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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1978
To the Editor.— A misconception about helium in one of the answers on the use of helium in respiratory therapy (238:1957, 1977) has also been widely distributed for many years by a commercial source. This misconception is a minor point, but it is perhaps useful to set the record straight. Once a nebulized mist has been generated, use of helium has no
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To the Editor.— A misconception about helium in one of the answers on the use of helium in respiratory therapy (238:1957, 1977) has also been widely distributed for many years by a commercial source. This misconception is a minor point, but it is perhaps useful to set the record straight. Once a nebulized mist has been generated, use of helium has no
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1986
The unplanned shift from the cost-reimbursement method of paying for all medical services to fixed-dollar allowances has created a need to look critically at what we are doing in our entire health care delivery system. The burgeoning field of respiratory therapy was quickly targeted as a likely example of undisciplined practices and excesses, for ...
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The unplanned shift from the cost-reimbursement method of paying for all medical services to fixed-dollar allowances has created a need to look critically at what we are doing in our entire health care delivery system. The burgeoning field of respiratory therapy was quickly targeted as a likely example of undisciplined practices and excesses, for ...
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Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Therapy
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1961Staphylococcal Infections PARADOXICALLY, although many antibiotics originally effective against staphylococci have been developed, serious staphylococcal infections are becoming increasingly common. Two major factors appear to be involved. First is the more frequent use of hospitals for care of patients with major illnesses and childbirth.
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Respiratory medicine and respiratory therapy
2008Abstract The aim of this chapter is to provide examples for using simulation and skills based teaching methods focusing on the respiratory care of patients. It is intended for all health specialties that provide respiratory care of patients, and provides examples to facilitate undergraduate and postgraduate learning.
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Abstract This chapter covers techniques used for respiratory support in the intensive care unit with sections on airway support, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, oxygen delivery systems, tracheotomy, pleural drainage, and physiotherapy.
Alice Carter, Mervyn Singer, Andrew Webb
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Alice Carter, Mervyn Singer, Andrew Webb
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Therapy for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Antiviral Therapy, 2002Human papillomaviruses types 6 or 11 are aetiological agents of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, a disease characterized by benign exophytic tumours usually on the vocal cords. Surgery debulks the tumours, but these growths generally recur at regular intervals.
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Productivity of Respiratory Therapy Personnel
Respiratory Care, 1979An analysis was conducted of 630 periodic observations of work activities of 10 respiratory therapy personnel of a department during 14 consecutive days. It was found that the staff were spending about one-third of their working hours non-productively. The natures of the productive activities related to patient care were identified
T A, Conine, P, Neff
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Gene therapy and respiratory neuroplasticity
Experimental Neurology, 2017Breathing is a life-sustaining behavior that in mammals is accomplished by activation of dedicated muscles responsible for inspiratory and expiratory forces acting on the lung and chest wall. Motor control is exerted by specialized pools of motoneurons in the medulla and spinal cord innervated by projections from multiple centers primarily in the ...
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HAZARDS OF THERAPY IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1958In the treatment of obstructive pulmonary emphysema and bronchial asthma it is important to avoid certain procedures that may further handicap respiratory mechanisms already on the verge of exhaustion. Persistent respiratory insufficiency is in itself a dangerous state.
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