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Blogs and related links: (RT FAQ)

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Cheat sheets and protocols:

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Diseases:

1. The difference between Obstructive versus Restrictive Diseases
2. How to stop nosocomial diseases?
3. Cystic Fibrosis (12/2/2010)
4. Asthma
5. COPD
6. Cardiac Asthma
7. Fluid imbalance
8. Swine flu (for more click here)
9. Sepsis
10. Pneumonia
11. Lung Cancer (11-18-2010)
12. Bronchiolitis
13. Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)
14. DIC
15. DVT and PE (9/23/10)
16. Heart Failure (CHF, pulmonary edema, cardiac asthma) (9/1/2010)
17. Treatment for heart failure (6/ 17/ 2010)
18. ARDS (12/8/ 2010)
19. Bronchiolitis (RSV)
20. Circadium Rythm Sleep Disorder (for night shifters)
21. Dry Drowning: Drowning on dry land
22. Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) or Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (10/13/10)
23. Sarcoidosis (may eventually lead to ILD)
24. Lupus (may eventually lead to ILD) (3/3/11)
25. Bronchiectasis (12/16/2010)
26. Restless Leg Syndrome
27. Pertussis
28. White Coat Fever
29. Near drowning (New as of 8/25/10)
30. Smoke inhalation/ burns
31. Sleep apnea
32. Chest trauma (Coming February 3, 2011)
33. Neurological disorders

The medicine:

1. Respiratory Therapy Medicine Lexicon (Coming October 4, 2010)
2. Generic and brand names
3. MDIs: Priming the pump
4. Wasting aerosolized medicine
5. Check out what your COPD, Asthma meds cost
6. Comparison of efficacy of MDI versus SVN
7. Giving Albuterol to Decrease Potassium

Administration:

1. The Keystone Collaborative (New as of July 17, 2010)
2. Core Measures (9/20/10)
3. Utilization Review (9/29/10)
4. Intensity of Service (9/22/10)
5. Hospital Quality Assurance Analyzer

The Basics:

1. How to run a successful business
2. What makes a good hospital
3. When to call the doctor (New as of 9/4/2010)
4. How to deal with arrogant doctors
5. The real indications for bronchodilator therapy
6. The non-indications for bronchodilator therapy
7. The Oxyhemoglobin Disassociation Curve (Relating SpO2 with PO2) (New July 8, 2010)
8. Bronchodilator Reform
9. How to hear bronchospasm
10. Neonatal Cardiac Anomalies
11. Oxygenating neonates
12. Normal Neonatal ABGs and vitals
13. Setting up CPAP on neonates
14. Why premature babies are at higher risk for complications
15. T-piece resuscitators (NEOpuff) verses self-inflating bags (NEOpuff)

Respiratory Procedures:

1. ABG interpretation made easy: interpreting acid base status
2. ABG interpretation made easy: interpreting level of hypoxemia (new 7/28/10)
3. ABG interpretation made easy: how to know patient is CO2 retainer
4. ABG Lexicon
5. Cord Blood Gases
6. ABG Temperature Correction (New as of 10/6/10)
7. EKG Interpretation made easy (new as of June 2010)
8. Pulmonary Function Testing Basics
9. Aerosol drug delivery in children (SVN, MDI or DPI)
10. Blowby breathing treatments
11. Most aerosolized medicine is wasted
12. 5 Common myths about performing EKGs
13. Sputum
14. pulmonary toilet (also click here)
15. Lavage and suction
16. Oxygen Therapy made easy
17. Smoking Cessation teaching
18. Peak flow meters
19. To lavage & suction or not to lavage & suction
20. Down with IPPB

Other RT wisdom:

1. Crying during breathing treatments
2. Treatment stacking (New as of 8/5/10)
3. Religious -vs- nonreligious patients
4. The hypoxic drive theory (or hoax) (updated 10/24/2010)
   
5. Crease in ear, RLD, linked to CAD?