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  The bi-monthly FOCUS Journal, the #1 circulated magazine serving the professions of Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine, is edited for clinicians, managers and educators practicing in acute care hospitals, homecare and sleep lab settings. Each issue contains clinical articles in respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as articles dealing with aspects of management and education. Independent equipment and book reviews, along with opinions, articles on ethics, JCAHO standards, personal growth, and New Product Highlights are also contained in each issue. Articles appearing in this issue follow below.

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Does Family Understanding About Mechanical Ventilation Change During ICU Stay?
- by Herbert Patrick MD

Designing the “Hospital of the Future” - by Dave Gourley RRT

Transcranial Sonography and RLS - by Regina Patrick RPSGT

Can Ignoring Airway Secretions and Repositioning Limit Lung Injury? - by John Marini MD

Pathophysiology and Laboratory Identification of Pneumonia - by Don Steinert MA, RRT, MT

Integrating Evidence-based Medicine into an Allied Health Curriculum - by Sandra McCleaster RRT

A Closer Look at Asthma - by Bill Wojciechowski MS, RRT

Sleep Disorders: A Widely Ignored Pandemic - by William C. Dement, MD, PhD, and Eileen B. Leary, BA, RPSGT

Mechanism of Pulmonary Diffusion - by Jim Harvey MS, RPFT, RCP

Save $$$ - How to Convince Your Boss to Pay Your Way to the FOCUS Conference - by Bob Miglino RRT, MPS

Could Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging be the New Dream Machine? - by Steve Grenard RRT, RPSGT

Baby’s Breath: A Precious Gift - by Lisa Rapple M.Ed, RRT

The Top 10 Medical Innovations of 2009 - by David Wheeler RRT, NPS

Alternative Ways to Get Your Z’s - by Stephanie Richardson

Capped Rental on Home Oxygen: This is Not the Answer - by Kenneth A. Wyka, MS, RRT, FAARC

Focus on Technology: Pulse Oximetry and Children - by Stephanie Richardson

Review: The DeVilbiss VacuAide® Compact Suction Unit - by Joseph Sorbello RRT, M.Ed.

Waking Up to Better Polysomnography - by Stephanie Richardson

Patient Education: OTC Cold Medicines in Pediatrics - by Douglas E. Masini, EdD, RPFT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC

Steroid Rage: Using Aerosolized Steroids for Asthma Treatment - by Doug Gardenhire MS, RRT-NPS

Staffing Your Sleep Lab Effectively - by Duane Johnson PhD

Evacuation and Hyperbaric Medicine - by Ken Capek RRT, CHT, MPA

Combination Therapy for Asthma and COPD - by Respiratory Care Student Leanne Garcia

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