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- 1From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Permissive hypoxemia is a lung-protective strategy that aims to provide a patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) a level of oxygen delivery that is adequate to avoid tissue hypoxia while...
- 2From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate that the percentage of adults who are obese continues to increase. (1) The prevalence of obesity-related medical problems, including the obesity...
- 3From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)BACKGROUND: The Stewart approach theorizes that plasma pH depends on [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], the strong ion difference, and the plasma total concentration of non-volatile weak acids...
- 4From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Handbook for Health Care Research, 2nd edition, Robert L Chatburn RRT-NPS FAARC. Sudbury: Massachusetts. Jones & Bartlett. 2010. Soft cover, 368 pages, $59.95. For a respiratory care practitioner trying to expand his...
- 5From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)BACKGROUND: The measurement of functional residual capacity (FRC) in ventilated patients could help track the extent of acute lung disease, monitor recruitment of unstable lung units, or guide the use of PEEP....
- 6From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, 5th edition. Luca M Bigatello MD, senior editor. Hasan B Alam MD, Rae M Allain, Edward A Bitt ner MD PhD, Dean R Hess PhD RRT, Richard M Pino MD PhD, and...
- 7From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Introduction Cryptococcus gattii, formerly known as Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii, is an encapsulated yeast that causes disease in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. The organism enters via...
- 8From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of a new flutter-type mucus-clearance device on pulmonary function test results in people [greater than or equal to] 85 years old. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial...
- 9From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare cause of pneumothorax in women. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with lymphangioleiomyomatosis, who had never had a pneumothorax prior to commencing chemotherapy for breast...
- 10From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)OBJECTIVE: In obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome patients mechanically ventilated for hypercapnic respiratory failure we investigated the relationship between C[O.sub.2] response, body mass index, and plasma bicarbonate...
- 11From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)Intercostal artery laceration is an unusual complication following thoracentesis, and has been reported only in elderly patients. We report a case of a 78-year-old man who developed a massive hemothorax following...
- 12From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of the effect of a tai chi program on quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with COPD. METHODS: We randomized 10 patients with...
- 13From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)BACKGROUND: Fluoroscopic guidance may be utilized in some bronchoscopic procedures, including ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy for investigation of peripheral pulmonary lesions. Some authors have suggested this procedure...
- 14From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist Exam Review: Entry and Advanced Levels, 5th edition. James R Sills MEd CPFT RRT. Maryland Heights, Missouri: Mosby/Elsevier. 2010. Soft cover, 672 pages, $89.95. Examination...
- 15From: Respiratory Care. (Vol. 55, Issue 11)The aging of the population is not just a national phenomenon, it is a global reality. Age 85 and older is the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States and worldwide. (1) Unless you are a neonatal...