity is influenced by many factors, including genetics, metabolism, behavior, environment, culture, and...
- 2From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are associated with approximately 250,000 hospitalizations each year. Nearly seventy percent of patients who die of a pulmonary embolism do so within the first hour after...
- 3From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)BACKGROUND: Inhaled hypertonic saline is used for bronchial challenge and sputum induction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We studied the effects of saline aerosol inhalation before each...
- 4From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Forgotten Killer. Carol Midgley, editor. Introducing Health Sciences: A Case Study Approach series. Basiro Davey, series editor. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press/ The Open...
- 5From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)BACKGROUND: Ambulatory oxygen is an important component of long-term oxygen therapy. Pulse-dose technology conserves oxygen and thus increases the operation time of a portable oxygen system. METHODS: We tested 4...
- 6From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)BACKGROUND: Manual and mechanical cough-augmentation techniques can improve peak cough flow (PCF) in patients with respiratory insufficiency caused by neuromuscular disease. METHODS: We studied cough-augmentation...
- 7From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is typically delivered with continuous-flow oxygen, which is currently the accepted standard for stationary LTOT systems. (1) Lighter, portable LTOT systems with oxygen-conservation...
- 8From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 9th edition. Gregg L Ruppel MEd RRT RPFT FAARC. St Louis: Mosby Elsevier. 2009. Soft cover, illustrated, 512 pages, $59.95. Many textbooks enjoy short runs of popularity in...
- 9From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)The respiratory care profession is over 60 years old. Throughout its short history, change and innovation have been the terms that best describe the development of the profession. The respiratory therapist (RT) of today...
- 10From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)In this issue of RESPIRATORY CARE, Allan and colleagues report on the safety of high-frequency chest-wall compression (HFCWC, with The Vest, Hill-Rom, St Paul, Minnesota) in the 48 hours following thoracic surgery. (1)...
- 11From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Hyperosmolar saline has been used for many years for sputum induction as an aid to diagnosing lower respiratory infections, especially tuberculosis. (1) More recently 7% saline has been used as a therapeutic aerosol to...
- 12From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Introduction The clinical symptoms in liver cirrhosis arise from portal hypertension. The classic signs and symptoms include ascites, bleeding from esophageal varices, and encephalopathy. Moreover, many patients with...
- 13From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)INTRODUCTION: A partial sitting position has been reported to increase functional residual capacity (FRC) in lean subjects, whereas FRC does not change with position in the morbidly obese. The effects of positioning in...
- 14From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice for Healthcare Professionals. Debbie Weston. West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. 2008. Soft cover, illustrated, 348 pages, $60. This book is quite...
- 15From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)BACKGROUND: We were concerned about the risk of inadequate humidification during high-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV). METHODS: We studied 5 humidifiers during HFPV with a lung model, at bias gas flows of 10...
- 16From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)BACKGROUND: Postoperative pneumonia continues to be a leading cause of mortality and morbidity after thoracic surgery. High-frequency chest-wall compression (HFCWC) is an established therapeutic adjunct for patients with...
- 17From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)BACKGROUND: Endotracheal suctioning is required but can have adverse effects, and could affect cardiorespiratory variables that are used to predict whether the patient is ready for extubation. METHODS: In a prospective...
- 18From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences, 4th edition. David Machin, Michael J Campbell, and Stephen J Walters, editors. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. 2007. Soft cover, illustrated, 331 pages,...
- 19From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 7th edition. Douglas S Gardenhire EdD(c) RRT. St Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. Softcover, illustrated, 544 pages, $61.95. Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 7th...
- 20From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 54, Issue 3)The Comfort of Home for Chronic Lung Disease: A Guide for Caregivers. Maria M Meyer and Paula Derr RN, with Mary E Gilmartin BSN RRT AE-C. Portland, Oregon: CareTrust Publications. 2008. Soft cover, 345 pages, $24.95....