Your Question: Is it true that BiPAP pushes pulmonary edema out of the lungs?My humble answer: The idea that the BiPAP pushes fluid...
Two ways to hire doctors: Part 2
The following is a guest post from Will Lessons, retired RRT:Last week I wrote about the two ways of hiring doctors. Basically...
Can dogs and cats really prevent asthma?
Your question: I read about a recent study that showed that exposure to a cat or dog can prevent asthma or allergies. ...
Can a dog or cat prevent asthma?
The following was published on myasthmacentral.com/asthma on July 7, 2011.Having a dog or cat may prevent asthmaSome people...
It Aint't East Being RICH
Any one who has taken the Risking Connections â training knows that a key element is that the path to healing is through a RICH relationship-...
Adding water to an Albuterol treatment???
Your question: I live in a nursing home and my nurse adds a bullet of saline to my Albuterol. Will I get the same...
Action Cures Fear
Every once in a while I get an RT student who's afraid to do anything. She or he may be afraid to do an ABG, or an EKG, or...
10 things I would say at work if I won the lotto
Recently there was a Mega Lotto jackpot worth greater than $500,000,000. The pot grew to over $800,000,000 before it was won...
Are RTs therapists or technicians?
Sometimes I wonder if we are really respiratory therapists where I work. We are paid like respiratory therapists, yet in actuality...
Two ways to hire doctors
The following is a guest post from Will Lessons, retired RRTOne of the nice things about being a retired RT is I can now come out...
Are all COPD patients CO2 retainers?
Your question: I have observed that many doctors treat all COPD patients as though they were susceptible to oxygen induced...
The Microflora Hypothesis
The following post was published July 11, 2011 on MyAsthmaCentral.com/asthma.The Mocroflora Hypothesis of Allergies and AsthmaIt's...
Proverb 10:8
“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating foolshall fall.” Proverbs 10:8 I think of this proverb every...
Gratitude
Sonia and Ralph were talking on their break.“These kids.” Sonya says. “They are just not grateful. Here we have done all these extra...
DR. Creed: How to treat pulmonary fibrosis
Page85Section B5However, If you are of the belief that bronchodilator therapy will not unstiffen fibrotic parenchemal tissue in the...
RT Cheat Sheets are illegal???
So the purpose of ISO and JAYCO is to make sure that quality is met and that the hospital meets a certain set of criteria. While...
ABG errors and how to fix them
Most ABG machines are so sophisticated that they rarely make errors. Most studies seem to confirm this, noting that as many...
1864 Cough remedy
Here's an interesting recipe I found in the 1864 Pacific Medical and Surgical Journal (Volume 7, page 154):For CoughsTronchin's...
Asthma control defined
The following was published June 27, 2011 at myasthmacentarl.com/asthma.What is good asthma control?Most asthma experts will now...
Reactions to My Book
Please pardon the shameless self promotion, but I would love for people to read my new book Trauma Informed Care: The Restorative...
Why are you a respiratory therapist?
Respiratory therapists and nurses have a greater calling far above helping people feel better and saving lives. So if those...
MCAT question #44
I cannot reveal my source, but I once again am privy to esoteric wisdom. The following is a question I have obtained from the Medical...
10 Great things about being a respiratory therapist
Nearly every night I work I hear discussions along the lines of "Why don't respiratory therapists get more respect?" A great...
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